Vernissage is an independent, open-source, photography-first platform built for people who care about photos - not ads, algorithms, or faceless corporation. Powered by ActivityPub, it connects with Mastodon, Pixelfed, and the wider Fediverse. Built with passion by the community and sustained by patron support, Vernissage stays free, open, and focused on photographers.
Support the project: https://patreon.com/Vernissage
Interested in contributing? Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/QB4d96twHh
| WEBSITE | https://joinvernissage.org |
| OFFICIAL INSTANCE | https://vernissage.photos |
| GITHUB | https://github.com/VernissageApp |
| PATREON | https://patreon.com/Vernissage |
New #Vernissage 1.34.0 is out! 🚀
This release focuses on safety, federation, and usability. We’ve improved blocking (including comments), added report federation via ActivityPub Flag, and introduced a mechanism to suspend communication with unreliable servers. There are also expanded AI settings (including support for local models) and autocomplete for hashtags and users.
Plus many smaller fixes and improvements across the app.
Thank you for your support - it truly means everything.
🎉 New #Vernissage (1.33.0) version is available.
Changes:
- Block users (by user or instance)
- Support for WebP files
- Multiple images selection at once
- Status layout improvements
- More paramters for database connections
- Federation improvements (GoToSocial and others)
- Fix comment images layout issue
- Fix location on edit status screen
Thank you to everyone who shared feedback, reported issues on GitHub, and joined the discussions. Your input continues to help improve Vernissage.
I love open source!
Yesterday I noticed that the photography site @vernissage displayed photos in a surprisingly bad way, where only half of the screen was used for the image. I file a bug about it, and today it is not only fixed in the code, but also deployed on the website https://vernissage.photos/.
I’ve recently received a few requests to change the layout on the status page with a photo. I had a little time today to take a look at it, and I think you’ll like the final result (see the screenshots). The photo now takes up much more space on the screen - as it should.
And the best part: you can check it out yourselves, because it’s already live on vernissage.photos.
Please note an important detail about Vernissage for iOS: it is a dedicated client that connects ONLY to #Vernissage instances (while communication between servers is handled via ActivityPub).
It does not support Mastodon, Pixelfed, or other services. Vernissage uses a different, in some areas more extensive, API. Unfortunately, many Fediverse apps imitate Mastodon by exposing the same API, which can lead users to believe that this is how the Fediverse works by default. 😉
After weeks of development and testing, Vernissage for iOS is now available to everyone. It’s free, with no in-app purchases, no tracking, and no privacy-invasive mechanisms.
Thank you to everyone who shared valuable feedback during testing. Notification improvements and push notifications are still on the roadmap.
The source code is open on GitHub: github.com/VernissageApp/VernissageMobile. Please rate the app on the App Store and leave a review: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vernissage-photos/id6759335335
@Tutanota I like Vernissage better than Pixelfed for posting photos, it's more visual.
The March financial report for vernissage.photos is now available.
Thank you to all existing Patrons - your support keeps #Vernissage alive. There is no corporation, no sponsor, no ads, and no algorithms behind it - only community support.
If you use Vernissage, please consider becoming a Patron. That is the only way this independent platform can keep running.
Also: a little surprise is coming on Easter Monday. 🌿
TL;DR: This month, the total operating cost of the https://vernissage.photos platform was $403.52, of which $307.43 was contributed by patrons. I’m incredibly grateful for this support - especially for one very generous one-time donation that helped a lot in covering this month’s expenses.Below is a detailed financial report for the operation of https://vernissage.photos during the month of March
Vernissage 1.32.0 is here! ✨
This update brings better mobile uploads, improved keyboard accessibility, SSR fixes, images in the comments panel, better muted users handling, and improved compatibility with remote profiles/services across the fediverse.
More details:
https://github.com/VernissageApp/VernissageServer/releases/tag/v1.32.0
https://github.com/VernissageApp/VernissageWeb/releases/tag/v1.32.0
Thank you for all your help and support! 💙
Mattias Eriksson 🦀🚵♂️⛵
Kalle Kniivilä