Ange posted a nice review of possible Mastodon Clients under Linux, as usual a well written and illustrated piece.
Merci, Ange! Le originel est ici : https://tugaleres.com/2019/03/23/clients-pc-pour-mastodon/
Or, in a quick Web Translation to English : https://www.translatetheweb.com/?from=fr&to=en&dl=en&ref=trb&a=https%3A%2F%2Ftugaleres.com%2F2019%2F03%2F23%2Fclients-pc-pour-mastodon%2F
@angedestenebres, well done.
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Interesting! Out of the three, I have used two. I strongly recommend Whalebird for Linux, it works quite well and also offers desktop notifications, IIRC.
Hyperspace is an interesting case. As an anti-censorship nerd and free speech advocate, I don't think I can recommend it, as it bans @gab. However, the user experience is good, if a little unpolished and buggy (if your instance doesn't support trends, for example, and you click "What's Happening", the whole window will go blank and you can't do anything. It should be fine for users who don't use #Gab or interact with people there though.
@design_RG Except Tootle, other desktop clients should work on Windows.
However, I never tested them because I don't have Windows on my computers.
If you get an error, I think you should report it to the project in order to get help or get a fix in case there is a bug with the installation program.
About web client, I have to admit that I don't know them a lot as I use only mastodon but yes I guess there are some interesting 🙂
@realcaseyrollins @angedestenebres Awesome -- glad to hear from a first hand experience like that, thanks Casey.
I would suggest Pinafore for anyone, it works in any op system, but the original request from someone here (which Ange responded to, linking to her guide) was for a Stand alone client; running without a browser.
I tried one that is listed as Desktop, standalone, seemed interesting but never got running for me in Windows.
Besides the awesome Pinafore ( https://pinafore.social or https://pina.todon.nl ), there's Halcyon (https://www.halcyon.social/ or https://halcy.todon.nl ).