Mastodon Redirect vs Raccoon
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Mastodon Redirect
Mastodon Redirect is a simple app for automatically launching fediverse links in your preferred Mastodon client. Currently, most domains on instances.social are supported.Mastodon Redirect supports most active and alive instances, but excludes dead instances and instances that haven't had any activity recently. This is to keep the list as short as possible and avoid crashes.Mastodon Redirect currently supports the following clients:Elk (PWA: Stable or Canary)Fedilab (F-DROID or Play Store)MastodonMegalodonMoshidonPhanpy (PWA: Stable or Dev)Subway TooterToootTrunks (Native or Web)Once you download the app, you can choose your client app and then enable all supported domains, so that when you tap a recognized link, it gets passed to Mastodon Redirect.
Raccoon
Raccoon is a social app designed to bring Friendica and Mastodon to you in a completely new way. Main features: • "tour" mode: explore the Fediverse without creating an account • view multiple timelines (local, federated, followed, custom lists) • traditional navigation (vertically scroll the message timeline) • simplified navigation (horizontally swipe between posts) • support for long posts, formatting, titles and spoilers • formatting toolbar and message preview • smart insertion of alt-text for attachments • intuitive topic view for ActivityPub groups (Friendica, Lemmy, Gup.pe) • view post details • direct messages • multimedia gallery • circle and list management • social view of blog RSS feeds • integrated event calendar • UI customization (colors, font size, post length, "distraction-free" mode, etc.) • save drafts or schedule message publishing • multi-account • explore in "guest mode": view public timelines of other servers • settings import/export • 100% compatible with Mastodon and Mastodon Glitch-Soc version (long and formatted posts) Friendica is a social environment integrated in the Fediverse, just like Mastodon and Pixelfed, which is also compatible with Bluesky and Tumblr. Raccoon intends to make it easier to use Friendica and integrates the features of its web interface in an intuitive and lean view. Additional features: • view trending posts, hashtags and follow suggestions • manage follow requests • create post and user reports to moderators • mute/block users, set custom rate limits and exclude terms from your timelines • polls (read-only on Friendica) • profile editing • edit and delete your posts • translate posts to your language • and, of course, much more!
| Feature | Mastodon Redirect | Raccoon |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | GitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | MessagingBrowserSocial | NotesMessagingBrowserSocial |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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