Elephas
Elephas is a Mastodon client for macOS.
For the past couple of years, I have come to regard mainstream social media as an “idiot amplifier.” Numerous studies support the claim that this kind of engagement leads to unhappiness, insecurity, and frustration. I refuse to participate in platforms that base their business models on controversial posts and the interactions they generate. Instead, I’ve moved to indie platforms that are self-hosted and controlled by their respective communities. I recommend Mastodon for micro-posts and blog syndication for longer content.
While Mastodon offers a useful web interface, I dislike having yet another browser tab open. Browser tabs consume memory and create clutter, and I generally find web-based applications less enjoyable to use. I prefer a consistent experience with native applications. That's why I built Elephas—a simple Mastodon client that I use daily, designed to meet my needs.
Screenshots
This is what the timeline view is like
And here is the compose window
Features
Currently it has support for
- viewing the syndicated timeline of the people you follow
- viewing your own posts
- posting a toot
- attaching an image to a post
- favorite/unfavior
- server search and selection
- OAuth login
- link previews with image and title
- clickable links that open the URL in a browser
- post visibility icons
- human readable post dates
- reblogged toot avatar overlays
- displaying image attachments in separate preview window
- background checking for new items in time line
- integration with Photos app for image attachments
Planned support for
- reblogging a toot
- viewing threads
- replying to a toot
- bookmarking a toot
- follow/unfollow people
- search for people and toots
- lists