cross-posted from: https://poliverso.org/objects/0477a01e-1067-cb38-c32e-95b537168187
Raccoon for Friendica is finally available on the PlayStore too. And is compatible with Mastodon and Mastodon glitch-soc
Raccoon is a free and open source mobile-first client for Friendica and Mastodon.
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Friendica is an outstanding social plaftorm, featuring powerful characteristics which make it unique in the federated world:
• rich text editing, long posts, support for titles and spoilers;
• native support for ActivityPub groups;
• direct messages;
• media gallery where you can manage photos and albums;
• possibility to organize your contacts in circles;
• ability to quote (cross-post) other people’s posts;
• RSS feed import;
• integrated event calendar;
• of course, much more (see the official documentation)…
The web interface is great to access all of these features but on a mobile device there are different constraints for usability and readability, so it comes in handy to have an app to use the most important functions of the platform.
Main features:
• timeline view with ability to switch feed type (public, local, subscriptions, user-made lists);
• post detail, i.e. opening a conversation in its context and see the replies, number of re-shares and people who added it to favourites;
• user detail with ability to see posts, post and replies, pinned posts and media, subscribe for notifications from a user, follow/send a request or unfollow them, see following/followers;
• support for ActivityPub groups, with the ability to open threads in forum mode;
• see trending posts, hashtags, links and following recommendations;
• follow/unfollow an hashtag and view all the posts containing a given hashtag;
• post actions (re-share, favorite, bookmark) and – for own ones – edit, delete or pin to profile;
• global search hashtags, post and users containing some specific terms;
• customize the application appearance with color themes, font face and size, etc;
• login via OAuth2;
• view and edit one’s own profile data;
• view incoming notifications and filter the list;
• manage one’s own follow requests and accept/reject each one of them;
• view the list of one’s own favorites, bookmarks and followed hashtags;
• create a post/reply with formatted text, image attachments (and alt text), spoiler and title;
• schedule a post (and change its schedule date) or save it to drafts;
• report posts/users to administrators for content moderation;
• mute/unmute, block/unblock users and manage the list of muted/blocked users;
• manage one’s own circles (user-defined lists);
• see polls (read only);
• multi-account with easy ability to switch between accounts (and, in anonymous mode, switch instance);
• send direct messages to other users and see conversations;
• manage one’s own photo gallery;
• view one’s own event calendar (read only).
I’ve never tried out Friendica, but might just give it a shot since there’s a Raccoon app for it too…
It’s kinda like Facebook, right?
Yes, Friendica’s interface and features are reminiscent of Facebook, but it’s a much more interesting piece of software.
Friendica’s interface isn’t very beautiful, but the Raccoon app has managed to make it very user-friendly.
There’s also a Raccoon for Lemmy app, created by the same developer
Thanks, I’ll check out that article!
It’s what I use, actually!
@gon You may have heard of another app, Raccoon for Lemmy, which was made by the same developer.
I also use Raccoon for Friendica from my glitch-soc Mastodon instance, because it is the only Mastodon App that has a formatting bar
@informapirata @fediverse
Salutations, Mastodon user.
I actually use Raccoon for Lemmy too! Though, to be honest, I hop around between apps quite frequently. I’m yet to find a mobile experience I’m fully satisfied with. Maybe it’s impossible, there’s just not enough screen real-estate…
What’s the point of the formatting bar? Is it to help with markdown?
@gon
Yes, Mastodon glitch-soc is a fork that allows you to create posts in markdown, but its web interface does not have formatting bars (unlike Lemmy). So it is not easy to write a formatted post with links in the right place from your smartphone