Telephant is a lightweight and modern Mastodon client for the desktop.
Telephant requires Qt >=5.12 installed.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Live feed via Mastodon’s Streaming API
- Multi pane support
- Media previews
- Shortened URL resolving
- System notifications
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS and Windows.
Website: github.com/muesli/telephant
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Developer: Christian Muehlhaeuser
License: MIT License

Telephant is written in QML and Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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