Whalebird is an Electron based Mastodon, Pleroma and Misskey client.
It sports a user interface like Slack.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Desktop notifications.
- Manage multiple accounts.
- Streaming
- Color themes – choose between the dark theme like Mastodon web and other color themes.
- Hashtag and lists – search hashtags and show hashtag’s timelines. And you can create a list, and show list’s timelines.
- Filter your timeline.
- Good keyboard shortcuts covering a wide range of actions.
- Proxy support.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: whalebird.social
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Akira Fukushima
License: MIT License
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