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Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ
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* [Home](help)
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* **[Where I can find help?](help/FAQ#help)**
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* **[Why do I getting warnings about certificates?](help/FAQ#ssl)**
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* **[How can I upload images, files, links, videos and sound files to posts?](help/FAQ#upload)**
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* **[Is it possible to have different avatars per profile?](help/FAQ#avatars)**
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* **[How can I view Friendica in a certain language?](help/FAQ#language)**
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* **[How do blocked, ignored, archived and hidden contacts behave?](help/FAQ#contacts)**
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* **[What happens when an account is removed? Is it truly deleted?](help/FAQ#removed)**
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* **[Can I subscribe to a hashtag?](help/FAQ#hashtag)**
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* **[How to create a RSS feed of the stream?](help/FAQ#rss)**
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* **[What friendica clients can I use?](help/FAQ#clients)**
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<a name="help"></a>
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### Where I can find help?
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If this FAQ does not answer your question you can always reach out to the community via the following options:
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* Friendica Support Forum: [@helpers@forum.friendi.ca](https://forum.friendi.ca/~helpers)
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* Community chat rooms (the IRC, Matrix and XMPP rooms are bridged) these public chats are logged [from IRC](https://gnusociarg.nsupdate.info/2021/%23friendica/) and [Matrix](https://view.matrix.org/alias/%23friendi.ca:matrix.org/)
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* XMPP: support(at)forum.friendi.ca
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* IRC: #friendica at [libera.chat](https://web.libera.chat/?channels=#friendica)
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* Matrix: [#friendica-en:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#friendica-en:matrix.org) or [#friendi.ca:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#friendi.ca:matrix.org)
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* [Mailing List](http://mailman.friendi.ca/mailman/listinfo/support-friendi.ca)
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<!--- * [XMPP](xmpp:support@forum.friendi.ca?join)
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https://github.com/github/markup/issues/202
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https://github.com/gjtorikian/html-pipeline/pull/307
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https://github.com/github/opensource.guide/pull/807
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--->
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<a name="ssl"></a>
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### Why do I get warnings about SSL certificates?
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SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is a technology to encrypt data transfer between computers.
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Sometimes your browser warns you about a missing or invalid certificate.
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These warnings can have three reasons:
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1. The server you are connected to doesn't offer SSL encryption.
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2. The server has a self-signed certificate (not recommended).
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3. The certificate is expired.
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We recommend to talk to the admin(s) of the affected friendica server. (Admins, please see the respective section of the [admin manual](help/SSL).)
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<a name="upload"></a>
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### How can I upload images, files, links, videos and sound files to posts?
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You can upload images from your computer using the [editor](help/Text_editor).
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An overview of all uploaded images is listed at *yourpage.com/photos/profilename*.
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On that page, you can also upload images directly and choose if your contacts will receive a message about this upload.
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Generally, you can attach any kind of file to a post.
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This is possible by using the "paper-clip"-symbol in the editor.
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These files will be linked to your post and can be downloaded by your contacts.
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But it's not possible to get a preview for these items.
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Because of this, this upload method is only recommended for office or zipped files.
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If you want to share content from Dropbox, Owncloud or any other [filehoster](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_hosting_services), use the "link"-button (chain-symbol).
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When you're adding URLs of other webpages with the "link"-button, Friendica tries to create a small preview.
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If this doesn't work, try to add the link by typing: [url=http://example.com]*self-chosen name*[/url].
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You can also add video and audio files to posts.
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However, instead of a direct upload you have to use one of the following methods:
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1. Add the video or audio link of a hoster (Youtube, Vimeo, Soundcloud and anyone else with oembed/opengraph-support). Videos will be shown with a preview image you can click on to start. SoundCloud directly inserts a player to your post.
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2. If you have your own server, you can upload multimedia files via FTP and insert the URL.
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Friendica uses HTML5 for embedding content.
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Therefore, the supported files are dependent on your browser and operating system.
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Some supported file types are WebM, MP4, MP3 and OGG.
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See Wikipedia for more of them ([video](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML5_video), [audio](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML5_audio)).
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### Is it possible to have different avatars per profile?
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Yes.
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On your Edit/Manage Profiles page, you will find a "change profile photo" link.
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Clicking this will take you to a page where you can upload a photograph and select which profile it will be associated with.
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To avoid privacy leakage, we only display the photograph associated with your default profile as the avatar in your posts.
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<a name="language"></a>
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### How can I view Friendica in a certain language?
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You can do this by adding the `lang` parameter to the url in your url bar.
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The data in the parameter is a [ISO 639-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes) code.
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A question mark is required for the separation between url and parameters.
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Example:
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https://social.example.com/profile/example
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in German:
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https://social.example.com/profile/example?lang=de.
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When a certain language is forced, the language remains until session is closed.
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<a name="contacts"></a>
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### How do blocked, ignored, archived and hidden contacts behave?
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##### Blocked
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Direct communication will be blocked.
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Blocked contacts are not included in delivery, and their own posts to you are not imported.
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However their conversations with your friends will still be visible in your stream.
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If you remove a contact completely, they can send you another friend request.
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Blocked contacts cannot do this. They cannot communicate with you directly, only through friends.
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##### Ignored
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Ignored contacts are included in delivery and will receive your posts and private messages.
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However we do not import their posts or private messages to you.
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Like blocking you will still see this person's comments to posts made by your friends.
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An addon called "blockem" can be installed to collapse/hide all posts from a particular person in your stream if you desire complete blocking of an individual, including their conversations with your other friends.
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##### Archived
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Communication is not possible and will not be attempted.
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However unlike blocking, existing posts this person made before being archived will be visible in your stream.
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##### Hidden
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Contact not be displayed in your public friend list.
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However a hidden contact will appear normally in conversations and this may expose their hidden status to anybody who can see the conversation.
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<a name="removed"></a>
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### What happens when an account is removed?
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If you remove your account, it will be scheduled for permanent deletion in *seven days*.
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As soon as you activate the deletion process you won't be able to login any more.
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Only the administrator of your node can halt this process prior to permanent deletion.
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After the elapsed time of seven days, all your posts, messages, photos, and personal information stored on your node will be deleted.
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Your node will also issue removal requests to all your contacts; this will also remove your profile from the global directory if you are listed.
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Your username cannot be reissued for future sign-ups for security reasons.
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<a name="hashtag"></a>
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### Can I follow a hashtag?
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Yes. Simply add the hash tag to your saved searches.
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The posts will appear on your network page.
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For technical reasons, your answers to such posts won't appear on the "personal" tab in the network page and the whole thread isn't accessible via the API.
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### How to create a RSS feed of the stream?
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If you want to share your public page via rss you can use one of the following links:
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#### RSS feed of your posts
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basic-url.com//feed/[nickname]/posts
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Example: Friendica Support
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https://forum.friendi.ca/feed/helpers/posts
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#### RSS feed of the conversations at your site
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basic-url.com/feed/profilename/comments
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Example: Friendica Support
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https://forum.friendi.ca/feed/helpers/comments
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### What friendica clients can I use?
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Friendica supports [Mastodon API](help/API-Mastodon) and [Twitter API | gnusocial](help/api).
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This means you can use some of the Mastodon and Twitter clients for Friendica.
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The available features are client specific and may differ.
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#### Android
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* [AndStatus](http://andstatus.org) ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.andstatus.app), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.andstatus.app))
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* [B4X for Pleroma & Mastodon](https://github.com/AnywhereSoftware/B4X-Pleroma)
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* DiCa ([Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cool.mixi.dica), last updated 2019)
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* [Fedi](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fediverse.app)
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* [Fedilab](https://fedilab.app) ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/app/fr.gouv.etalab.mastodon), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.fedilab.android))
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* [Friendiqa](https://git.friendi.ca/lubuwest/Friendiqa) ([F-Droid](https://git.friendi.ca/lubuwest/Friendiqa#install), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.qtproject.friendiqa))
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* [Husky](https://husky.fwgs.ru)
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* [Roma](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.bigfig.roma)
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* [Subway Tooter](https://github.com/tateisu/SubwayTooter)
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* [Tooot](https://tooot.app/)
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* [Tusky](https://tusky.app)
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* [Twidere](https://dimension.im/) ([F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.mariotaku.twidere), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twidere.twiderex), [GitHub](https://github.com/TwidereProject/Twidere-Android))
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* [TwidereX](https://github.com/TwidereProject/TwidereX-Android)
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* [twitlatte](https://github.com/moko256/twitlatte)
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* [Yuito](https://github.com/accelforce/Yuito)
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#### SailfishOS
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* [Friendly](https://openrepos.net/content/fabrixxm/friendly), last update: 2018
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#### iOS
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* [B4X for Pleroma & Mastodon](https://www.b4x.com/) ([AppStore](https://apps.apple.com/app/b4x-pleroma/id1538396871), [GitHub](https://github.com/AnywhereSoftware/B4X-Pleroma))
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* [Fedi](https://fediapp.com) ([AppStore](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/fedi-for-pleroma-and-mastodon/id1478806281))
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* [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/apps)([AppStore](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mastodon-for-iphone/id1571998974))
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* [Roma](https://www.roma.rocks/)([AppStore](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/roma-for-pleroma-and-mastodon/id1445328699))
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* [Stella*](https://www.stella-app.net/) ([AppStore](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stella-for-mastodon-twitter/id921372048))
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* [Tooot](https://tooot.app/) ([AppStore](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1549772269), [GitHub](https://github.com/tooot-app)), Data collection (not linked to identity)
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* [Tootle](https://mastodon.cloud/@tootleapp) ([AppStore](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/tootle-for-mastodon/id1236013466)), last update: 2020
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#### Linux
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* [Choqok](https://choqok.kde.org)
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* [Whalebird](https://whalebird.social)
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* [TheDesk](https://ja.mstdn.wiki/TheDesk)
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* [Toot](https://toot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
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* [Tootle](https://github.com/bleakgrey/tootle)
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#### macOS
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* [Mastonaut](https://mastonaut.app/) ([AppStore](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mastonaut/id1450757574)), costs ~8€
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* [Whalebird](https://whalebird.social/en/desktop/contents) ([AppStore](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/whalebird/id1378283354), [GitHub](https://github.com/h3poteto/whalebird-desktop))
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#### Windows
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* [Friendica Mobile](https://www.microsoft.com/de-DE/store/p/friendica-mobile/9nblggh0fhmn?rtc=1), for Windows 10
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#### Web Frontend
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* [Halcyon](https://www.halcyon.social/)
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* [Pinafore](https://github.com/nolanlawson/pinafore)
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