We’re rolling out a donation banner in our mobile apps, to help us test funding options for the future of Mastodon.| Mastodon Blog
An update on our strategy.| Mastodon Blog
Setting up optional Terms of Service, server rules translations and age requirements - new features coming in Mastodon 4.4.| Mastodon Blog
Development updates from the Mastodon team. Code changes and updates made during February 2025.| Mastodon Blog
It is more important than ever that the social web is not controlled by corporations. Today, Mastodon is taking another step towards its founding ideals: independence and non-profit ownership. We're transferring ownership of key assets to a new European not-for-profit entity, ensuring our mission remains true to a decentralised social web, not corporate control.| Mastodon Blog
Grouped notifications, notification filtering, better onboarding and a refreshed look await in this new release of our decentralized open-source social media software.| Mastodon Blog
How do we get more people to join the Fediverse, keep them engaged once they join, and bring them back if they drift away? Right now, we're in Field of Dreams mode: "If we build it, they will come." That's a lovely sentiment, and great for a movie, but we're| Paths & Patches
In our latest Mastodon for Android release, we're making it easier than ever to share profiles using QR codes, among a number of other usability improvements.| Mastodon Blog
In our most recent Mastodon for Android release, we’re testing a new feature aimed to curb unneccesary negativity that comes from being on the Internet.| Mastodon Blog
The new Mastodon release brings you a much better audio player and improved support for different audio and video formats, as well as some additional security mechanisms. The audio player has been completely reworked to have a more eye-catching design. It will extract album art from the uploaded audio file automatically, or allow you to upload a thumbnail of your own choosing to be displayed in the center. Dominant colors from the artwork or thumbnail will then be used to give the player a un...| Mastodon Blog
In this exciting new release: Moving accounts, trending hashtags, private servers and more!| Mastodon Blog
In this release: New profile directory, new tutorial, new public hashtag pages and more moderation tools| Mastodon Blog
New Mastodon for Android update finally brings lists and a reworked home tab to the mobile platform.| Mastodon Blog
In this release: Polls, new tools for managing followers, new frontpage design, new admin features, Keybase integration, and more| Mastodon Blog
A brand new explore page, post editing, and new moderation features are just some of the additions in this new release of Mastodon!| Mastodon Blog
It’s Mastodon 3.3 time 🎉 We’ve got security fixes, performance fixes, new moderation tools and quality of life features!| Mastodon Blog
The latest release of Mastodon introduces a simplified single-column interface as the new default for new users| Mastodon Blog
After more than a month of work, I am happy to announce the new version of Mastodon, with improved visuals, a new way to assert your identity, and a lot of bug fixes. Verification Verifying identity in a network with no central authority is not straightforward. But there is a way. It requires a change in mindset, though. Twitter teaches us that people who have a checkmark next to their name are real and important, and those that don’t are not.| Mastodon Blog
Mastodon 2.5 is the 100th released version of Mastodon since the project’s inception almost 2 years ago. It brings a variety of improvements to the software, the full list of which is available in the changelog. Public profile page The public areas of the web interface have been redesigned. The color scheme and design is now more consistent with the logged-in interface. The new profile layout makes better use of space for bio text and increases the value of header images.| Mastodon Blog
A fresh new release of the federated social network software is here, and while the primary focus of it has been on fixing bugs and improving performance, it brings a couple of notable new features to the board. Delete & Redraft There are legitimate reasons why social media platforms rarely, if ever, have an editing function. In an environment where content spreads like wildfire in a matter of minutes, you could easily conceive of nefarious misuses such as creating a post about something agre...| Mastodon Blog