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About Elk
Elk is a web client for Mastodon, used in the browser at elk.zone as an alternative to the standard Mastodon web interface. You sign in with an account on your existing Mastodon server and read timelines, follow people and post from Elk instead.
It is open source and aimed at people who spend time on Mastodon from a desktop or laptop browser and want a quick, different interface without installing an app.
Strengths
- Nothing to install, runs in any modern browser
- Works with an account on an existing Mastodon server
- Open-source alternative to the default Mastodon interface
Limitations
- Mastodon focused rather than covering every fediverse platform
- Requires a Mastodon account
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to use and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The Elk contributors
- Platforms
- Web
- How it runs
- Web application
- Account
- Required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- Mastodon users who want an alternative web interface
- Categories
- Social networks
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Elk
Compare allSoftware that can replace Elk for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Phanpy
A minimalistic, opinionated web client for reading and posting on Mastodon from a browser.
Phanpy is another browser-based Mastodon client with a minimal, opinionated design, though unlike Elk it is not open source.
Ivory
A Mastodon client for iPhone, iPad and Mac from the makers of Tweetbot.
Ivory is a native paid Mastodon app for iPhone, iPad and Mac with timeline sync across devices, replacing Elk's free open-source web interface.
Ice Cubes
An open-source Mastodon client for iPhone, iPad and Mac, written in SwiftUI.
Ice Cubes is a free, open-source native SwiftUI Mastodon app for iPhone, iPad and Mac with widgets and Shortcuts support, limited to Apple platforms.
Tusky
A lightweight open-source Android client for Mastodon and other fediverse servers.
Tusky is a lightweight GPL-3.0 native Android Mastodon client with themes, drafts and lists, moving you from the browser to an Android-only app.
Tuba
A GTK desktop client for browsing and posting on Mastodon and the wider fediverse.
Tuba is a GPL-3.0 GTK desktop client for Mastodon and other fediverse services, with scheduled posts, polls and admin tools, most at home on GNOME.
Pachli
An open-source Android client for Mastodon and compatible fediverse servers.
Pachli is an open-source Android client for Mastodon and compatible servers with monthly releases, available on Google Play, F-Droid and GitHub.
Fedilab
A multi-account Android client for Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, Pixelfed and PeerTube.
Fedilab is an Android client handling several accounts across Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, Pixelfed and PeerTube, covering more platforms than Elk's Mastodon focus.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Mastodon
Federated microblogging server with no algorithmic feed.
Pleroma
Lightweight fediverse server that runs on very modest hardware.
GoToSocial
A lightweight self-hosted ActivityPub social network server written in Go.
Tapestry
An iOS app that merges RSS feeds, social media, podcasts and YouTube into one chronological timeline.
Coracle
A web client for the Nostr decentralised social protocol, aimed at everyday users.
