Tuba
A GTK desktop client for browsing and posting on Mastodon and the wider fediverse.
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Package managers
- Flathub
flatpak install flathub dev.geopjr.Tuba
About Tuba
Tuba is a fediverse client built with GTK that handles posting, notifications, profiles, search, hashtags, threads, direct messages and multiple accounts. It also supports polls, post editing, scheduled and draft posts, quote posts, filters, lists and admin tools, and works with services such as Bookwyrm, Funkwhale and PeerTube.
The layout adapts to phones as well as laptops and desktops. It shows no ads and makes no tracking or out-of-instance requests. Official builds are available as a Flatpak, a Windows installer or portable build, and an Android package.
Strengths
- Broad feature set including scheduled posts, polls and admin tools
- Adaptive layout for mobile Linux and desktops
- No ads, tracking or out-of-instance requests
- Supports several fediverse services beyond Mastodon
Limitations
- Needs an account on a fediverse server
- GTK interface feels most at home on GNOME
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under GPL-3.0; donations are optional.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Developer
- GeopJr
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux, Android
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- Linux desktop and mobile users who want a native Mastodon client
- Categories
- Social networks
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Tuba
Compare allSoftware that can replace Tuba for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Tusky
A lightweight open-source Android client for Mastodon and other fediverse servers.
Tusky is an Android-only Mastodon client under GPL-3.0, so Linux and Windows desktop users lose a native app, though it keeps drafts, lists and custom emoji.
Fedilab
A multi-account Android client for Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, Pixelfed and PeerTube.
Fedilab runs only on Android but handles several accounts at once and covers Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, Pixelfed and PeerTube in one open-source app.
Pachli
An open-source Android client for Mastodon and compatible fediverse servers.
Pachli is an open-source Android client with monthly releases on Google Play, F-Droid and GitHub, but it offers no desktop version for Linux or Windows.
Elk
A lightweight open-source web client for Mastodon that runs in the browser.
Elk is an open-source Mastodon web client that runs in any modern browser, replacing a native GTK app with a browser interface focused on Mastodon only.
Phanpy
A minimalistic, opinionated web client for reading and posting on Mastodon from a browser.
Phanpy is a minimal browser-based Mastodon client, which is not open source and drops features such as Tuba's scheduled posts and admin tools.
Ice Cubes
An open-source Mastodon client for iPhone, iPad and Mac, written in SwiftUI.
Ice Cubes is an open-source SwiftUI Mastodon client for iPhone, iPad and Mac, so it suits Apple users rather than Linux, Windows or Android.
Ivory
A Mastodon client for iPhone, iPad and Mac from the makers of Tweetbot.
Ivory is a paid, closed-source Mastodon client for iPhone, iPad and Mac from the Tweetbot makers, with timeline position syncing across devices.
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