h3poteto is an independent open-source developer whose slim catalogue focuses on making the decentralized social web as easy to browse as any commercial platform. Both published utilities are desktop clients for ActivityPub-powered “Fediverse” networks such as Mastodon, Pleroma and Misskey. Whalebird, the older Electron-based application, presents a familiar three-column layout that lets users monitor home, local and federated timelines, post rich media, manage multiple accounts and apply keyword filters without opening a browser. Fedistar refines the same concept into a lighter, multi-column client that can stream several accounts side-by-side, making it simple for community managers, journalists or everyday readers to watch disparate servers simultaneously, mute threads on the fly and react with emoji or boosts. Because the programs speak the open ActivityPub protocol, they interoperate with any compliant instance, from small hobby servers to large flagship nodes, and they cache toots locally so timelines remain readable offline. Privacy settings, CWs and alt-text prompts are surfaced prominently, encouraging accessible, responsible posting. The code is published transparently on GitHub, accepts pull requests and ships in portable as well as installer form for Windows, macOS and Linux. h3poteto’s software is available for free on get.nero.com, where downloads are delivered through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always pull the latest upstream release and can be queued for batch installation alongside other applications.

fedistar

Multi-column Fediverse client for desktop

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Whalebird

An Electron based Mastodon, Pleroma and Misskey client for Windows, Mac and Linux

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