Pinafore, a Svelte PWA client for Mastodon

[boris]

Introducing Pinafore for Mastodon

Pinafore is an alternate web client for Mastodon. Here are its high level features:

• Speed. Pinafore is built on Svelte, meaning it’s faster and lighter-weight[1] than most web apps.
• Simplicity. Single-column layout, easy-to-read text, and large images.
• Multi-account support. Log in to multiple instances and set a custom theme for each one.
• Works offline. Recently-viewed timelines are fully browsable offline.
• PWA. Pinafore is a Progressive Web App, so you can add it to your phone’s home screen and it will work like a native app.
• Private. All communication is private between your browser and your instance. No ads or third-party trackers.

Pinafore stores data locally in IndexedDB so it even works offline.

On GitHub: GitHub - nolanlawson/pinafore: Alternative web client for Mastodon

It’s not currently setup to be full static — CSP headers and SOME dynamic routes.

I think this would be a very interesting example of a user customizable front end app, that would appeal to the existing Mastodon community.

[rosano]

Been using it for over a year now, it’s great. I like that it allows you to hide the ‘points’ like stars and boosts.

[boris]

I’m looking at this as a candidate to go one step further – make it easy for users to theme / customize even further, so you run rosano-pinafore.fission.app etc. etc.

Hacking the CSS is a good start that wouldn’t require a base app local github dev environment build / bundle step.