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==What does Akkoma feel like?== | ==What does Akkoma feel like?== | ||
==What are some advantages over Twitter? == | *Akkoma is a lot like Twitter and [[Special:MyLanguage/What is Mastodon?|Mastodon]]. | ||
*Akkoma will federate with all servers that implement ActivityPub, like [[Special:MyLanguage/What is Pleroma?|Pleroma]], [[Special:MyLanguage/What is Friendica?| Friendica]], GNU Social, [[Special:MyLanguage/What is Hubzilla?|Hubzilla]], [[Special:MyLanguage/What is Mastodon?|Mastodon]], [[Special:MyLanguage/What is Misskey?|Misskey]], [[Special:MyLanguage/What is Calckey?|Calckey]], [[Special:MyLanguage/What is Peertube?|Peertube]] and [[Special:MyLanguage/What is Pixelfed?|Pixelfed]]. | |||
* Akkoma can be extensively themed (or "styled") by each user, and they can apply themes to their profiles and for their experience which differ from their instances default public theme/style | |||
* You can use different front-ends. | |||
**The default is heavily modified version of Pleroma-FE | |||
**One of them is Mastodons Advanced View (in collaboration with Glitch-soc) | |||
**You can install your own front-ends | |||
*Dynamic loading of content - this means that if replies are made as you are reading a conversation/thread, the new replies slot right in before your eyes without you having to reload the view or use a "back" button and then re-visit the conversation/thread to force a reload. | |||
*Your content streams can have a tree-view for helping in visualizing conversations, threads and "who" replied to "whom" - this creates better context | |||
*You can "re-focus" long threads/conversations on a specific post to see that particular thread of a conversation | |||
*You can preview the message a post is a reply to, which creates better context | |||
*You can preview replies to a post, which creates better context | |||
*You can write short messages, add pictures, videos, audio, image/video/audio descriptions, content warnings and polls (with unlimited poll options). | |||
*You can edit your posts | |||
*You can quote your friends and those you follow | |||
*You can @ other people on the Fediverse in your posts and send private messages. | |||
*You can use free-text search with Elasticsearch, Meilisearch or directly in the database of your instance | |||
*You can use hashtags and find posts based on hashtags. | |||
*Messages can be written in multiple formats, as chosen by the user: | |||
**Plain text | |||
**Markdown | |||
**HTML | |||
**BBCode | |||
**Markdown-variant (MFM), with added support for special effects like bouncing text and sparkles. | |||
*Messages can be translated with DeepL, ArgosTranslate or LibreTranslate (if the admin has configured translations) | |||
==What are some advantages over Twitter?== | |||
{{Comparison of microblogging services}} | {{Comparison of microblogging services}} | ||
==What are some advantages over Pleroma? == | ==What are some advantages over Pleroma?== | ||
Akkoma adds features such as a Bubble timeline, local-only posting and compatibility with the Mastodon client API (and thus may be used with Mastodon mobile apps). | Akkoma adds features such as a Bubble timeline, local-only posting and compatibility with the Mastodon client API (and thus may be used with Mastodon mobile apps). | ||