What is Firefish?

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Firefish
Website joinfirefish.org
Official instance firefish.social
List of instances fediverse.observer

Firefish (formerly known as Calckey) is an actively developed fork of Misskey that hopes to add many requested community features.

Features added in Firefish in comparison to Misskey

  • Recommended timeline
  • Account migration
  • UI/UX redesign, especially on mobile
  • Groups added back
  • More admin options
  • Improved instance security
  • Improved notifications
  • Rosé Pine UI
  • Better sidebar/navbar
  • Better like/favorite federation
  • OCR image captioning
  • New and improved Groups
  • Better intro tutorial


Comparison of microblogging services
Twitter Threads Mastodon Ecko Pleroma Akkoma GNU Social GoToSocial Firefish Misskey
character limit 280 500 500 admin decision 3000
feed algorithmic algorithmic chronological
reach far far familiar


Where can I find a Firefish instance to join as a user?

You can try the official instance here.
You can also see public list of Firefish instances


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