What is Akkoma?

This article is a draft! A lot of info might still be missing and the page might change at any time.

Akkoma logo
	Akkoma
Website	akkoma.social
Official instance	akkoma.net
List of instances	fediverse.observer

Akkoma is a specialised and opinionated fork of Pleroma. It is faster-paced in development and aligns itself more closely with Misskey than Pleroma mainline.

Akkoma differentiates itself by focusing on user experience and expression as a first priority.

Also, unlike Pleroma which has assumed instances are small or single-user, Akkoma instead is treating each instance as a community in its own right.

To this end Akkoma has functionality that allows several self-governing communities (instances) to band together in a larger community of instances, where they can share a specific "bubble" timeline.

What does Akkoma feel like?

• Akkoma is a lot like Twitter and Mastodon.
• Akkoma will federate with all servers that implement ActivityPub, like Pleroma, Friendica, GNU Social, Hubzilla, Mastodon, Misskey, Calckey, Peertube and 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

	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

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).

Further Reading

How do I get an account?
Getting started with your Fediverse account
Apps
Best practices
Akkoma - the advanced page on Akkoma