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**>- If any app ( regardless of the platform they are in ) you know of that is fully FOSS and doesn't have any ads , tracking or any other anti features that didn't make the list it is a mistake and you can dm me and i will add it. The same goes for apps that are not really FOSS or have anti features , Even though i have tried my best some mistakes could've been made or if the newer updates of one of the apps listed made it unworthy to be included in the list , the platform it listed on isn't available for it or the link is broken you can dm me and i will remove/fix it.

APPS :

  • Android
  • Voyager-https://f-droid.org/packages/app.vger.voyager/
  • Jerboa -https://f-droid.org/packages/com.jerboa/
  • Web/Pc
  • Voyager-https://f-droid.org/packages/app.vger.voyager/
  • Photon -https://github.com/Xyphyn/photon

IOS

  • Voyager-https://f-droid.org/packages/app.vger.voyager/

As this post may not get maintained here is the post which i will always maintain :https://lemmy.today/post/6716339

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[–] odium@programming.dev 21 points 9 months ago

I feel like you should split this into sections by OS.

Android

  • jerboa
  • etc

iOS

  • memmy
  • etc
[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 5 points 9 months ago

But does that guarantee there is no ads or anything in those apps ?

[–] Lemongrab@lemmy.one 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Liftoff seems unmaintained and is incompatible with a lot of updated servers/features

[–] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I know but as they have not officially declared the end of development and certain instances such as .world still run 18 i am leaving it there until any change happens.

[–] DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Liftoff hasn't been touched for more than 6 months...it's absolutely abandoned, no need point people in the direction of dead and deprecated apps.

[–] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

And i use a keyboard that was abadoned for 2 years and bought back.

[–] DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

With the significant difference being that a KB still works for it's primary purpose even if not actively developed on anymore. Liftoff is completely broken for a lot of the fediverse, so it's not able to do the only thing a Lemmy app is supposed to do...browse Lemmy instances.

If you insist on keeping broken software on the list, at least make a note that is broken and not currently maintained.

[–] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 4 points 9 months ago

I have put a note on that app that it doesn't work for instances running 0.19.0 or higher

[–] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 1 points 9 months ago

But still for some it works.

[–] h3mlocke@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

🤦‍♀️

[–] wiki_me@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There is awesome-lemmy and the lemmy-apps megathread, I don't think there is a need to duplicate efforts.

[–] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

One does have closed source app and the other is on git. Not exactly what i am making .

[–] wiki_me@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but i don't think these are meaningful differences.

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 4 points 9 months ago

I think there is a place for this on lemmy

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Voyager is available for ios. I‘m using it rn. Dunno if you had a reason to exclude it.

[–] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 4 points 9 months ago

Will include it

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm using it on android but the whole interface is iOS style, I'm guessing it was made for iOS in the first place.

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 1 points 9 months ago

Possible. No idea, honestly. It works well on ios though.

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Summit is FOSS? Their github page is just a readme and prebuilt APKs.

[–] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I might have to do some research someone told me in one of the threada

[–] 6daemonbag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

That was me. My mistake.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Most of these are already on https://join-lemmy.org/apps , and if any aren't, you should do a PR to add them.

[–] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)
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[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)
[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 points 9 months ago

Yes? Where do you see ads? It's fully open source and run by many Lemmy instances as an alternative UI. For example: https://old.lemmy.world/

[–] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

And which one is the best? I can't be bothered to try them all. (I'm currently using Eternity, should I switch to something else?)

[–] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can't answer your question because you gave no context. I think eternity is good personnely but if you are looking for a certain feature then maybe i can recommend something . If you are happy enough just stay on it.

[–] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thanks. I don't think I'm looking for anything in specific. I'm just always keeping my eyes open. And I don't know if other clients have more features or other benefits. I get along with Eternity reasonably well but I'm also not set on it. If you say there's nothing clearly superior, I'll stay on it.

[–] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Jerboa has some mod tools and voyager has better DM UI and post , user earching . But you will miss the costumisation and some side bar features of eternity.

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well eternity is missing the community search feature.

I use jerboa to search a community and then eternity if I search for a post since each doesn't have the other function 😅

Otherwise eternity is the best of the 6 or so that I have tried.

[–] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

My Eternity has that feature. If I search for something with the magnifying glass icon, the next screen that opens has 3 tabs: Posts, Communities and Users...

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I have just been doing it wrong for years 😂

I always long pressed the floating button and used "go to community" and it would have a suggestion list.

I guess I can delete jerboa!