cross-posted from: poliversity.it/users/macfranc/…

When the Open Social Web Hybridizes: Raccoon for Friendica is a new app... Mastodon. And it even has a little Lemmy in it! That's why the Free Software + Fediverse duo is such a valuable resource.

@fediverse

Raccoon 1.0 was finally released for Android in recent days, a rather innovative client originally created for #Friendica, but which has now become one of the most innovative apps for the user experience on #Mastodon. The app is available for Android (already on the Play Store and Izzidroid, and will soon be available on F-Droid), but a #Debian package has also been released. An iOS version remains to be seen for its success.

The app introduces some very important innovations to the federated app landscape.

1. Navigate the Fediverse from an app, even without creating an account

Raccoon is the only app that lets you browse the Fediverse even without an account. When you install it, you can select any Friendica or Mastodon instance and "leverage" its local public and federated timelines. This way, users can explore multiple instances before choosing which one to open an account on. Of course, even after adding an account (the app manages multiple accounts), you can browse the timelines of servers other than the one you signed up to.

2. "Browse through" messages: "swipe" navigation

Unlike all other social apps (both those for the Fediverse and those for commercial social networks), #RaccoonForFriendica lets you open a post in your timeline and continue browsing through previous and next posts by simply swiping left and right.
This is a truly interesting ergonomic innovation.

3. Finally a formatting bar in social apps

Since the app was created for Friendica, it features a built-in formatting toolbar reminiscent of Lemmy clients (in fact, the developer @janTeko first experimented with app development with a Lemmy app). The formatting toolbar can also be used for Mastodon instances running the Glitch-soc fork, such as infosec.exchange, tech.lgbt, and my poliversity.it instance, which was the one the developer experimented with.

In addition to being more immediate, writing formatted posts is also made easier by a "preview" function that helps avoid errors in Markdown or BBCode coding.

4. Finally, Mastodon users will be able to enjoy Fediverse groups too.

As you may know, Mastodon doesn't support the display of group posts. Even if you select a group, you'll still see a single timeline where top posts alternate with replies. Searching for a thread on Mastodon is therefore very complicated, but the #Raccoon developer has found a way to enable "topic" viewing across all accounts that are "activitypub groups," be they #Lemmy, #NodeBB, Piefed, Mbin, Peertube, Wordpress, Mobilizon, Flipboard, etc.
This idea also came about thanks to the fact that the developer had previously tried his hand at developing an app for Lemmy and was able to experiment with the formatting bars and display of Lemmy "communities," which are nothing other than "#activitypub groups."

5. Other interesting features

Among other features, you can

• view the HTML code of messages;
• send scheduled posts;
• fully configure the interface;
• support for writing in HTML, useful both for Mastodon Glitch-soc and for writing WordPress posts by integrating the plugin "Activitypub for Wordpress" from @pfefferle and the "Enable Mastodon App" plugin from @alex
• integrate translation libraries

6. What's still missing?

The app features all the features found in most other Mastodon apps, except one: the correct handling of Mastodon posts that quote other posts. These are still displayed in a fairly primitive way. The developer is trying to decide whether to adapt to Mastodon specifications or reinterpret the feature in a more personalized way.
It must be said that, unfortunately, the implementation of quoted messages (already present in Friendica for ages) was implemented by Mastodon very late, only in recent months, and in a very "personal" way that many other software developers did not appreciate.

7. Raccoon is an app that will benefit users who already use Mastodon but also those who have never "tried" the Fediverse

This app has been under development for almost two years, and the beta version is just over a year old. However, version 1.0 has resolved all previously encountered issues.
Based on user feedback, the developer will evaluate whether to create an iOS version and even a Windows version.
Anyone who wishes to allow reporting of application errors can enable anonymous crash reports.

8. Links and Resources

This is the developer's profile:
androiddev.social/users/janTek…

This is the app repository: github.com/LiveFastEatTrashRac…

This is the Play Store link:
play.google.com/store/apps/det…

This is the link on IzzyDroid (the app will be released on F-Droid soon, but is currently under review):
apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/a…

Here is the developer's blog:
livefasteattrashraccoon.github…

Finally, from here you can download the .apk or .deb package without using the online stores. line:
github.com/LiveFastEatTrashRac…

One last recommendation

The public's response will be important to enable the further development of this app.
If you want to test it on Mastodon, I recommend using instances running the glitch-soc fork. Among these, I'd recommend the infosec.exchange instance, which is well managed by @jerry. And of course, but only if you communicate in Italian or Esperanto, I'd be happy to host you on my poliversity.it instance.
Regarding Friendica, I recommend two instances: friendica.world, managed by @ruud and featuring a rather lively timeline, and, of course, social.trom.tf, excellently managed by @tio.
If you communicate in Italian, I'd be happy to host you on my poliverso.org instance.

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Greetings to all and let me know if you need further information, if you have tried the app and how you found it.
Francesco
You can also interact with me through the Mastodon account @informapirata and the Friendica account @notizie

Poliversity

Poliversity è una comunità dedicata alla ricerca scientifica e al giornalismo, all'università e all'istruzione ed è nata per promuovere il diritto alla conoscenza e la corretta informazione

^{Mastodon ospitato su poliversity.it}

macfranc

2026-06-12 10:13:54

When the Open Social Web Hybridizes: Raccoon for Friendica is a new app... Mastodon. And it even has a little Lemmy in it! That's why the Free Software + Fediverse duo is such a valuable resource.

@fediverse

Raccoon 1.0 was finally released for Android in recent days, a rather innovative client originally created for #Friendica, but which has now become one of the most innovative apps for the user experience on #Mastodon. The app is available for Android (already on the Play Store and Izzidroid, and will soon be available on F-Droid), but a #Debian package has also been released. An iOS version remains to be seen for its success.

The app introduces some very important innovations to the federated app landscape.

1. Navigate the Fediverse from an app, even without creating an account

Raccoon is the only app that lets you browse the Fediverse even without an account. When you install it, you can select any Friendica or Mastodon instance and "leverage" its local public and federated timelines. This way, users can explore multiple instances before choosing which one to open an account on. Of course, even after adding an account (the app manages multiple accounts), you can browse the timelines of servers other than the one you signed up to.

2. "Browse through" messages: "swipe" navigation

Unlike all other social apps (both those for the Fediverse and those for commercial social networks), #RaccoonForFriendica lets you open a post in your timeline and continue browsing through previous and next posts by simply swiping left and right.
This is a truly interesting ergonomic innovation.

3. Finally a formatting bar in social apps

Since the app was created for Friendica, it features a built-in formatting toolbar reminiscent of Lemmy clients (in fact, the developer @janTeko first experimented with app development with a Lemmy app). The formatting toolbar can also be used for Mastodon instances running the Glitch-soc fork, such as infosec.exchange, tech.lgbt, and my poliversity.it instance, which was the one the developer experimented with.

In addition to being more immediate, writing formatted posts is also made easier by a "preview" function that helps avoid errors in Markdown or BBCode coding.

4. Finally, Mastodon users will be able to enjoy Fediverse groups too.

As you may know, Mastodon doesn't support the display of group posts. Even if you select a group, you'll still see a single timeline where top posts alternate with replies. Searching for a thread on Mastodon is therefore very complicated, but the #Raccoon developer has found a way to enable "topic" viewing across all accounts that are "activitypub groups," be they #Lemmy, #NodeBB, Piefed, Mbin, Peertube, Wordpress, Mobilizon, Flipboard, etc.
This idea also came about thanks to the fact that the developer had previously tried his hand at developing an app for Lemmy and was able to experiment with the formatting bars and display of Lemmy "communities," which are nothing other than "#activitypub groups."

5. Other interesting features

Among other features, you can

• view the HTML code of messages;
• send scheduled posts;
• fully configure the interface;
• support for writing in HTML, useful both for Mastodon Glitch-soc and for writing WordPress posts by integrating the plugin "Activitypub for Wordpress" from @pfefferle and the "Enable Mastodon App" plugin from @alex
• integrate translation libraries

6. What's still missing?

The app features all the features found in most other Mastodon apps, except one: the correct handling of Mastodon posts that quote other posts. These are still displayed in a fairly primitive way. The developer is trying to decide whether to adapt to Mastodon specifications or reinterpret the feature in a more personalized way.
It must be said that, unfortunately, the implementation of quoted messages (already present in Friendica for ages) was implemented by Mastodon very late, only in recent months, and in a very "personal" way that many other software developers did not appreciate.

7. Raccoon is an app that will benefit users who already use Mastodon but also those who have never "tried" the Fediverse

This app has been under development for almost two years, and the beta version is just over a year old. However, version 1.0 has resolved all previously encountered issues.
Based on user feedback, the developer will evaluate whether to create an iOS version and even a Windows version.
Anyone who wishes to allow reporting of application errors can enable anonymous crash reports.

8. Links and Resources

This is the developer's profile:
androiddev.social/users/janTek…

This is the app repository: github.com/LiveFastEatTrashRac…

This is the Play Store link:
play.google.com/store/apps/det…

This is the link on IzzyDroid (the app will be released on F-Droid soon, but is currently under review):
apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/a…

Here is the developer's blog:
livefasteattrashraccoon.github…

Finally, from here you can download the .apk or .deb package without using the online stores. line:
github.com/LiveFastEatTrashRac…

One last recommendation

The public's response will be important to enable the further development of this app.
If you want to test it on Mastodon, I recommend using instances running the glitch-soc fork. Among these, I'd recommend the infosec.exchange instance, which is well managed by @jerry. And of course, but only if you communicate in Italian or Esperanto, I'd be happy to host you on my poliversity.it instance.
Regarding Friendica, I recommend two instances: friendica.world, managed by @ruud and featuring a rather lively timeline, and, of course, social.trom.tf, excellently managed by @tio.
If you communicate in Italian, I'd be happy to host you on my poliverso.org instance.

Greetings to all and let me know if you need further information, if you have tried the app and how you found it.
Francesco
You can also interact with me through the Mastodon account @informapirata and the Friendica account @notizie

„Raccoon“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

Unlimited social: write as much as you want and enrich posts with formatting

^{IzzyOnDroid Repo Browser}

!Friendica Admins
🌐 Erinnerung: 4. Friendica-Admin-Treff

Am kommenden Montag ist es wieder soweit:

📅 Montag, 15.06.2026
🕢 19:30 Uhr (MEZ)
💻 Online Konferenzraum

Eingeladen sind alle Friendica-Admins, Instanzbetreiber, Entwickler:innen sowie alle, die sich aktiv für Friendica interessieren.

Die letzten Treffen haben gezeigt, wie wertvoll der direkte Austausch zwischen Entwicklern und Administratoren ist. Viele Herausforderungen betreffen nicht nur einzelne Instanzen, sondern die gesamte Community.

📌 Geplante Schwerpunkte:

🛡️ Spam-Abwehr als gemeinsames Anliegen

Spam, Bot-Anmeldungen und missbräuchliche Accounts beschäftigen inzwischen viele Instanzen. Gemeinsam möchten wir Erfahrungen austauschen, bestehende Ansätze diskutieren und überlegen, wie wir Friendica-Nutzer und Administratoren künftig noch besser unterstützen können.

🏷️ tags.pub

Die neue Möglichkeit, Inhalte über tags.pub sichtbar zu machen, sorgt aktuell für Interesse und Diskussionen. Welche Chancen ergeben sich daraus? Welche Erfahrungen gibt es bereits? Und wie kann das sinnvoll im Fediverse genutzt werden?

Natürlich bleibt auch Raum für weitere aktuelle Themen, Fragen, Erfahrungen aus dem Instanzbetrieb sowie den Austausch rund um die aktuelle Friendica-Version.

Gerade Entwickler und Maintainer sind herzlich eingeladen, ihre Sichtweisen und Erfahrungen einzubringen. Ebenso freuen wir uns über jeden Administrator, der von seinen praktischen Erfahrungen berichten kann.

Je mehr Perspektiven zusammenkommen, desto wertvoller wird der Austausch für alle.

Wir freuen uns auf einen spannenden Abend mit vielen bekannten und neuen Gesichtern. 😊

🇩🇪 Die Veranstaltung findet in deutscher Sprache statt.

🇬🇧 The meeting will be held in German. An English summary of the most important discussion points and results can be published afterwards so that international Friendica admins and developers can also follow the discussion.

#Friendica #Fediverse #AdminTreff #Systemadministration #OpenSource #SocialWeb #FediverseDeutschland

‼️⚠️🆘💔 I may lose my leg within hours… 💔🆘⚠️‼️
👇
“I am writing to you from inside the hospital after days of intense pain and fear, as my condition has seriously worsened. The doctors have given me a devastating warning: I may urgently need to undergo an amputation of my left leg if I do not receive the required treatment immediately.

Time is no longer on my side. Every passing hour brings me closer to losing a part of my body and the life I know. I am in shock and deep fear, but I still hold on to a small hope that support will reach me in time.

I urgently need $900 to cover the treatment and save my leg before it is too late. I am not asking for much—only one last chance before this becomes an irreversible reality.

Any help, no matter how small, or even sharing this appeal, could be the reason my life is saved from an irreversible loss.

From the heart of pain, I am writing to you… please don’t leave me alone in this moment.”
chuffed.org/project/133500-sup…
@BlackAzizAnansi @aral
#gaza #genocide #palestine #iran #israel #war #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification
#Photography #iran #israel #lebanon #japan #china #trump #russia #gaming #journalism

We've successfully upgraded our Mastodon server to v4.6.0-beta.1+mementomods-2026-06-07, along with Mastodon Bird UI 4.0.0-beta.1.rc (nightly). Yes, beta, Mastodon has officially crossed from alpha into beta on the road to 4.6.

This update includes today's latest daily build with 119 new commits from upstream since mementomods-2026-05-26.

What's new in Mastodon core - these are the changes Mastodon Team have introduced us in the latest nightly version we are running:

✨️ New features

- Mastodon hit v4.6.0-beta.1, the version we've been chasing through the alpha cycle has crossed into beta, signalling the upstream 4.6 release is getting close
- Collections is in beta! You can now use them on Mementomori.social
- Export Custom Filters, you can finally back up or migrate your filter rules
- A new direct link from Privacy and reach settings to your profile editor saves a click
- Rule acceptance during signup is now a form (better keyboard and assistive tech support)
- Vertical text editing in the alt text editor for languages that write top-to-bottom
- Three new languages in the languages helper: Lazuri, Mingrelian, and Ottoman Turkish
- "Hidden account" message is less misleading when you visit a profile you can't see
- Several internal refactors (BundleColumnError ported to TypeScript, copy-to-clipboard extracted into a hook) that should make future patches smoother

🔧 Fixes & improvements

- Pile of Collections fixes: editor no longer lets you add the same account twice, ValidationError when loading many collections at once is gone, missing null check when importing collections from notifications, and an "about page" error when selecting a non-default Rules language
- Custom filter export had a wrongly-named param
- Profile API documentation link in CHANGELOG corrected
- "Change thumbnail" button no longer shows when it shouldn't
- Server rules and the custom closed-registrations message no longer break
- Custom emoji formatting in usernames inside the `EmptyState` component fixed
- Trending links: author name spacing tightened
- Advanced UI navigation overflow issue fixed
- Signature verification handles invalid keys gracefully
- Container builds no longer fail when the repo name has uppercase characters
- Blocked domains no longer linger in the Elasticsearch InstancesIndex after being unblocked
- Admin Mailer trends mail rendering fixed
- Stylesheet imports are now recursive

♿ Accessibility

- New `PageUp` and `PageDown` hotkeys for list navigation
- Post/feed hotkey navigation made more robust
- Differentiated accessible labels for About links in the footer

📦 Dependency updates

- Vite 8.0.16, Yarn 4.16.0, Sass 1.100.0, Sidekiq 8.1.6, ioredis 5.11.0, ws 8.21.0, axios 1.17.0, react-redux 9.3.0, @reduxjs/toolkit 2.12.0, pg 8.21.0, plus a security update for `@vitest/browser` and many smaller bumps

🐦‍⬛ Mastodon Bird UI 4.0.0-beta.1.rc (nightly)

This release adds Bird UI styling for the now-live Collections feature:

- Collections nav icon renders again (it was hidden by Bird UI's broad column-link icon-path reset)
- "Follows you" badge in account list items (collections lists, follower lists) uses the same dark pill style as in profiles
- Verified link badge in account list items mirrors the profile field verified style: Bird UI's tick icon and accent link color in place of the green gradient SVG
- All badges in account list items drop the core 4px padding so they sit flush in the row

Plus navigation polish:

- Notifications now sits in the second slot of the side navigation menu, right after Home
- Trends heading no longer renders a stray bottom border

Source code for our Mastodon: github.com/mementomori-social/…
Source code for our Mastodon Bird UI: github.com/rollecode/mastodon-…

As always, if you notice anything unusual or buggy, please reach out to me or any of the admins. Enjoy your time here, and feel free to message me with any questions or thoughts.

If anything feels off, please let us know!

#MementoMoriSocial #Mastodon #MastoAdmin #BirdUI #MastodonBirdUI #Fediverse