Mastodon – Simplified Federation!

Mastodon – Simplified Federation!

Simplifies following or interacting with other users on remote Mastodon instances in the Fediverse. It skips the “Enter your Mastodon handle” popup and takes you to your own “home” instance, without entering your Mastodon handle on remote instances.

What is Mastodon – Simplified Federation!?
'Mastodon – Simplified Federation!' is a Firefox add-on that enhances Mastodon usage. It omits the need to repeatedly enter your Mastodon handle when interacting on remote instances. It automatically redirects you to your home instance while keeping your handle private. Additionally, it offers support for other systems in the Fediverse including GNU Social, Friendica and Pleroma. The add-on is Open-source and welcomes usage improvements and translations.
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By: rugk
Rating: 4.40 (35)
Version: 2.2 (Last updated: 2024-01-01)
Creation date: 2018-08-15
Weekly download count: 5
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • notifications
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 142.73K
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Summary

This add-on simplifies following or interacting with other users on remote Mastodon instances in the Fediverse. Basically, it skips the "Enter your Mastodon handle" popup and takes you directly to your own "home" instance, saving you from cumbrously entering your Mastodon handle again and again in that input box when you click on a "Follow", "Retoot"/"Fav" or other remote interaction button on another instance.

🤯 Why? 🤯 You may wonder why to use this browser add-on. But actually, it's easy!

You do not need to enter your Mastodon account handle anymore! (except for login 😉) This makes interacting with remote instances in the Fediverse much simpler.

Additionally, this add-on makes sure to keep your Mastodon handle private. It will never expose it to any third-party site. Therefore it does not – literally – enter your Mastodon ID into the input field you normally see, but basically "skips" this page. For the technical details, on how this works, see the detailed explanation on GitHub.

🐤 How to use? 🐤 After you have installed the add-on, you need to go into the settings, enter your Mastodon handle (that is username@server). After this is done, there is nothing you need to do anymore. The add-on will continue to work in the background and you do not need to do anything. Just enjoy the simplified federation when you are getting redirected automatically when you want to follow or interact with a user.

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User reviews
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Pros
  • Simple and effective
  • Makes using fedi more seamless
  • Fixes a major UX flaw in Mastodon
Cons
  • Doesn't work for some users
  • Expansive permissions
  • Issues with pasting and keyboard input
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work
  • Simple and effective
  • Makes using fedi more seamless
Recent reviews
by bunnie, 2024-04-13

by bunnie, 2024-04-13

didn't work on android firefox for any fediverse link
by Bathsheba, 2024-03-03
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Safety
Risk impact

Mastodon – Simplified Federation! is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Mastodon – Simplified Federation! if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Mastodon – Simplified Federation! is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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