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.

Mastodon – Simplified Federation! Firefox Add-On

'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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Add-on stats

By: rugk
Users: 1,500
-54
Rating: 4.59
(37)
Version: 2.2 (Last updated: 2024-01-01)
Creation date: 2018-08-15
Weekly download count: 2
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • notifications
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 142.73K

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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, making Mastodon easier to use.
  • Works well for many users, enhancing the experience of using the fediverse.
  • Setup is straightforward, requiring just a username and site.
  • Helps fix significant user experience flaws in Mastodon.
Cons
  • Issues with specific instances like mastodon.social not working as expected.
  • Extension sometimes requires restarts when changing settings.
  • Problems with losing input when certain keys are pressed.
  • Concerns about the extensive permissions required by the add-on.
Most mentioned
  • Not working on certain instances.
  • Need to restart the extension for some settings.
  • Problems with text input disappearing.
User reviews
Mastodon should have an addon like this officially...
by Azarilh, 2024-11-25
by mrey, 2024-11-03
Works well enough. May have problems when certain instances (like mastodon.social) updates, as it's bleeding edge unlike other instances. It also has some quirks like with misskey-likes where you have to keep it set to open a new tab. Unless it's eventually fixed, you need to restart the extension every time you toggle "Redirect in main window."
by coldReactive, 2024-06-15
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Risk impact

Mastodon – Simplified Federation! requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Mastodon – Simplified Federation! has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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