Still definitely a work in progress but it’s great so far.
It is absolutely lovely!
The guys over at Sync are working on a Lemmy app too. It’s only for Android, though, I believe.
That’s going to be an instant buy for me when it’s released. I had sync for like 8 years and it would be awesome to get it back.
*The guy. It’s just one dude! Just wanted to highlight that because it’s the best designed app I’ve ever used, and it has one single dev.
He doesn’t really advertise it so I’m just going to mention I found out recently he has a patreon for anyone else who’s been a long time fan and didn’t know.
Yep. After enjoying Sync Pro for several years, I was really happy to see it was being developed for Lemmy. I figured it was time to join his Patreon.
It’s actually my first Patreon ever. I’ve often tipped/purchased to support developers, but generally been opposed to subscriptions in the past.
Definitely, sync was Reddit for me. Looking forward to getting it back for lemmy
For the apollo lovers that aren’t committed enough to install an app yet I’d really recommend trying wefwef.app (potentially to be renamed voyager)
wefwef.app is an Apollo style client for Lemmy. It’s amazing. It has made moving to Lemmy so much easier. It’s almost a perfect match to the ui of apollo.
Yeah WefWef is awesome! Made me feel at home after losing Apollo. Highly recommend. Github is at https://github.com/aeharding/wefwef.
This is amazing, thanks for posting, I feel at home now.
A person on my instance made a pretty slick reddit-like theme, as well, called rediggit.
hello! author here. I’m late to this party but, just for good order:
This script is good for desktop, but not great for mobile. If your primary interaction is on a mobile device, probably check the comments for (much) better alternatives.
if you are on an instance that has upgraded to v0.18.1 (lemmy.world; lemm.ee; feddit.nl; etc.) and browse on widescreen/desktop you will want this version (for the updated UI):
https://github.com/soundjester/lemmy_monkey/raw/dev-v2.6-Lemmy-v0.18.1/old.reddit.compact.user.js
Just to be clear, you’re saying Sync won’t work well on mobile?
I think this is the author of the userscript to make lemmy look like old.reddit, not the author of sync that you’re replying to.
yes, @[email protected] has it correct, I’m referring to the linked userscript (not Sync).
Sync will probably work just fine for mobile, but i’m not 100% sure it is available. I think it’s just in development at the moment.
6 week eta but there’s a signup page available now. May need to disable adblock or Firefox privacy settings temporarily to make the form work. This might have been fixed already though.
That’s awesome. Wefwef is a remarkably great mobile app, but I’ve been wanting a RES equivalent for desktop!
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Thanks for posting this. I never realized there was this level of personal customization capable with Lemmy.
It’s a lot easier when the site doesn’t obfuscate the code.
Cool!
Anyone figured out endless scroll yet?
Is there anyone who hasn’t figured out endless scroll yet? It’s worked fine on every ios or progressive web app I’ve tried iirc
On the website silly.
I’m excited about Sync for Lemmy. The dev says about 6 weeks.
This is amazing actually.
Semi tech illiterate and don’t fully understand what each instance means and how it works. Sync will be nice to try
Think of it like email.
An account on gmail can still talk to a Yahoo account. Now just apply that to users and communities on lemmy.
I’m on iusearchlinux.fyi but can still engage with communities and users on lemmy.world and sh.itjust.works
So, but, forgive my ignorance, but why? Is it a hosting/capacity issue? Why multiple instances with different addresses?
I couldn’t sign up on lemmy.world or lemmy.ml (I think) but registered on redd.that. What does that mean for me?
It’s spez-proof
If I don’t like how my instance is run I can jump ship to another, or even make my own, and still interact with the same communities.
Not much really, just that your admins are the admins of redd.that. They can block other instances and ban users if they choose to. You have a choice of different instances. Some will block porn, some will ban users who hold certain political views. But you have the choice at least of which to join.
As to why: it means nobody owns Lemmy. Nobody can ever just ruin the whole place like Spez did Reddit. That’s what we mean by “decentralized”.
Also worth noting that you can sign up to multiple instances too. You aren’t beholden to your admins in the same way that you are over a barrel at other social media websites with a single account. Your browser and all of the apps support multiple accounts out of the box.
It’s honestly superior once you are used to it. I’m looking forward to the day we have federated ID to go along with it too without having to spin up a whole instance yourself.
This whole thing takes me right back to wild west internet days, or the first steps for Blockchain.
It’s exciting to see what the community decides is best, and I’m looking forward to seeing if this takes off or at least becomes as natural to me (and others) as R*ddit was.
A lot of things I need to learn and un-learn.
Thanks for your insight - small comments like this are really helping me get my bearings here. 💚
It is a lot like the origin of the www where much of the best content were personal web sites. The technology got so complex that running your own website wasn’t very practical for most people anymore and so they moved to platforms like Facebook, Google, Twitter, etc. I think we are at a point where enough people are starting to realize that having all content controlled by a for-profit company ends up being very bad for users and the fediverse is about building tools that allow individuals and communities to take back control of their own content.
Apps also make it great. Lift off for example let’s me sign in to both of my accounts and use them seemlessly. Like if a beehaw community appears in my feed I can comment from my acct there without switching anything.
Each instance is basically it’s own version of reddit.
Each community is a subreddit.
Each instance can have duplicate subreddits with its own rules and moderators, so you can sub to one or the other, or both. I.e. lemmy.ca can have an aww community and Lemmy.world can have an aww community, but even if your home instance is Lemmy.ml you can comment, subscribe, and post to both version of the aww instance.
Thank you for writing this up.
Is there a list of all communities or any reason that one instance is better than another?
Pick an instance that aligns with your values from here. You can still subscribe and interact with communities made elsewhere.
Here is a list and search for all Lemmy commhnities, even ones your home instance is defederated from.
As for one instance being better than another, it depends on what you value. Size, sign-up procedures, moderation, and what instancea they’re federated with are all factors. As an example, Beehaw.org is a larger instance with some popular communities, but they have a strict sign-up process and defederate from a lot of instances. This gives their users a more curated experience, but some people don’t like having someone else controlling what they can and can’t see
God Bless whoever made that. I’m too entrenched in that old.reddit style to let go just yet.
This is fantastic stuff. Thanks for sharing! Will definitely be checking this out as I’ve found the native desktop experience to be just so so at this point.
Hi I’m new here. Wefwef. Glad I figured this out, I think?
Welcome, fellow refugee! 🙋♀️
Thanks you too
I feel like Reddfugees says it all
