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		superkuh on Dec 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A better Mastodon client? The mastodon client I really want is my web browser. I want my web browser to be able to go to a mastodon web server and see HTML of posts (and responses! so no, /embed is not a solution) with actual text. This traditional form of interface was removed in most mastodon implementations from version 3 and on for some reason. Requiring execution of complex code, either in the browser as javascript, or on your computer as a native client, is not cool. At least for twitter there's nitter but there's no easy way to read mastodon posts/threads.

zimpenfish on Dec 21, 2023 [–]

I'm guessing you mean "without having to log in"? Otherwise I'd suggest Brutaldon might fit your needs.

(and someone could very well tweak Brutaldon to work in a logged-out mode, I suppose)

superkuh on Dec 21, 2023 | [–]

Yes, without having to set up an account and log in. Like a normal webpage on a normal website.

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