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if anyone is averse to the column layout on the default Mastodon UI they should check out https://pinafore.social for a more Twitter like layout.

rather than being a mastodon instance you simply use pinafore as your portal to your existing mastodon account.

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Or use the Emacs package ( https://github.com/jdenen/mastodon.el ) :

https://i.imgur.com/dizqJmY.png

Can't really figure it out. I try to login and put mastodon.social in the Add instance field, but I get an error:

> Error: undefined. Is this a valid Mastodon instance? Is a browser extension blocking the request?

You'll see that error if the Service Worker failed to register. Check your browser console?

I think I've cracked it: it does not work in Firefox Private mode.

Author of Pinafore here. Yes, ironically for an app and userbase that is so focused on privacy, things like private browsing, Privacy Badger, adblockers, etc. can cause compat issues with Pinafore.

Interestingly, the reason is (as I discovered) that most of these tools consider cross-origin requests as a signal of a third-party tracker or ad, and therefore block it. Pinafore works by talking directly to the instance's API, and so the instance itself is suspected to be a third-party tracker. ‍️

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