Mackinac

A new version of the Mackinac native app is now available in TestFlight for iOS! This update brings custom verifications and AppView switching to the mobile app. https://testflight.apple.com/join/jDdGrMBk

We've improved "Mix feeds into Following"! Previously, mixed-in posts could overwhelm your timeline and crowd out people you follow. Now, they're spread more evenly throughout your feed for a better balance of content. You can enable this feature in the feed settings.

Earlier this week, we opened up the public beta for our iOS app. Check it out and let us know what you think. Android is coming very soon! https://testflight.apple.com/join/jDdGrMBk

We’ve made a few changes to Articles. First, Articles now live in their own tab on the main navigation. The articles screen also has a new view for larger screens. We’ve also moved publications on profiles into their own tab.

Try out the native app for iOS and let us know what you think!

We've been kind of quiet lately, but the mobile apps for Android and iOS are very close to public beta. We've been making some small changes to the web app as well.

Hello from the Mighty Mac!

If also hate Mackinac, leave us a review on @atstore.fyi to let us know what we can do better 😉

Heading back to Michigan from Texas. The @mackinac.social native app is getting closer and closer. Thinking of opening a public beta if people are interested.

Mackinac just joined the directory! It's a multi protocol client that lets you follow and interact with Bluesky, Mastodon, and the Fediverse all in one place. Your bridge to the social web is here. @mackinac.social

The @mackinac.social native app is coming along. Most of the basic stuff is built out, but still some missing larger features.

Native apps for Android and iOS are coming later this year.

There’s a new articles setting that lets you disable the in-app reader. When enabled, articles will open in their original source instead of the built-in reader, both from the Articles feed and the main feed.

Do you need to make an account to start writing on pckt? If you're reading this on Bluesky, probably not! Read more: notes.pckt.blog/atmosphere-1...

When posts are shared with a @standard.site embed, you can now click into the post to read it in Mackinac, or click the publication to see other posts or subscribe!

Now, when you click on publications within profile pages in Mackinac, you’ll be taken to a publication page where you can view all posts and subscribe.

If a quarter of the accounts on Bridgy Fed donated $1/mo, we could run completely on community donations for the long-term. Please help us continue to be an independent non-profit!

Might open this one up in labs soon.

AI settings are now available in @mackinac.social and the @atexplore.social MCP has been updated to respect these settings. This is built to on the @lexicon.community Lexicon so it will work with any app that respects those settings.

AI preferences are now live in Mackinac!

If you’ve enjoyed using Mackinac, give us review on @atstore.fyi.

We’ve made it even easier to connect to @ap.brid.gy! You’ll now find a globe icon on your profile page to manage your connection. This handles the setup automatically, so you no longer need to manually follow, unfollow, or block the account. If you run into any issues, let us know!

Trending topics and feed discovery are now live! We’ll be adding more to the search page soon.

Today, we're launching the ability to Bounce from Mastodon to any Atmosphere PDS you have access to, whether it be @blackskyweb.xyz, @eurosky.social, @transrights.northsky.social, @selfhosted.social, or even your self-hosted option! You can also bring an invite code when necessary 🎟️ 1/

We've added some features to make it easier to access profiles you visit often. You can favorite a profile, which will appear when you visit the search page. We've also added a Jump to feature under the user menu to quickly navigate to specific handles. Jump to works across protocols.

The Articles feature is now available in Labs. You can access labs features by clicking the avatar in the top right corner -> click settings -> select labs.

If you’ve been using Mackinac I’d love to hear your feedback! Thread in here or DM this account or @whiteside.io

I’ve been working on adding @standard.site articles/publications to @mackinac.social. It’s getting close, hoping to release as a labs feature soon.

Mackinac supports custom verifications via @microcosm.blue. In settings -> verifications, you can set which verifiers you trust. You can verify users in the UI and manage your verification records.

*puts on Bridgy Fed hat* Mastodon and Bsky are architected for two very different kinds of people, and if a mass # of users were to interoperate via bridges, the benefits of each would be so much clearer and people could use what makes sense for them

We want to make bridging feel as native as possible. These feature are just the start.

@mackinac.social, built by @whiteside.io, is an open social web client that's thinking multi-protocol and bridging-first! John's added a *ton* of unique features we've never seen before, so we wanted to outline a few of them in a thread 👇🏼 1/🧵

Mackinac is available in beta as a PWA! We’re looking to build native apps for both Android and iOS in the future. Lots more to come!

The goal of Mackinac is to make it easy to connect people on the Social Web, no matter which protocol they are on.