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README.md
Pinafore
An alternative web client for Mastodon.
Goals and non-goals
This section lays out some high-level goals for Pinafore, as well as the goals it doesn't intend to tackle.
Goals
- Support the most common use cases
- Fast even on low-end phones
- Works offline in read-only mode
- Progressive Web App features
- Multi-instance support
- Support latest versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari
- a11y (keyboard navigation, screen readers)
Possible future goals
- Works as an alternative frontend self-hosted by instances
- Ship in the Android/iOS app stores as a Cordova app
- Support Pleroma/non-Mastodon backends
- i18n
- Offline search
- Full emoji keyboard
Non-goals
- Supporting old browsers, proxy browsers, or text-based browsers
- React Native / NativeScript / hybrid-native version
- Full functionality with JavaScript disabled
- Emoji support beyond the built-in system emoji
- Multi-column support
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Admin/moderation panel
- Works offline in read-write mode
Building and contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md.