Features
What angler@neiam can do. Angler 0.2.0, compatible with Pixelfed 0.15.2.
New in Angler 0.2
- Group chats and message requests in DMs, with mute, hide and leave
- Boosts in your home feed and on profiles (Pixelfed app: Settings → Timelines)
- Quote posts: choose who may quote you, per post or for your account
- Choose who may feature you in their collections
- Stories federate both ways, with replies and reactions arriving as DMs
- Follower lists and blocks stay in sync with other servers
- Curated sign-ups, captcha and spam protection for registration
- Editable terms, privacy and help pages
Photo sharing
- Single photos and multi-photo albums
- Captions, content warnings, alt text and media licenses
- Per-post visibility: public, unlisted, followers-only, direct
- Quote posts with consent: per-post and account-wide quote policies
Timelines & discovery
- Home, local, and federated ("known network") timelines
- Boosts in timelines, with a photos-only option
- Trending posts and hashtags, plus Pixelfed's network-wide trending feed
- Discover, directory, and full-text search
Social
- Follows, follow requests, blocks, mutes, and lists
- Likes, boosts, bookmarks, replies, and threaded comments
- Featured collections, with consent from the people featured
Direct messages
- One-to-one and group conversations (up to 10 people)
- Message requests from people you don't follow
- Unread counts, mute, hide, and leave
- Notifications that open the right conversation
Stories
- Ephemeral stories with drafts and cross-posting
- Viewers, replies, and reactions
- Federated with other Pixelfed servers, both ways
Groups
- Public, private, and secret groups
- Members, invites, reports, and threaded group posts
Federation
- ActivityPub with signed delivery, and backoff for servers that are down
- Follower lists and blocks kept in sync across servers (FEP-8fcf, FEP-070c)
- Consent-respecting quotes and featuring (FEP-044f)
- Interoperates with Pixelfed, Mastodon, and the wider fediverse
Safety & moderation
- Reports for posts, profiles, stories, and messages
- Captcha (hCaptcha, Turnstile, or Cap) and a honeypot on sign-up
- Curated registration: applicants are approved by an admin
- Per-account storage limits and rate-limited logins
Apps & API
- Wire-compatible with the Pixelfed mobile app
- Mastodon-compatible /api/v1 + Pixelfed extensions
- OAuth, Web Push (VAPID), and Expo (FCM/APNs) notifications