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2026-08-20 20:24:34

mrundkvist@archaeo.social

I've read up on #Friendica. But I don't understand what it offers that I don't already have on Masto.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendica

2026-08-20 20:29:51

Kalle Kniivilä

kallekn@mastodonsweden.se

@mrundkvist Grupper. Men funkar så där. @leanderlindahl startade en svensk server nyligen, men lägger ner den nu i slutet av månaden. Det kanske blir ett försök med #bonfire i stället? Åtminstone teoretiskt borde det ge bättre funktionalitet, men vi får se.

2026-08-20 20:34:27

Iron Bug

iron_bug@friendica.ironbug.org

it has normal threads view. it does not limit resources (if admin on a server did not limit them) and allows long posts with text wth pictures and media.
it basically reminds LiveJournal back when it was normal.
it also has user groups. always had. and you can share posts with selected groups of users.
it also has forums, but I have never used that feature.

2026-08-22 09:07:54

Jupiter Rowland

jupiter_rowland@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@Martin Rundkvist I've written an article with several feature comparison tables between

Mastodon
Friendica
Hubzilla (rebuilt from a fork of a fork of Friendica by Friendica's creator)
(streams) (fork of a fork of three forks of a fork (of a fork?) of Hubzilla by the same creator)
Forte (fork of the streams repository by still the same creator

https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/item/0a75de76-eb27-4149-b708-f20b2f79d392

A few goodies:

Mastodon:
500 characters; requires source code modifications to get more
Friendica:
16,777,215 characters
Friendica:
Can render and create the full gamut of HTML text formatting
Mastodon:
Can only create plain text; can only render a small subset of HTML text formatting
Friendica:
Have as many images pro post as you want
Embed them within the text
Mastodon:
Limited to 4 images
Images can only be file attachments
Friendica:
Shows you all content in the Fediverse just like the author intended it
Mastodon:
"Sanitises" away half the formatting, all embedded images and all images except for the first four, just for the sake of purist microblogging
Mastodon:
Timeline consists of single messages with no context
Friendica:
Timeline consists of complete conversations, all the way back to the start post, with all branches (ignores and blocks notwithstanding)
Mastodon:
Conversations consist of toots and more toots, loosely strung together with mentions
Replies only reach those who are visibly mentioned
Friendica:
Conversations consist of exactly one post and otherwise comments
Replies go from the replier to the thread starter and from there to all participants in the conversation without having to mention anyone
Friendica:
Has groups built in (groups are accounts with special settings)
Mastodon:
Has no support for groups whatsoever, much less its own groups
Most Mastodon users don't even know that the Fediverse has groups
Friendica:
Lets you federate with the whole Fediverse
Lets you federate with diaspora*
Lets you include and remote-control a Bluesky account
At least used to be able to do the same with a Tumblr account or a Twitter account
Lets you crosspost to Dreamwidth, Libertree, LiveJournal and XML-RPC-based blogs like WordPress
Mastodon:
Just barely so federates with the Fediverse
Tries to make everything that isn't Mastodon look broken
Would love for the Fediverse to be only Mastodon
Mastodon:
Makes the whole Fediverse look like Mastodon
Friendica:
Shows you which server software a message came from

#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #CharacterLimit #CharacterLimits #CharacterLimitMeta #CWCharacterLimitMeta #Mastodon #Friendica

2026-08-24 14:27:59

Ivar Espås Vangen

ivarv93@social.babb.no

It is easier to interact with users on Bluesky on Friendica, plus to include RSS-feeds in your feed. In general, Friendica is more similar to Facebook, and Mastodon is more like the old Twitter.

I believe @Jupiter Rowland summarizes it well in his comment above.

2026-08-24 23:54:26

veroandi_br

veroandi@connexia.hibiol.eu

@Martin Rundkvist

A lot of things. 🙂 The things I like the most:

You have a dozen different 'algorithms' (channels) that show you different feeds based on various criteria. There are default feeds for photos only, videos only, podcasts only, popular posts, quiet people, followers of followers etc. You can also create your own feed and filter out content that you don't like. You can build thematic feeds (tech, gaming, food, pets, etc.) as you wish.
You have circles of people. For example, if you have a circle of gamers, you can click on it and only see posts from the gamers you follow. You can do the same with family or niche accounts. You can post privately to a specific circle, such as family or work colleagues. You can also exclude a follower from viewing a specific post (e.g. a surprise birthday party or a complaint) or exclude a whole circle of people from viewing it (I do this sometimes to address people from a specific country because I create circles based on language).
You can also create different photo albums.
You can write as much as you want and insert as many photos as you want into the body of the text. You can also use Markdown or BBcode to style your text.
It accepts RSS. Subscribe to your favourite websites to get the news directly in your feed or in a separate one. You will see the full blog text on your screen.
You can save posts in folders. For example, you could save music suggestions in a folder called 'Music'. You can also save recipes or tool suggestions, etc.
You can manage different profiles within your account. For example, you could have one account for work and another for your personal life, and easily switch between them without having to login again.
There are many configuration options for how posts and comments are displayed, which is nice.