pinafore/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.