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# Pinafore [](https://travis-ci.org/nolanlawson/pinafore)
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[](https://greenkeeper.io/)
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2018-04-02 08:15:52 +02:00
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An alternative web client for [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org]), focused on speed and simplicity.
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2018-04-02 08:18:50 +02:00
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Pinafore is available at [pinafore.social](https://pinafore.social). Bleeding-edge releases are at [dev.pinafore.social](https://dev.pinafore.social).
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See the [user guide](https://github.com/nolanlawson/pinafore/blob/master/docs/User-Guide.md) for basic usage.
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## Browser support
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Pinafore supports the latest versions of the following browsers:
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- Chrome
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- Edge
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- Firefox
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- Safari
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Compatible versions of each (Opera, Brave, Samsung, etc.) should be fine.
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## Goals and non-goals
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### Goals
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- Support the most common use cases
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- Fast even on low-end phones
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- Works offline in read-only mode
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- Progressive Web App features
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- Multi-instance support
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- Support latest versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari
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- a11y (keyboard navigation, screen readers)
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### Possible future goals
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- Works as an alternative frontend self-hosted by instances
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- Android/iOS apps (using Cordova or similar)
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- Support Pleroma/non-Mastodon backends
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- i18n
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- Offline search
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- Full emoji keyboard
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- Keyboard shortcuts
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### Non-goals
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- Supporting old browsers, proxy browsers, or text-based browsers
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- React Native / NativeScript / hybrid-native version
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- Full functionality with JavaScript disabled
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- Emoji support beyond the built-in system emoji
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- Multi-column support
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- Admin/moderation panel
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- Works offline in read-write mode (would require sophisticated sync logic)
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## Building and contributing
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See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/nolanlawson/pinafore/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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