Indigo brings together the open social web into one app

Are you trying to get rid of social media owned by billionaires but don’t know where to start? A new application called Indigo It launches today to allow users to explore the open social web across multiple services, all under one roof.

Decentralized social media A long time coming, more people realize that they want to control algorithms, feeds, moderation options, and other aspects of participating in online communities. However, there are multiple paths to choose from. Users can choose the decentralized servers that make up the social network Mastodonbuilt on the older ActivityPub protocol (now used by Meta’s Topics), or they can join the newer social network BlueskyWhich runs on the AT protocol.

Indigo does not force people to choose. Instead, the app brings separate social networks together into one seamless experience, with a unified timeline that syncs across devices and a composer that allows users to post to both services simultaneously.

The application is designed by Soapbox program — The same team that developed Croissant cross-spreading toolwhich provides an easy way to publish to Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads from a single interface. Indigo co-founder Ben McCarthy, who also developed the Indigo software, participated Mysterious applications and othersTechCrunch indicated that the new application was created based on the team’s previous experience with Croissant, while adding new features that make it a great standalone application for users of both open social networks.

When using Indigo, you can distinguish Bluesky posts from Mastodon in your timeline: Bluesky profiles are highlighted in blue, while Mastodon profiles are highlighted in purple.

The app also includes other tools and features, including options that allow users to automatically scroll to the top when new posts arrive, hide NSFW content, mute users or keywords, filter the responses you see, enable dark mode, and more.

Additionally, you can access all of your custom feeds and lists across both social networks through the app’s “More” menu, track your notifications across both services, and search across Bluesky and Mastodon using Indigo’s global search.

The ability to publish and sync schedules across devices and track trends across networks requires a paid subscription of $4.99 per month or $34.99 per year. (There’s also a one-time purchase option of $119.99 for those dedicated to the open social web.) Currently, Indigo works across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.