Quick vibe check on @elk usage.

[katzentratschen@mastodon.social]

@ayo @elk Missing quote posts, advanced search and GIFs not autoplaying were some of the reasons I'm sticking – for now – with the "official" PWA after using Elk for some time. That said: still love the look and feel. Recommended it a lot.

[katzentratschen@mastodon.social]

@SharpCheddarGoblin @ayo @elk A lot of well crafted and thoughtful customization features, e.g. options to hide distracting elements like emojis in usernames, to rearrange elements in the bottom navigation, to change the colour scheme or font size. Overall more pleasant design.

[haayman@todon.nl]

@ayo @elk btw don't you have server stats to see the usage?

[katzentratschen@mastodon.social]

@Ekyllier @haayman @ayo @elk I've tested it and there doesn't seem to be a quote feature yet. Moreover, Elk still doesn't display quoted posts within posts. Instead of a nested view, it's just RE: with a plain URL.

[haayman@todon.nl]

@katzentratschen @Ekyllier @ayo @elk it does? I've seen it. I'm on mobile at the moment, so I can't make screenshot. And there's a quote button.
Did you test it on main.elk.zone?=

[ekyllier@mastodon.online]

@haayman @katzentratschen @ayo @elk So I've just jumped on my computer now to check and unless it's crazy hidden, I don't see it

[katzentratschen@mastodon.social]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@katzentratschen/116226980274474800

@Ekyllier @haayman @ayo @elk For example this post. Looking at it via elk.zone it's just a plain text link.

Elk

A nimble Mastodon web client

Elk (elk.zone)

[unattributed@gotosocial.social]

@ayo @elk I've tried it a couple of times, but keep coming back to Phanpy.

[katzentratschen@mastodon.social]

@Ekyllier @haayman @ayo @elk (And I cannot find a quote button either. 🧐)

[katzentratschen@mastodon.social]

@Ekyllier @haayman @ayo @elk For the record: I am using it on mobile, more specifically Safari on iOS 26.3.1 (a).

[katzentratschen@mastodon.social]

@Ekyllier @haayman @ayo @elk Woohoo. Switching to main.elk.zone did the trick.

[ekyllier@mastodon.online]

@katzentratschen @haayman @ayo @elk Ahh, that did fix that issue. I am assuming this is a pre-release stream?

[dirk@gts.0x7be.net]

@ayo @elk The #Elk web app, yes, but not elk.zone, but a selfhosted instance (canary version).

[photovince@mastodon.social]

@ayo @elk Perhaps I’ve tried it once, can’t remember. Mastodon is a phone-only thing for me so rarely I use any web IF

[millihertz@oldbytes.space]

@ayo @elk you're missing a "tried it once but found substantial reasons not to" option, so i ticked "never did" because that's what it rounds to

[katzentratschen@mastodon.social]

@Ekyllier @haayman @ayo @elk Here's what I've found:

GitHub - elk-zone/elk: A nimble Mastodon web client

A nimble Mastodon web client. Contribute to elk-zone/elk development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub (github.com)

[nanianmichaels@tech.lgbt]

@ayo @elk I've tried it a couple of times.

Main reason that keeps me away is that when I block of mute someone, their posts are not removed from the timeline, I need to refresh the page.

If I block or mute, it's for content I don't want to see right now that's egregious enough for me to not just skip over it, so that limitation is a rather hard "nope".

I'd also love to see an easier way to self-host, from pre-built images, instead of having to rebuild at each update.

It's still probably the best looking Mastodon client I've ever seen, though, so it would be dad to see it go away.

[ayo@social.ayco.io]

@codinghorror @elk Thanks for the gesture of generosity Jeff! This already means a lot. There are a few big things that need to happen both on Mastodon & Elk side, I'm willing to start/participate on discussions. Great to connect with you!

[janekdererste@det.social]

@ayo @elk I use it Andi really like it!!

[ayo@social.ayco.io]

@sarah11918 @elk Taking a lot of notes for improvement!