After months of testing, and then migrating my Pleroma server to Akkoma, I can now say for certain that Mangane is a viable front-end for the Fediverse.

I am very pleased with the results, and feel like most people would find this to be an easy and approachable UI/UX. In fact, Mangane solves a big problem for me.

When it comes to Fediverse server software, Akkoma has always been efficient. In fact, I’m running atomicpoet.org with 2GB of RAM, and it’s rock solid. Unfortunately, Akkoma’s default UI doesn’t seem to be all that inviting. I’ve tested it with folks who are new to the Fediverse, and to put it politely, they find it very confusing.

Mangane, on the other hand, is very inviting. Most people like it because it’s similar to Twitter but has lots of quality of life improvements over it. For example, the ability to react to a post with multiple emoji reactions seems to be a big hit.

Power users also have plenty to love about Mangane. Not only does it offer textual formatting (through Markdown), it offers post scheduling as well. That’s a big deal!

If you’re looking for rock solid Fediverse server software that combines resource efficiency with a beautiful UI, the combination of Akkoma + Mangage is a solid choice!

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