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Week in Fediverse 2026-07-31 Servers

• Mastodon v4.6.4
• yukimochi/Activity-Relay v2.0.11
• Iceshrimp.NET v2026.1.2-beta
• Mitra v5.8.0
• ActivityPub for WordPress v9.2.0
• Misskey v2026.7.0
• NeoDB v0.17.4
• NodeBB v4.14.5
• Announcing Bonfire for communities: groups and tools to organise together
• bandwagon.fm: July 2026

Clients

• Fedilab v3.43.0
• Pachli v3.8.0
• PleromaFE v2.11.2
• Aria v1.5.10
• Photon v2.4.3
• Rocinante v1.2.0
• FediSuite: Manage all your Fediverse accounts in one place

For developers

• Masto.js v8.0.0
• activitystreams-vocabulary: ActivityStreams 2.0 Vocabulary data structures (Rust)

Protocol

• FEP-2345: fediverse:creator

Articles

• Pelago: The Old Man, The Sea, and The Island
• Cooperative Software
• Cacheable Requests for Remote Content
• A newbie's guide to self-hosting: GoToSocial part 1 (installation and set-up)

#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

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Week in Fediverse 2026-07-24 Servers

• WriteFreely v0.17.0
• Ktistec v3.9.0
• Vernissage Server v1.41.0
• GoToSocial v0.22.1
• Bookwyrm v0.9.1
• PeerTube v8.2.3
• Lemmy v0.19.20
• ties v0.3
• ActivityPub for WordPress v9.1.0
• NeoDB v0.17.2
• NodeBB v4.14.2
• PieFed v1.7.7
• FitPub v1.2.1
• ActivityForge: ForgeFed implementation in Rust

Clients

• PleromaFE v2.11.1
• Aria v1.5.9
• Pixelix v5.0.0
• Summit v1.83.0
• Jerboa v0.0.88
• Holos v1.15.0
• Rocinante v1.1.8

Tools and Plugins

• Superblock v3.1 (Hubzilla addon)
• Polls for ActivityPub v1.0.10 (WordPress plugin)

Protocol

• FEP-de8d: Emoji Catalogs

Articles

• I added ActivityPub to this blog

#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

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Week in Fediverse 2026-07-17 Servers

• flohmarkt v0.20.0
• Vernissage Server v1.40.0
• FitPub v1.2.0
• Wafrn v2026.07.02
• TinyAP v0.1.11
• NeoDB v0.16.5.0
• PieFed v1.7.6
• Catodon v26.7.0
• Trunk & Tidbits, June 2026 (Mastodon)
• matrix-appservice-activitypub: Turns your Matrix server into a fully functioning ActivityPub server
• Discord–Fediverse Bridge: A self-hosted bridge between Discord forum channels and ActivityPub community actors
• ~petersanchez/honk: Fork of honk

Clients

• PeerTube Mobile v2.2.0
• Photon v2.4.0
• Tesseract v1.5.5
• Aria v1.5.8
• Mitra Mini v0.5.0

Tools and Plugins

• Enable Mastodon Apps v1.6.1 (WordPress plugin)
• Polls for ActivityPub v1.0.9 (WordPress plugin)
• Telegram ↔️ Mastodon Bridge Bot: A Python bot that forwards text messages, photos, and albums from a Telegram chat to your Mastodon account

For developers

• @shootpub/activitypub-types: ActivityPub types package with support for FEP-2277 Activitypub core types (duck typing)

Articles

• The Long Tail of Work Left Until ActivityPub Has E2EE

#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

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Week in Fediverse 2026-07-10 Servers

• Betula v1.8.1
• Stegodon v1.8.6
• Ktistec v3.8.0
• Mitra v5.7.0
• Ibis v0.3.3
• Gathio v1.6.3
• NodeBB v4.14.0
• Wanderer v0.20.0
• Wafrn v2026.07.01
• Gush! v0.0.40
• PieFed v1.7.5
• Harmony v1.4.0

Clients

• Mastodon for iOS v2026.05
• tooi v0.27.0
• Voyager v2.47.4
• Aria v1.5.7
• Holos v1.14.0
• Rocinante v1.1.0
• chan-fe: Imageboard-style frontend for Mitra and Mastodon-compatible fediverse APIs

Tools and Plugins

• tag-federation.online: How Widely Do Hashtags Federate?
• Fedigraph: A dashboard for exploring the fediverse

For developers

• BotKit v0.5.0

Protocol

• FEP-4772: Representing bookmarks
• FEP-521b: Switch the default in FEP-521a to be 76171% cooler

#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

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Week in Fediverse 2026-07-03 Servers

• TinyAP v0.1.10
• GoToSocial v0.22.0
• Mobilizon v5.2.4
• Bonfire v1.0.5
• PeerTube v8.2.2
• Ktistec v3.7.0
• PieFed v1.7.0
• Mastodon v4.6.3
• Hollo v0.9.6
• ActivityPub for WordPress v9.0.2
• NeoDB v0.16.3
• Wanderer v0.19.3
• Trunk & Tidbits, May 2026 (Mastodon)
• Lemmy Development Update June 2026 and 1.0.0-beta.1

Clients

• Fedilab v3.42.1
• Pachli v3.7.1
• Aria v1.5.5
• Rocinante v1.0.9
• Holos v1.12.0
• Mitra Mini v0.4.2

Tools and Plugins

• FediFetcher v7.1.21
• owncast-emojiwall v2.1.0
• Polls For ActivityPub (WordPress plugin)

For developers

• Why implementing ActivityPub is hard, and why it doesn't have to be (Fedify)

Protocol

• FEP-8c13: Context-Authority Routing with Object Integrity Proofs for Restricted Threads
• FEP-f228: Backfilling conversations (Final comments)
• FEP-7628: Move actor (Final comments)

#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

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Week in Fediverse 2026-06-26 Servers

• Vernissage Server v1.39.0
• Bookwyrm v0.9.0
• Mastodon v4.6.1
• GoToSocial v0.21.3
• Ktistec v3.6.0
• snac v2.93
• Mitra v5.6.0
• Misskey v2026.6.0
• NeoDB v0.16.2.1

Clients

• Fedilab v3.42.0
• Mastodon for Android v2.13.0
• Voyager 2.47.3
• Tesseract v1.5.4
• Holos v1.10.2
• Phanpy changelog
• Rocinante: A modern, open-source Android client for BookWyrm

For developers

• Fedify v2.3.0
• Masto.js v7.12.0

Articles

• FR#168 – LLMs Join The Fediverse

#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

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Week in Fediverse 2026-06-12 Servers

• Betula v1.8.0
• Bookwyrm v0.8.7
• Lemmy v0.19.19
• Mitra v5.5.0
• ActivityPub for WordPress v9.0.0
• PeerTube v8.2.1
• NeoDB v0.16.0
• flohmarkt v0.18.1
• NodeBB v4.13.0
• Mastodon 4.6 for Developers
• Discord–Fediverse Bridge: Syncs Discord forum channels with Lemmy communities over ActivityPub

Clients

• Mastodon for iOS v2026.04
• RaccoonForFriendica v1.0.0
• Nicolium v0.3.2
• Voyager v2.47.0
• Tesseract v1.5.3
• Holos v1.9.0

For developers

• Fedify v2.2.5

Protocol

• FEP-5219: Groups and permissions
• FEP-7aa9: Featuring recommendations using a dedicated collection

Articles

• Non-Commercial Social Networks

#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

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Week in Fediverse 2026-06-05 Servers

• Mastodon v4.5.11
• Hollo v0.9.3
• Wafrn v2026.06.01
• Ktistec v3.4.1
• tootik v0.23.1
• NeoDB v0.15.2
• wanderer v0.19.2
• Lemmy Development Update May 2026
• FitPub: A self-hosted fitness tracking platform for the Fediverse
• Harmony: Discord-style servers and chat with ActivityPub
• Menuverse: A federated menu system for canteens and institutions
• LAUTI: A calendar software where one can publish events, groups and places

Clients

• Pachli v3.7.0
• Elk v1.0.0
• Fedilab v3.41.0
• tooi v0.26.0
• Pixelix v4.4.0
• Aria v1.5.3
• Tesseract v1.5.0
• Interstellar v0.11.4
• Holos v1.8.0
• P2Play v0.10.1

For developers

• APx v0.25.0

Protocol

• FEP-bebd: Follow Invites

Articles

• Prikbord: Federated calendar for events in Rotterdam
• small details in my mastodon client that i wanted more people to notice
• From simple afterthought to over-engineered software
• FR#165 – Fediverse News May 2026

#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

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Week in Fediverse 2026-05-15 Servers

• PieFed v1.6.23
• Hollo v0.8.3
• Ktistec v3.3.8
• Wafrn v2026.05.01
• snac v2.92
• Mitra v5.3.0
• Iceshrimp v2026.4.2
• Hollo v0.8.4
• Vernissage v1.37.0
• Bonfire v1.0.3
• Hometown v1.2.1
• tootik v0.22.1
• NeoDB v0.14.2
• NodeBB v4.11.3
• PieFed v1.6.23
• Wanderer v0.19.0
• Aktor: A headless, Mastodon-compatible ActivityPub server

Clients

• FediLab v3.40.0
• tooi v0.25.0
• Holos v1.5.6
• Phanpy changelog
• lemmy-tray: Read lemmy posts in system tray

Tools and Plugins

• FediFetcher v7.1.18
• slurp v1.1.1

For developers

• BotKit v0.4.1
• APx v0.24.0

Articles

• There Are a Million Fediverses. Some of Them Are Louder than Others

#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

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Week in Fediverse 2026-05-08 Servers

• Vernissage v1.35.0
• Pleroma v2.10.2
• Funkwhale v2.0.2
• Betula v1.7.0
• Hollo v0.8.2
• Akkoma v2026.05
• Ktistec v3.3.7
• NodeBB v4.11.0
• Misskey v2026.5.1
• Ties v0.2.1
• PieFed v1.6.21
• Lemmy Development Update April 2026

Clients

• Nicolium v0.2.1
• Fedilab v3.39.0
• Pachli v3.6.1
• Mastodon for Android v2.12.0
• Coho v1.0
• PixelDroid v1.0.beta42
• Blorp v1.13.0
• Mitra Mini v0.4.0
• Holos v1.5.5

Tools and Plugins

• Fediverse Redirect v1.15.1

For developers

• APx v0.23.0

Articles

• Join the fediverse! zine
• A Bridge to Somewhere: How to Link Your Mastodon, Bluesky, or Other Federated Accounts

#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

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Week in Fediverse 2026-05-01 Servers

• Hollo v0.8.0
• ActivityPub for WordPress v8.2.0
• NodeBB v4.11.0
• PieFed v1.6.20
• TinyAP v0.1.8

Clients

• Pachli v3.6.0
• tooi v0.24.0
• Tusker v2026.1
• Nicolium v0.2.0
• Jerboa v0.0.87
• PeerTube Mobile v2.1.2
• Mitra Mini v0.3.0
• Holos v1.5.2

For developers

• Fedify v2.2.0

Articles

• The Seven Deadly Fediverse UX Sins: A Redemption Report Card
• The Architecture of Autonomy and Freedom
• What would a LinkedIn alternative look like on the open web?

#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

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Week in Fediverse 2026-04-17 Servers

• Mastodon v4.5.9
• Stegodon v1.8.4
• NodeBB v4.10.3
• Lemmy Development Update March 2026
• Fedle: A daily word game played on the Fediverse

Clients

• Fedilab v3.38.0
• Blorp v1.12.4

Tools and Plugins

• Altbot v2.6
• bookwyrm.koplugin: A read-only BookWyrm plugin for KOReader
• threadcat: Converts a Mastodon thread to Markdown

For developers

• funfedidev schemas v0.1.1
• Mastodon.py v2.2.0

Protocol

• FEP-7b29: Federated Signup Requests

Articles

• FR#159 – Sovereign Tech Agency funds Mastodon

#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

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Week in Fediverse 2025-12-05 Servers

• stegodon v1.3.0
• Ktistec v3.2.2
• ActivityPub for WordPress v7.7.0
• snac v2.85
• tootik v0.20.3
• shops v0.1.6
• PieFed v1.3.6
• Forgejo monthly report - November 2025
• Lemmy Development Update November 2025

Clients

• Pachli v3.2.0
• Mastodon for iOS v2025.08
• Tusker v2025.3
• Voyager v2.41.0

Tools and Plugins

• Poduptime v5.6.1
• FIRES Server v0.8.0

Articles

• Mastodon creator shares what went wrong with Threads and ponders the future of the fediverse
• Why the #OMN works with #ActivityPub – And why we need a bridge to #p2p
• The Fediverse and Content Creation: Monetization
• Alt Text Health Check image accessibility report #3
• Is Pixelfed sawing off the branch that the Fediverse is sitting on?
• #OurFedi2025 - Fediverse Year in Review
• A review of Exit coolness I overlooked from the world of ActivityPub
• Fediverse Report – #145

#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

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