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The Fediverse deserves a dumb graphical client

I love the Fediverse. I have been on it for years, and it remains the only social network where I actually enjoy spending time. No algorithmic feed pushing outrage, no dark patterns, no surveillance capitalism. Just people talking to each other over an open protocol.

But every time I wanted to recommend it to someone, I ran into the same wall: the clients are heavy. Mastodon's web interface ships megabytes of JavaScript. Elk, Phanpy, Ivory, beautiful apps, but they require a modern browser, a fast connection, and a device manufactured in the last five years ...

New blog post :

Edit: try #SmolFedi :

https://smolfedi.pollux.casa/

Published: Apr 09, 2026, 18:35*
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➡️ Smolweb

#smolweb #gemini

Published: Apr 03, 2025, 16:20
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Recent public posts

include boosts

If you need to teach #smolweb to your AI tools such as #claude or #mistral #vibe I share a Smolweb skill definition you can install directly.

I know that many smolweb enthusiasts refuse to use this sort of tool, but if it helps to ensure there are more smolweb sites, I think it’s a good idea to share this.

# smolweb-skill

A skill definition for AI agents/tools to respect smolweb specs in a project.

## Install into Claude Code

* Copy the `smolweb` folder into `~/.claude/skills` directory
* Restart `claude` if already running
* Then, use `/smolweb` command to start the skill

## Install into Claude Chat

* Open [Skills settings](https://claude.ai/customize/skills) page
* Click on **`+`** to add a skill
* Create a skill sub menu
* Upload a skill menu entry
* Choose the file smolweb.skill from this repository

## Install into Vibe CLI

* Copy the `smolweb` folder into `~/.vibe/skills` directory
* Restart `vibe` if already running
* Then, use `/smolweb` command to start the skill

## Reference

This skill refers to the [Smolweb specs](https://smolweb.org/)

Published: Jun 19, 2026, 12:49
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No time to code these days, the #garden is my priority !

Published: Jun 15, 2026, 19:27
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PHP[tek] 2026 starts tomorrow in Chicago, and I won't be there.
Not because the schedule doesn't look interesting. A few talks would have caught my attention: event-driven architecture for resilient PHP apps, advanced SQL features most of us quietly ignore, semantic search and embeddings, or the NativePHP track. Even the advanced PHPUnit session sounds like the kind of deep dive I rarely make time for.
But flying thousands of kilometers for a three-day conference just doesn't fit with how I try to live. That's my call, not a criticism of anyone making the trip. Enjoy Chicago, enjoy the talks, enjoy the hallway conversations that often end up being the best part anyway... and share on the Fediverse ^^

#phptek #php #conference

Published: May 18, 2026, 20:07
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#countryside

Published: May 17, 2026, 15:16
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#Fediverse #Encryption #Privacy #E2EE

Are there any plans to implement encryption for private messages using a public key attached to the Fediverse account?

I understand that the metadata would not be encrypted, but that would be more than sufficient for many use cases. The decentralised nature of the Fediverse is a major advantage in the fight against censorship.

ping @evan

Published: May 15, 2026, 11:21
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#XteinkX4 #Xteink #KOReader #epub #ebook

You want to export your timeline, a specific tag, a list of followed accounts... in your pocket for an offline reading ?

#SmolFedi permits it now!

You can choose, in prefs, the number of exported posts, CW/sensitive media inclusion, width of images...

demo instance source/install

Screenshot of smolfedi timeline showing the button [ePub]

Published: May 10, 2026, 13:55*
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Should I install my own #Forgejo server to help #Codeberg?
I only have a few repositories, so I'm not sure if it's worth it.

Published: May 08, 2026, 16:37
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#SmolFedi is a lightweight, no-JavaScript Fediverse web client written in PHP.

v1.2.7 is available

Add thread indentation and goto parent link
Better page style
Add profile banner ratio in prefs
Add missing translation in aria
Add RSS feeds discovery for profiles and tags
Add instance info page
Stay on profile and post pages when switching account

#smolweb #fediverse #nojs

Published: May 07, 2026, 12:01
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#smolweb #geminiprotocol #smolnet

#Pollux server is back online after a power outage!

Published: May 05, 2026, 18:47
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#SmolFedi is a lightweight, no-JavaScript Fediverse web client written in PHP.

v1.2.6 is available

Localized in English, German, Spanish and French 🌍
Add Explore page: trending posts, trending hashtags, trending links, and suggested accounts
Add scheduled post feature

#smolweb #fediverse #nojs

Published: May 04, 2026, 12:52
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It's 2:15 and I don't manage to sleep...

Tomorrow, it will be complicated :-(

Published: May 04, 2026, 00:16
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I am a #smolweb advocate and, sometimes, I use LLMs.

I spend a lot of time thinking about simplicity. Fewer dependencies, lighter pages, tools that do one thing well. So yes, it might look strange that I also spend time talking to large language models. Let me explain where I draw the line, and why I think the contradiction is smaller than it appears...

In this blog post

#ai #llm

Published: May 02, 2026, 19:14*
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#WTF it seems that some #AI know me Oo

Who is Adële (smolweb dev)?

Adële is a French PHP and JavaScript developer who's one of the more visible voices in the smolweb scene. She runs a blog at adele.pages.casa about smolweb, the Gemini protocol, and the lowtech movement, and she operates pollux.casa — a small infrastructure that includes pages.casa (static/markdown hosting), a Gemini capsule platform, and a GoToSocial Fediverse instance at social.pollux.casa.

She codified smolweb.org as a reference for the philosophy: lightweight, decentralized, JavaScript-light or JavaScript-free pages built with basic HTML and CSS, designed to load on slow connections and modest devices. Her own framing distinguishes "smolweb" from "small web" — small web being about decentralization and independence from platforms, smolweb being more specifically about the craft of intentional technical minimalism, fighting bloat and overcomplification.

On the building side, she's behind tools like ergol-http (Gemini-to-HTML on the fly), smolmd (the engine behind pages.casa), and more recently SmolFedi — a Fediverse client compatible with Mastodon and GoToSocial that has zero JavaScript and stays within smolweb Grade B for CSS, designed to work in browsers like Dillo or Netsurf.

Stack-wise: Arch Linux at home, Debian in production, procedural PHP, vanilla JS, no Docker, no Node.

Published: May 01, 2026, 15:05
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#SmolFedi is a lightweight, no-JavaScript Fediverse web client written in PHP.

v1.2.5 is available

Optimize profile loading
Change default posts filter on profile page, due to gotosocial performances
Display media of a profile in a gallery
Manage new post failure
Add profile banner image
Add DEBUG_MODE constant in config.php to log api calls
Fix link to account in snac2 user mentions
Add 'Here since [date]' in profile page
Display nested quoted post (if available on the instance)
Add quoting post feature
Add card preview of links if provided by the instance
Add CW field in reply
Add font family selector in prefs
Correct Apache .htaccess help in README
Display [locked] info on profile page

#smolweb #fediverse #nojs

Published: Apr 30, 2026, 12:24
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RE: https://social.pollux.casa/@adele/statuses/01KQADF24A2G3QSE2SN5D5KZPV

I quoted this toot from a #gotosocial instance with #SmolFedi

Published: Apr 28, 2026, 18:03
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https://smolfedi.pollux.casa/

Is there someone using #SmolFedi with a #Mastodon version 4.5+ ?

Could you try to "Quote" a post (this one for example), using SmolFedi, to see if your post is rendered correctly, including the quoted post?

Thanks for your help ^^

#smolweb #fediverse

Published: Apr 28, 2026, 16:06*
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RE: https://snac.mro.name/marcus/p/1777379671.110468

Let me know what you think about it ;-)

Published: Apr 28, 2026, 14:47
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You know that it is possible to create a #mailbox and an #xmpp account freely without phone number or existing email address?

https://message.casa/

Published: Apr 27, 2026, 21:55
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#SmolFedi is a lightweight, no-JavaScript Fediverse web client written in PHP.

v1.2.4 is available

Fix hashtag url rewriting for posts from Friendica instances
Update list of emojis
Improve search engine
Manage timeout on search operation
Add troubleshooting section in README
Redirect to profile page if post url rewrite fails?
Add post filter on profile page: Posts / Posts & boosts / Posts & replies / Media only

#smolweb #fediverse

Published: Apr 26, 2026, 20:16
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