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@mackinac.social
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Your bridge to the Social Web. Mackinac is a Social Web client connecting people regardless of which protocol/platform they use. mackinac.social TestFlight: testflight.apple.com/join/jDdGrMBk built by @whiteside.io

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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 29/09/2026
Try out the native app for iOS and let us know what you think!
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 08/09/2026
We've been kind of quiet lately, but the mobile apps for Android and iOS are very close to public beta. We've been making some small changes to the web app as well.
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 07/09/2026
Hello from the Mighty Mac!
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 08/08/2026
If also hate Mackinac, leave us a review on @atstore.fyi to let us know what we can do better 😉
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John Whiteside @whiteside.io · 31/07/2026
Heading back to Michigan from Texas. The @mackinac.social native app is getting closer and closer. Thinking of opening a public beta if people are interested.
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ATStore @atstore.fyi · 15/07/2026
Mackinac just joined the directory! It's a multi protocol client that lets you follow and interact with Bluesky, Mastodon, and the Fediverse all in one place. Your bridge to the social web is here. @mackinac.social
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Mackinac
Your bridge to the Social Web.
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John Whiteside @whiteside.io · 13/07/2026
The @mackinac.social native app is coming along. Most of the basic stuff is built out, but still some missing larger features.
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 26/06/2026
Native apps for Android and iOS are coming later this year.
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 06/06/2026
There’s a new articles setting that lets you disable the in-app reader. When enabled, articles will open in their original source instead of the built-in reader, both from the Articles feed and the main feed.
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pckt.blog @pckt.blog · 05/06/2026
Do you need to make an account to start writing on pckt? If you're reading this on Bluesky, probably not! Read more: notes.pckt.blog/atmosphere-1...
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Atmosphere 101: Do I need to make an account? - pckt - notes 📝
Many of us are accustomed to creating new accounts for every new platform we encounter. On pckt.blog, the experience is different. You may already have an exist...
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 02/06/2026
Following up on yesterday’s changes, we’ve enhanced the embed card. You can also now follow publications directly from the feed!
A digital newsletter post titled “Opening the lab doors” with a short description about starting blogs, publishing on Bluesky, and launching publications. The post is dated May 22, 2025, and includes a small illustration of leaves at the top and a row of small plant icons at the bottom, along with subscription and reading options.
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 02/06/2026
When posts are shared with a @standard.site embed, you can now click into the post to read it in Mackinac, or click the publication to see other posts or subscribe!
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 25/05/2026
Now, when you click on publications within profile pages in Mackinac, you’ll be taken to a publication page where you can view all posts and subscribe.
A mobile screen shows the pckt - Dev Journal page with a blue header featuring the pckt logo and the tagline “the latest and greatest from pckt!” Below are blog posts titled “Settling in, and looking ahead” from March 2, 2026, “Building Our Corner of the Open Social Web: pckt.cafe and more” from February 26, 2026, and “From WhiteWind to pckt.blog in Just One Click” from January 31, 2026.
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A New Social @anew.social · 05/05/2026
If a quarter of the accounts on Bridgy Fed donated $1/mo, we could run completely on community donations for the long-term. Please help us continue to be an independent non-profit!
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Get more from A New Social on Patreon
Centering social media around people, not platforms
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 21/05/2026
Starting today, the Articles feature is out of Labs and generally available! You can now subscribe to publications and read their content directly in your Articles feed. This feature is built on the @standard.site lexicons.
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 16/05/2026
Might open this one up in labs soon.
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John Whiteside @whiteside.io · 09/05/2026
AI settings are now available in @mackinac.social and the @atexplore.social MCP has been updated to respect these settings. This is built to on the @lexicon.community Lexicon so it will work with any app that respects those settings.
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 09/05/2026
AI preferences are now live in Mackinac!
A screen titled “AI Preferences” displays three sections: Training, Inference, and Synthetic content. Each section offers options to Allow, set No preference, or Deny the use of the user’s data for that purpose, with descriptions explaining each use.
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 08/05/2026
We've recently shipped a few new things for articles in Mackinac. - You can subscribe to publications from profile pages. - Publications on profiles will show follower count. - You can now update some of your publication settings on your profile page. - Better article display on the articles feed.
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 07/05/2026
If you’ve enjoyed using Mackinac, give us review on @atstore.fyi.
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Mackinac | at-store
Your bridge to the Social Web.
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 02/05/2026
We’ve made it even easier to connect to @ap.brid.gy! You’ll now find a globe icon on your profile page to manage your connection. This handles the setup automatically, so you no longer need to manually follow, unfollow, or block the account. If you run into any issues, let us know!
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 30/04/2026
Trending topics and feed discovery are now live! We’ll be adding more to the search page soon.
A mobile app screen shows the Atmosphere search bar, trending topics like DHS Funding, House Republicans, and Art Archive, and two discover feed cards for trending content and popular posts. A favorites section lists AT Explore with its icon at the bottom of the screen.
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A New Social @anew.social · 28/04/2026
Today, we're launching the ability to Bounce from Mastodon to any Atmosphere PDS you have access to, whether it be @blackskyweb.xyz, @eurosky.social, @transrights.northsky.social, @selfhosted.social, or even your self-hosted option! You can also bring an invite code when necessary 🎟️ 1/
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Bounce Update: PDS Provider Migrations
Today, we're launching a long-awaited feature for Bounce: migrating your Atmosphere account that lives in Bridgy Fed out of the bridge and into a PDS provider of your choice, Bouncing you from the Fed...
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 23/04/2026
We've added some features to make it easier to access profiles you visit often. You can favorite a profile, which will appear when you visit the search page. We've also added a Jump to feature under the user menu to quickly navigate to specific handles. Jump to works across protocols.
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 17/04/2026
The Articles feature is now available in Labs. You can access labs features by clicking the avatar in the top right corner -> click settings -> select labs.
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 15/04/2026
If you’ve been using Mackinac I’d love to hear your feedback! Thread in here or DM this account or @whiteside.io
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John Whiteside @whiteside.io · 10/04/2026
I’ve been working on adding @standard.site articles/publications to @mackinac.social. It’s getting close, hoping to release as a labs feature soon.
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 08/04/2026
Mackinac supports custom verifications via @microcosm.blue. In settings -> verifications, you can set which verifiers you trust. You can verify users in the UI and manage your verification records.
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Anuj Ahooja @quillmatiq.com · 04/04/2026
*puts on Bridgy Fed hat* Mastodon and Bsky are architected for two very different kinds of people, and if a mass # of users were to interoperate via bridges, the benefits of each would be so much clearer and people could use what makes sense for them
A man standing up in a crowd and speaking. A Bridgy Fed logo, a very rough minimal sketch of a bridge, sits angled on his head like a hat.
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 04/04/2026
We want to make bridging feel as native as possible. These feature are just the start.
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A New Social @anew.social · 03/04/2026
@mackinac.social, built by @whiteside.io, is an open social web client that's thinking multi-protocol and bridging-first! John's added a *ton* of unique features we've never seen before, so we wanted to outline a few of them in a thread 👇🏼 1/🧵
a screenshot of a landing page for mackinac social.

on the left: Your bridge to the social web. Connect with people across the Fediverse and Atmosphere - seamlessly.

on the right: a phone with mackinac on it
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 01/04/2026
Mackinac is available in beta as a PWA! We’re looking to build native apps for both Android and iOS in the future. Lots more to come!
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Mackinac @mackinac.social · 30/03/2026
The goal of Mackinac is to make it easy to connect people on the Social Web, no matter which protocol they are on.
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