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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-20 at 17:43

You can attach photos, video or audio to your posts on Mastodon:

🖼️ Images can be up four PNG, JPG, HEIF, WEBP, AVIF or GIFs up to 16MB each

📺 Video can be MP4, M4V, MOV or WebM up to 99MB

🎧 Audio can be MP3, OGG, WAV, FLAC, OPUS, AAC, M4A or 3GP up to 99MB

Note that there is no length limit! You can post any length of video or audio as long as it is within the file size limit.

There is lots more info about attaching media to Mastodon posts at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-post-images-videos-or-audio-in-mastodon-what-can-i-attach-to-a-post-how-do-i-post-gifs

[#]FediTips #Mastodon

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-19 at 12:05

If you know someone who wants help using this place, feel free to ask, I can answer their questions directly. This account aims to be an unofficial help desk, especially for new or non-technical people.

If they're having trouble signing up, they can email me at email@fedi.tips

Also, please tell new people about the website at https://fedi.tips (especially the Quick Start section at the top). This has lots of non-technical advice for beginners and will help them get started.

[#]FediTips

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-18 at 17:36

Are you totally confused by Mastodon? Here are some videos which may help!

📼 https://tilvids.com/w/wx2iLhD3pTipbKFJKLyx5t

Really short, really clear explanation of Mastodon

📼 https://fedi.video/w/cbQE3NRw76FayQCSdb14TU

Mastodon's own official animation explaining how it works

📼 https://makertube.net/w/tGjYr2Mm56V7bU4d9ua38z

Excellent 15 minute video about the Fediverse including Mastodon and other platforms. In theory it is for crafters, but it could be for anyone.

...and there are more good ones like these on the playlist at:

➡️ https://fedi.video/w/p/33yzFeSkAxPXR1yeWnnSM2

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-18 at 14:08

Reminder that if you want Pixelfed-specific tips, please follow my other account at:

:PixelFed: @PixelfedHelp

[#]Pixelfed #PixelfedTips #FediTips

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-17 at 18:20

Hey new people on Mastodon, do you want your posts to be as visible and discoverable as possible?

If so, you might want to opt into "full text search". This means the entire contents of your public posts would be searchable and much easier to find.

If you don't opt in, your posts are only searchable by hashtag.

This guide tells you how to opt in, and answers common questions:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-opt-into-or-out-of-full-text-search-on-mastodon

(This only affects public posts. Non-public posts aren't searchable.)

[#]FediTips #Mastodon

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-17 at 00:36

p.s. You can find the Fediverse addresses for lots of interesting accounts sorted into categories at https://fedi.directory

(Click on an address to see the account's profile.)

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-16 at 19:00

There's a really useful thing on here called a "Fediverse address".

All accounts on Mastodon, Pixelfed and other Fediverse platforms have a unique address:

@ username @ server name

If you paste an account's Fediverse address into the search box on Mastodon, Pixelfed etc, the account's profile page will appear, even if it never showed up in searches before! You can tell people your Fediverse address so they can follow you on here more easily.

More info:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/whats-my-accounts-address-how-do-i-follow-other-peoples-addresses-how-can-people-follow-my-address

[#]FediTips

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-16 at 14:22

Reminder that if you just want Pixelfed tips I've now got a dedicated account you can follow:

➡️ @PixelfedHelp

You can also follow it from within Pixelfed, search for this account address in Pixelfed with the spaces removed:

@ PixelfedHelp @ pixey.org

(REMOVE THE SPACES WHEN YOU SEARCH FOR THIS)

[#]FediTips #Pixelfed #PixelfedTips

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-15 at 17:21

As a little experiment, I've set up an account on Pixelfed to provide Pixelfed-specific tips and support.

➡️ @PixelfedHelp

I don't normally set up platform-specific accounts, but Pixelfed users are only able to see posts with images attached, so it's impossible for them to see most posts on FediTips.

To follow this from your Pixelfed, type this address into the search box on Pixelfed but without any spaces:

@ pixelfedhelp @ pixey.org

(REMOVE THE SPACES TO MAKE IT WORK!)

[#]Pixelfed #FediTips

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-15 at 13:58

The official Pixelfed app for iPhone & iPad is now in the Apple app store:

:apple_old_logo: https://apps.apple.com/app/pixelfed/id1632519816

The official app is also on Google Play:

:android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelfed

There are also third party apps:

:apple_old_logo: Impressia (https://apps.apple.com/app/impressia-for-pixelfed/id1663543216)

:android: Pixeldroid (https://pixeldroid.org)

If you want the most complete feature set though, you might want to install your Pixelfed server's website as a web app:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-install-web-apps-for-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

[#]Pixelfed #FediTips

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-14 at 20:14

p.p.p.s. People asking about the "log in with Mastodon" option on Pixelfed, the short answer is: you probably shouldn't use this option.

Longer answer: the "log in with Mastodon" option on Pixelfed doesn't actually do what it claims. What it actually does is create a new Pixelfed account for you, and copies over some of the information from your Mastodon account onto that new Pixelfed account.

You end up with two separate accounts (Mastodon and Pixelfed) without any connection between them.

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-14 at 17:16

p.p.s. A lot of people asking how they can crosspost from Mastodon to Pixelfed. The answer is this:

You do not need to crosspost from Mastodon to Pixelfed. Your posts on Mastodon are already visible to people on Pixelfed, because Mastodon and Pixelfed are both part of the same social network.

(The same in reverse, posts on Pixelfed are visible to people on Mastodon.)

Some of the accounts you see on here are Mastodon, some are Pixelfed, some are other types, but you can follow all of them.

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-14 at 16:48

p.s. Please do read the link in the post, it really does answer a lot of common questions about Pixelfed! 🙂

Here it is again:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/pixelfed-photo-sharing-on-the-fediverse ⬅️

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-14 at 13:04

Lots of questions about :PixelFed: Pixelfed right now! 😅

The most common Pixelfed questions are answered on the Fedi.Tips website at this link:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/pixelfed-photo-sharing-on-the-fediverse

If you want to find people to follow on Pixelfed, there's more info here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/finding-people-to-follow-on-pixelfed

Here's how to import your data from Instagram to Pixelfed:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-import-my-instagram-account-data-to-pixelfed/

If you want to receive DMs from strangers on Pixelfed, you need to activate that option:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/dms-arent-getting-through-to-me-on-pixelfed-what-do-i-do

[#]FediTips #Pixelfed

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-14 at 10:31

p.s. A number of people asking why they might choose #Pixelfed instead of Mastodon if you can follow each other's accounts.

Pixelfed is based around images and has image-centric features that Mastodon doesn't:

Pixelfed lets you post up to 12 images per post, Mastodon only lets you post 4.

Pixelfed has 24 hour self-destructing posts ("stories")

Pixelfed has image galleries ("collections")

Pixelfed lets you add licences, locations, people tagged etc

Pixelfed has effects & cropping filters

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-13 at 23:36

[#]Pixelfed and Mastodon are both part of the Fediverse, which means you can follow Pixelfed accounts from Mastodon and Mastodon accounts from Pixelfed.

For example @Iancylkowski is a Pixelfed account but you can follow it and interact with its posts within Mastodon by just clicking on it. You can see what this account looks like on its own server at https://pixelfed.social/Iancylkowski

There are many different kinds of server on here, and they connect together to form a single network called the Fediverse.

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-13 at 18:05

Are you trying to find more people to follow on here? And are you wanting more people to notice your account?

How to discover interesting accounts to follow:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends

How to make your own account and posts more discoverable:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

(A lot of new people are joining right now, so seems a good idea to post these guides again 😁 )

[#]FediTips

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-13 at 15:46

p.s. Just to make clear, this isn't meant to be promoting this app above others, I'm mainly just trying to get less known apps some visibility too. I'd never heard of Rodent before a couple of days ago.

If you have feedback on this app, let the app's maker know as they are in a position to do something with that info 🙂

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-13 at 15:30

There's a third party Mastodon app for Android which might be new to you, it's called Rodent and there's more info about it at:

➡️ https://mastodonrodent.app

There's also an official account you can follow at:

➡️ @rodentapp

It has some unusual features including browsing servers other than your own.

NEW PEOPLE: You don't have to use the official apps with Mastodon, in fact the third party apps are often much better than the official ones. More info at https://fedi.tips/which-apps-can-i-use-should-i-use-the-official-app-or-a-third-party-app

[#]Mastodon

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Written by Fedi.Tips on 2025-01-12 at 14:35

Pixelfed users, the official Pixelfed app is now available from Google Play at:

➡️ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelfed

(It's also been submitted to the Apple app store and should be available there soon. An F-Droid version is also in the works.)

If you're wondering what Pixelfed is, it's like the Fediverse's alternative to Instagram. Pixelfed and Mastodon users can follow each other and interact because they're both part of the Fediverse. More info at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/pixelfed-photo-sharing-on-the-fediverse

[#]FediTips #Pixelfed

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