YSK: You can now log in to Pixelfed using your Mastodon account
YSK: You can now log in to Pixelfed using your Mastodon account
YSK: You can now log in to Pixelfed using your Mastodon account
EDIT: Not sure when this was implemented, but I first saw this post here - https://lemmy.fmhy.ml/post/686097
To be clear, this creates a separate Pixelfed account, it just uses your Mastodon info for quick profile setup and authentication.
Oh, I was going to ask why does it need access to everything and not just email, and that's why.
Still a super neat feature.
Exactly what I was going to ask :-)
not to be spicy, but... in all honesty, what's the difference between posting on Pixelfed or on Mastodon. Post image + caption. Same on both, except on Mastodon I can choose not to post an image. I know Pixelfed is image-first, but if your friends and followers are on Mastodon and see/like/reblog my photos there. why would one need/want a Pixelfed account to manage too?
Know what I mean? I'm just struggling to justify yet-another-social media account, especially as I wind down my time on IG.
Mastodon has limits for number of pictures. Pixelfed has higher limits out of the box. Pixelfed has image filters available. Mastodon doesn't seem to. Pixelfed's UX is oriented toward picture management. Mastodon's is oriented toward the textual experience.
They're different products that happen to share a protocol.
Perhaps the restriction to always have an image is the main point. Threads also seem just like Instagram, but without the photos.
ironically, with the push for Threads, after the pressure to post Reels in the IG feed, people have been filling Threads with images again lol. It really feels like Threads will be the new IG feed at some point.
Yeah, I get the idea is to force an image, but I guess I've been struggling lately with why bother with that limitation? Not sure if I'm describing it well.
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no, I understand all of that... i'm just wondering what the point of having an instagram-like experience in 2023 when you can post photos and be a photo account on Mastodon. It does the same job, especially when it's all interconnected via the Fediverse.
In the end, it's all the same. Twitter, Threads, Mastodon, Instagram, Pixelfed, heck even Facebook: Post content, like/share/comment.
It's just a different front end, which is true for the entire fediverse. If you don't care for an Instagram like experience, just follow from mastodon.
for sure, just feels redundant in the year of our lord 2023 ;)
It's mostly just media first but there are a few features that don't federate. Portfolios and stories are exclusive to pixelfed. And even if you just want to scroll a bunch of photos there just isn't a better way. They have the best Fediverse app I've ever used and the experience is great because it was designed specifically for that purpose.
Not that there's anything wrong with not seeing the appeal. The best thing about the Fediverse is that you can just be wherever you want. So you can post on Mastodon and follow whoever you want on Pixelfed too without having to make another account.
And all of that is just an email, but different interface and a bit different rules will bring different people.
It's "sign up" not "sign in". It creates a separate account cloning all your Mastodon data (follows, profile pic, username...)
The post is
stillbroken for Lemmy fyiIt looks alright to me. For reference, my instance is lemmy.thesanewriter.com and my app is Thunder.
They just fixed it about a minute after my comment :)
thanks for letting me know. looks like lemmy is trying to add
[https://lemmy.world/post](https://lemmy.world/post`) in front of the URL so it doesn't load well
I already signed up for both Pixelfed and Mastodon, is there a way to connect the two accounts? I guess I'm OK with abandoning my old Pixelfed account because I think I only have one or two posts on it.
Woot thanks!
i'm not yet sure if merging 2 accounts is possible, probably not
haha