Share to Mastodon

Share links to Mastodon in one click
What is Share to Mastodon?
"Share to Mastodon" is a useful Chrome browser extension designed to make sharing on the Mastodon social network more efficient. It enables sharing of current tabs or selected text snippets, and also supports sharing to platforms with Mastodon's share URL scheme. The extension can store multiple server options and uses the share dialog hosted by selected server, requiring no API access or account permissions. Open-source and not affiliated with Mastodon.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.80 (10)
Version: 2.2 (Last updated: 2024-08-26)
Creation date: 2022-12-19
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • activeTab
Size: 212.99K

Other platforms

Share to Mastodon (v2.2)
4.83 (12) 295
Share to Mastodon (v2.2)
5.00 (2) 185
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Extension summary

Share to Mastodon is a browser extension for quickly sharing links and tabs to the Mastodon social network. You can click the Mastodon button in the top bar (or the keyboard shortcut) to share the current tab, or right-click a link on any page. You can also select text and pick Mastodon in the context (right-click) menu to share a snippet.

The browser extension can store multiple server options, and synchronize them with your browser's settings. It uses the share dialog hosted by the selected server, so no API access or account permissions are required.

Share to Mastodon is compatible with any Mastodon server, as well as platforms that have implemented Mastodon's share URL scheme, such as Calckey and Misskey. It also works with the Elk Mastodon web client.

This project is not affiliated with the Mastodon project or Mastodon gGmbH. The code is open-source on GitHub: https://github.com/corbindavenport/share-to-mastodon

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Simple and effective functionality
  • Adapts to non-standard Mastodon clients
  • User-friendly interface for sharing content
  • Cute illustrations enhance user experience
  • Open source and integrates well with the Fediverse ecosystem
Cons
  • Minor bugs in options input
  • Some users feel the project is abandoned
Most mentioned
  • It works
  • Works great for sharing content
  • Makes up for sites lacking a Mastodon share button
Recent reviews
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by Aoi Rabbit, 2024-11-21

It works
by Ben D'Angelo, 2023-07-17

投稿時のイラストが可愛くて、シェアすることの楽しみが増えました
by パドラッパ, 2023-04-23
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Share to Mastodon does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Share to Mastodon has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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