Simplify Mastodon

Simplify Mastodon
What is Simplify Mastodon?
Simplify Mastodon is a Chrome extension that enhances your Mastodon experience by centering content, minimizing navigation elements, and providing a more streamlined interface. It works on top Mastodon servers, except for the multiple column view, and on windows wider than 1175px.

Extension stats

Users: 105
Rating: 5.00 (3)
Version: 1.6 (Last updated: 2023-01-28)
Creation date: 2022-12-19
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Size: 12.88K

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Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

FEATURES:

  • Centers content (puts posts into cards with space between them, dims actions until hover, hides title bar on scroll, puts left and right columns at edge of window)
  • Puts compose and search on right, minimized to an icon unless in use
  • Puts nav on left and minimizes to icons unless you hover
  • Hides trends and nav items I don't think are useful (Local, Federated, Favorites, Bookmarks, and Lists) -- might add a way to expand or customize this in future

DISCLAIMERS:

  • Works on top ~300 Mastodon servers (but it may not work on yours; I'm trying to find a better way to make this work on a product that could be on thousands of different domains)
  • Does NOT currently do anything on the multiple column view (aka Advanced Web View)
  • Does NOT currently do anything if your window is < 1175px wide (where the UI shifts)

User reviews

Another great job after the Simplify GMail.
by Christian Grasser, 2023-02-05
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Simplify Mastodon requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Simplify Mastodon has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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