| Accounts and profiles |
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| Move to another server with followersFEP-7628 Move actor | Yes Outgoing moves via account migration and incoming Move activities are both supported. Source for Mastodon: Move to another server with followers (opens in a new tab) | Yes0.15+ Incoming and outgoing moves; only followers are carried over. Source for Gotosocial: Move to another server with followers (opens in a new tab) |
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| Accept followers moving inFEP-7628 Move actor | Yes Source for Mastodon: Accept followers moving in (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Accept followers moving in (opens in a new tab) |
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| Export your dataFEP-6fcd Account Export Container FormatFEP-9091 Export Actor Service Endpoint | Yes Source for Mastodon: Export your data (opens in a new tab) | Partial CSV exports of following, followers, lists, blocks and mutes; no posts or media. Source for Gotosocial: Export your data (opens in a new tab) |
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| Import follows, blocks and mutes | Yes Follows, blocks, mutes, domain blocks, bookmarks, lists and filters. Source for Mastodon: Import follows, blocks and mutes (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Import follows, blocks and mutes (opens in a new tab) |
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| Delete your own account | Yes Source for Mastodon: Delete your own account (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Two-factor authentication | Yes Source for Mastodon: Two-factor authentication (opens in a new tab) | Yes0.19+ TOTP; not available when OIDC sign-in is used. Source for Gotosocial: Two-factor authentication (opens in a new tab) |
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| Passkeys and security keys | Yes WebAuthn security keys work as a second factor after TOTP is enabled. Source for Mastodon: Passkeys and security keys (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Sign in with an external provider | Yes OIDC, SAML, CAS and LDAP via environment configuration. Source for Mastodon: Sign in with an external provider (opens in a new tab) | Yes OpenID Connect. Source for Gotosocial: Sign in with an external provider (opens in a new tab) |
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| Profile metadata fieldsFEP-fb2a Actor metadata | Yes Source for Mastodon: Profile metadata fields (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Profile metadata fields (opens in a new tab) |
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| Verified profile links | Yes Source for Mastodon: Verified profile links (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Profile header image | Yes Source for Mastodon: Profile header image (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Profile header image (opens in a new tab) |
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| Bot accounts | Yes Source for Mastodon: Bot accounts (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Bot accounts (opens in a new tab) |
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| Several identities under one login | Unknown. Answer it for Mastodon | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Posting |
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| Edit published posts | Yes Source for Mastodon: Edit published posts (opens in a new tab) | Yes0.18+ Source for Gotosocial: Edit published posts (opens in a new tab) |
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| Content warnings | Yes Source for Mastodon: Content warnings (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Content warnings (opens in a new tab) |
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| Formatted text in posts | Partial Formatting in posts from other servers is shown; local posts are plain text. Source for Mastodon: Formatted text in posts (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Formatted text in posts (opens in a new tab) |
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| Write in Markdown | No Source for Mastodon: Write in Markdown (opens in a new tab) | Yes Markdown is an opt-in default post format. Source for Gotosocial: Write in Markdown (opens in a new tab) |
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| Posts over 500 characters | No Source for Mastodon: Posts over 500 characters (opens in a new tab) | Yes Default limit is 5000 characters. Source for Gotosocial: Posts over 500 characters (opens in a new tab) |
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| Admin-configurable post length | No Limit is a hardcoded constant of 500. Source for Mastodon: Admin-configurable post length (opens in a new tab) | Partial Set statuses-max-chars in config.yaml. Source for Gotosocial: Admin-configurable post length (opens in a new tab) |
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| PollsFEP-9967 Polls | Yes Source for Mastodon: Polls (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Polls (opens in a new tab) |
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| Scheduled posts | Partial Only through the API and third-party apps; the web interface has no scheduler. Source for Mastodon: Scheduled posts (opens in a new tab) | Yes0.20+ Source for Gotosocial: Scheduled posts (opens in a new tab) |
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| Drafts | Unknown. Answer it for Mastodon | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Quote postsFEP-044f Consent-respecting quote postsFEP-dd4b Quote PostsFEP-e232 Object Links | Yes4.5+ Source for Mastodon: Quote posts (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Control who can quote youFEP-044f Consent-respecting quote posts | Yes4.5+ Source for Mastodon: Control who can quote you (opens in a new tab) | No Outgoing posts always mark quoting as author-only. Source for Gotosocial: Control who can quote you (opens in a new tab) |
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| Control who can reply | Unknown. Answer it for Mastodon | Yes0.17+ Source for Gotosocial: Control who can reply (opens in a new tab) |
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| Custom emojiFEP-9098 Custom emojis | Yes Source for Mastodon: Custom emoji (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Custom emoji (opens in a new tab) |
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| Post language | Yes Source for Mastodon: Post language (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Post language (opens in a new tab) |
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| Pin posts to a profile | Yes Source for Mastodon: Pin posts to a profile (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Pin posts to a profile (opens in a new tab) |
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| Local-only posts | No Source for Mastodon: Local-only posts (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Automatically delete old posts | Yes Source for Mastodon: Automatically delete old posts (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Long-form articlesFEP-b2b8 Long-form Text | No Local posts are always Note or Question; remote Articles are displayed. Source for Mastodon: Long-form articles (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| HashtagsFEP-eb48 Hashtags | Yes Source for Mastodon: Hashtags (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Hashtags (opens in a new tab) |
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| Link previewsFEP-8967 Generating link previews for attached links | Yes Source for Mastodon: Link previews (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Translate posts | Partial Admin must configure DeepL or LibreTranslate. Source for Mastodon: Translate posts (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Media |
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| Upload JPEG images | Yes Source for Mastodon: Upload JPEG images (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Upload JPEG images (opens in a new tab) |
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| Upload PNG images | Yes Source for Mastodon: Upload PNG images (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Upload PNG images (opens in a new tab) |
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| Upload animated GIFs | Yes GIFs are converted to looping MP4 (gifv). Source for Mastodon: Upload animated GIFs (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Upload WebP images | Yes Source for Mastodon: Upload WebP images (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Upload WebP images (opens in a new tab) |
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| Upload HEIC images | Yes Converted to JPEG on upload. Source for Mastodon: Upload HEIC images (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Upload AVIF images | Yes Converted to JPEG on upload. Source for Mastodon: Upload AVIF images (opens in a new tab) | Yes0.20+ Source for Gotosocial: Upload AVIF images (opens in a new tab) |
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| Upload MP4 video | Yes Source for Mastodon: Upload MP4 video (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Upload MP4 video (opens in a new tab) |
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| Upload WebM video | Yes Source for Mastodon: Upload WebM video (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Upload audio | Yes Source for Mastodon: Upload audio (opens in a new tab) | Yes0.17+ MP3, FLAC and other formats via embedded ffmpeg. Source for Gotosocial: Upload audio (opens in a new tab) |
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| Several attachments per postFEP-1311 Media Attachments | Yes Source for Mastodon: Several attachments per post (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Several attachments per post (opens in a new tab) |
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| More than four attachments per post | No Limit is 4 attachments per post. Source for Mastodon: More than four attachments per post (opens in a new tab) | Yes Default limit is 6 per post. Source for Gotosocial: More than four attachments per post (opens in a new tab) |
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| Image descriptions (alt text) | Yes Source for Mastodon: Image descriptions (alt text) (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Image descriptions (alt text) (opens in a new tab) |
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| Image focal point | Yes Source for Mastodon: Image focal point (opens in a new tab) | Yes0.20+ Source for Gotosocial: Image focal point (opens in a new tab) |
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| Sensitive media | Yes Source for Mastodon: Sensitive media (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Removes location data from photos | Yes Source for Mastodon: Removes location data from photos (opens in a new tab) | Yes Best effort for images; EXIF is not removed from MP4 videos. Source for Gotosocial: Removes location data from photos (opens in a new tab) |
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| Video and audio |
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| Video transcoding | Yes Source for Mastodon: Video transcoding (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Interactions |
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| Likes | Yes Source for Mastodon: Likes (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Likes (opens in a new tab) |
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| Boosts | Yes Source for Mastodon: Boosts (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Boosts (opens in a new tab) |
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| Emoji reactionsFEP-c0e0 Emoji reactions | No No EmojiReact handling; Misskey style reactions arrive as plain favourites. Source for Mastodon: Emoji reactions (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Direct messages | Yes Source for Mastodon: Direct messages (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Direct messages (opens in a new tab) |
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| Approve followers manually | Yes Source for Mastodon: Approve followers manually (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Approve followers manually (opens in a new tab) |
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| Follow hashtags | Yes Source for Mastodon: Follow hashtags (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Lists | Yes Source for Mastodon: Lists (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Lists (opens in a new tab) |
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| BookmarksFEP-4772 Representing bookmarks | Yes Source for Mastodon: Bookmarks (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Join fediverse groupsFEP-1b12 Group federation | Unknown. Answer it for Mastodon | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Host groups or communitiesFEP-1b12 Group federation | Unknown. Answer it for Mastodon | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Interact from another serverFEP-3b86 Activity Intents | Yes Source for Mastodon: Interact from another server (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| EventsFEP-8a8e A common approach to using the Event object type | No Remote Events are shown as posts but cannot be created. Source for Mastodon: Events (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Privacy and safety |
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| Followers-only posts | Yes Source for Mastodon: Followers-only posts (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Followers-only posts (opens in a new tab) |
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| Unlisted posts | Yes Source for Mastodon: Unlisted posts (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Unlisted posts (opens in a new tab) |
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| Block accounts | Yes Source for Mastodon: Block accounts (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Block accounts (opens in a new tab) |
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| Mute accounts | Yes Source for Mastodon: Mute accounts (opens in a new tab) | Yes0.16+ Source for Gotosocial: Mute accounts (opens in a new tab) |
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| Block whole servers (personal) | Yes Source for Mastodon: Block whole servers (personal) (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Word filters | Yes Source for Mastodon: Word filters (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Word filters (opens in a new tab) |
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| Hide follower and following lists | Yes Source for Mastodon: Hide follower and following lists (opens in a new tab) | Yes0.15+ Source for Gotosocial: Hide follower and following lists (opens in a new tab) |
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| Choose whether posts are searchableFEP-5feb Search indexing consent for actorsFEP-268d Search consent signals for objects | Yes Source for Mastodon: Choose whether posts are searchable (opens in a new tab) | Yes0.21+ Source for Gotosocial: Choose whether posts are searchable (opens in a new tab) |
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| Hide from search engines | Yes Source for Mastodon: Hide from search engines (opens in a new tab) | Yes Crawlers are disallowed unless the account is both discoverable and indexable. Source for Gotosocial: Hide from search engines (opens in a new tab) |
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| Signed fetches required (secure mode)FEP-7502 Limiting visibility to authenticated actors | Yes Source for Mastodon: Signed fetches required (secure mode) (opens in a new tab) | Yes Always on: all incoming GET and POST requests must be signed. Source for Gotosocial: Signed fetches required (secure mode) (opens in a new tab) |
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| Moderation |
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| Report content | Yes Source for Mastodon: Report content (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Report content (opens in a new tab) |
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| Forward reports to other servers | Yes Source for Mastodon: Forward reports to other servers (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Forward reports to other servers (opens in a new tab) |
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| Block servers (admin) | Yes Source for Mastodon: Block servers (admin) (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Block servers (admin) (opens in a new tab) |
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| Limit servers | Yes Source for Mastodon: Limit servers (opens in a new tab) | Yes0.21+ Source for Gotosocial: Limit servers (opens in a new tab) |
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| Allowlist federation | Yes Source for Mastodon: Allowlist federation (opens in a new tab) | Yes Documented as experimental. Source for Gotosocial: Allowlist federation (opens in a new tab) |
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| Import server blocklists | Yes Source for Mastodon: Import server blocklists (opens in a new tab) | Yes Import in CSV, JSON or plaintext, or subscribe to a list URL. Source for Gotosocial: Import server blocklists (opens in a new tab) |
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| Approve sign-ups | Yes Source for Mastodon: Approve sign-ups (opens in a new tab) | Yes Sign-ups always require admin approval. Source for Gotosocial: Approve sign-ups (opens in a new tab) |
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| Invite links | Yes Source for Mastodon: Invite links (opens in a new tab) | No Docs say invites are not implemented yet. Source for Gotosocial: Invite links (opens in a new tab) |
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| CAPTCHA on sign up | Partial Uses hCaptcha, a third-party service. Source for Mastodon: CAPTCHA on sign up (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Moderation audit log | Yes Source for Mastodon: Moderation audit log (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Appeal moderation decisions | Yes Source for Mastodon: Appeal moderation decisions (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Custom content rules | Unknown. Answer it for Mastodon | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Discovery |
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| Full-text search | Partial Needs Elasticsearch or OpenSearch; covers opted-in posts and posts you interacted with. Source for Mastodon: Full-text search (opens in a new tab) | Partial Only searches your own posts and replies to you. Source for Gotosocial: Full-text search (opens in a new tab) |
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| Trending content | Yes Source for Mastodon: Trending content (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Profile directory | Yes Source for Mastodon: Profile directory (opens in a new tab) | Yes0.22+ Source for Gotosocial: Profile directory (opens in a new tab) |
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| Local timeline | Yes Source for Mastodon: Local timeline (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Local timeline (opens in a new tab) |
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| Federated timeline | Yes Source for Mastodon: Federated timeline (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Federated timeline (opens in a new tab) |
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| RSS feeds | Yes Source for Mastodon: RSS feeds (opens in a new tab) | Yes Opt-in per account; profile feeds only. Source for Gotosocial: RSS feeds (opens in a new tab) |
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| Relay supportFEP-ae0c Fediverse Relay Protocols: Mastodon and LitePub | Yes Source for Mastodon: Relay support (opens in a new tab) | Yes0.22+ Source for Gotosocial: Relay support (opens in a new tab) |
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| Federation and protocols |
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| NodeInfoFEP-f1d5 NodeInfo in Fediverse SoftwareFEP-0151 NodeInfo in Fediverse Software (2025 edition) | Yes Source for Mastodon: NodeInfo (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: NodeInfo (opens in a new tab) |
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| RFC 9421 HTTP signatures | Yes Inbound since 4.5; outbound as a fallback since 4.7. Source for Mastodon: RFC 9421 HTTP signatures (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Object integrity proofsFEP-8b32 Object Integrity Proofs | Yes4.7+ Verifies incoming FEP-8b32 proofs; does not emit them. Source for Mastodon: Object integrity proofs (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Group federation (FEP-1b12)FEP-1b12 Group federation | Unknown. Answer it for Mastodon | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Fetches missing repliesFEP-f228 Backfilling conversationsFEP-7458 Using the replies collection | Yes Source for Mastodon: Fetches missing replies (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Fetches missing replies (opens in a new tab) |
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| Diaspora protocol | No Source for Mastodon: Diaspora protocol (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Nomadic identityFEP-ef61 Portable Objects | Unknown. Answer it for Mastodon | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| ActivityPub client-to-server APIFEP-d8c2 OAuth 2.0 Profile for the ActivityPub API | No Only ActivityPub server-to-server is supported. Source for Mastodon: ActivityPub client-to-server API (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Apps and API |
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| Mastodon-compatible API | Yes Source for Mastodon: Mastodon-compatible API (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Mastodon-compatible API (opens in a new tab) |
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| Official mobile app | Yes Source for Mastodon: Official mobile app (opens in a new tab) | No Docs point people to third-party clients such as Tusky and Feditext. Source for Gotosocial: Official mobile app (opens in a new tab) |
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| Installable web app | Yes Source for Mastodon: Installable web app (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Push notifications | Yes Source for Mastodon: Push notifications (opens in a new tab) | Yes0.18+ Source for Gotosocial: Push notifications (opens in a new tab) |
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| Webhooks | Yes Source for Mastodon: Webhooks (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Documented API | Yes Source for Mastodon: Documented API (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Documented API (opens in a new tab) |
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| Running a server |
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| Official Docker image | Yes Source for Mastodon: Official Docker image (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Official Docker image (opens in a new tab) |
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| S3-compatible object storage | Yes Source for Mastodon: S3-compatible object storage (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: S3-compatible object storage (opens in a new tab) |
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| PostgreSQL | Yes Source for Mastodon: PostgreSQL (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: PostgreSQL (opens in a new tab) |
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| MySQL or MariaDB | No Source for Mastodon: MySQL or MariaDB (opens in a new tab) | No Source for Gotosocial: MySQL or MariaDB (opens in a new tab) |
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| SQLite | No Source for Mastodon: SQLite (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: SQLite (opens in a new tab) |
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| Single-user mode | Yes Source for Mastodon: Single-user mode (opens in a new tab) | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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| Handles on a different domain | Yes Source for Mastodon: Handles on a different domain (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Handles on a different domain (opens in a new tab) |
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| Custom themes or CSS | Yes Source for Mastodon: Custom themes or CSS (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Custom themes or CSS (opens in a new tab) |
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| Cleans up cached remote media | Yes Source for Mastodon: Cleans up cached remote media (opens in a new tab) | Yes Source for Gotosocial: Cleans up cached remote media (opens in a new tab) |
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| Plugins or extensions | Unknown. Answer it for Mastodon | Unknown. Answer it for Gotosocial |
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