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Are you using Mastodon through a computer?

Do you wish there was a multi-column TweetDeck-style interface?

There is! It's called the "advanced web interface" and you can activate it any time you want. It lets you add many specialised columns, subscribe to hashtags and all kinds of stuff suited to large wide displays.

Log into the website, go to Preferences > Enable Advanced Web Interface, tick the box and click "Save Changes".

(To restore the default single column interface, do the same thing but untick the box instead.)

This used to be the default interface on Mastodon, and very old articles about the platform will have screenshots of the multicolumn interface.

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worbgge

@feditips is there a way that you could add another colum? there's loads of whitespace and could at least fit 1 more

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Steve White

@feditips

This is very useful but took a few minutes to figure out. It's my default view now tho.

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virtual signalist 💉💉💉💉🌎*

@feditips Better still... use the web interface on all your devices! 😉

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Juhani Lohikoski

@feditips thanks for tip

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Remco Wessels

@feditips I'm trying to figure out how to get that 5 column view but I can't find how. Do I miss an option somewhere?

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Guan

@feditips As a former TweetDeck power-user, this is a wish come true. Thanks for the tip!

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Stephen Davey

@feditips Can I display multiple profiles on it? In the same way I can on Tweetdeck? I use work and personal accounts side by side.

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Mischa

@feditips I am wondering how to read the "federated timeline". Too fast. Works on the phone app, but is there a way to use it on a browser, freeze it or something?

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Nicolai von Neudeck

@feditips thank you, I did not know about the newer simplified interface and was relieved to get that as my usage has changed on twitter as well away from tweetdeck to the mobile website.

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@feditips

Soooo much better...

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Brìghde

@feditips Is there a user guide for the advanced web interface somewhere? I activated it, but struggle to adapt it.

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el Xu4N

@feditips damn, this is useful AF, thanks!

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@feditips ao cuidado da @jonasnuts

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Ghost Dansing

@feditips
It's available in Mammoth for Mastodon (Windows App) as well. Just check that "Advanced Web Interface" and you're there.

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Mark Dennehy

@feditips but how do I get a one column display using the full width of a wide screen?

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Jenn Cutter

@feditips this is awesome, thanks!

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Phil Rees

@feditips

Thanks. Switched it on. It's wonderful. Had some trouble figuring out how to configure the columns but once I noticed the pin button in the top right column dropdown it all made sense.

Busy setting up lists that I'll pop into columns as I need them. Might pin some hashtags later.

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Matt T. Wood

@feditips So cool. How do you get additional columns (like the one showing hashtags)?

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Crecente

@feditips just keep in mind that pinning a federated column may really slow things down

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Diana #StopPutin Barbosa 🇺🇦

@feditips is it possible to schedule posts? I was looking for that option, but was not able to find it.

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