Project helping students talk to astronauts on the International Space Station via amateur radio equipment, hopefully inspiring them to pursue a career in STEM subjects. There are also repeaters for ham radio fans to take part.
Fediverse address:
@ARISS_Intl@mastodon.hams.social
Creates digital oil paintings and other forms of visual art.
Fediverse address:
@GrumpyMark@mastodon.art
Independent artist-owned record label particularly focused on the jazz, rhythm and Afro-futurist genres.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@urbantroutrecords.com
Freelance journalist and writer based in Leipzig, Germany. Particularly interested in social policy.
Fediverse address (in German):
@insavandenberg@mstdn.social
Online news magazine from Chemistry Europe, an organisation of 16 European chemical societies.
Fediverse address:
@ChemistryViews@mstdn.social
American sports news site, mainly focusing on sports popular in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@Yardbarker@flipboard.com
German-language music blog about indie and electronica.
Fediverse address (in German):
@nicorola@mastodon.social
Techno and trance DJ creating improvised and genuinely performed mixes. Based in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@TheFreshBeets@ravenation.club
Website from the creator of Fedi.Directory (that’s me!) which helps non-technical people create their own online services through managed hosting providers, who do all the technical stuff behind the scenes.
Fediverse address:
@homegrown@social.growyourown.services
German language online radio station playing many kinds of music. It also hosts regular live video stream shows.
Fediverse address (main):
@schenklradio@chaos.social
Fediverse address (live streaming):
@SchenklTV@tv.schenklradio.de
UK edition of the lifestyle magazine and website. Covers home decor, gardening, food and drink, travel, often with a rural theme. UK edition first published in 1985.
Fediverse address:
@CountryLivingUK@flipboard.com
US political news site founded in 2000, reporting from a progressive perspective.
Fediverse address:
@TPM@flipboard.com
Non-profit organisation promoting persistent and openly accessible digital taxonomic data about plants, animals and fungi. Founded in 2008 and based in Bern, Switzerland.
Fediverse address:
@plazi_species@mastodon.green
Posting news about severe weather in North Wales, also sometimes sharing weather-related posts and Welsh news.
Fediverse address:
@Storms@toot.wales
Unofficial bot posting levels of COVID found in wastewater state by state, sourced from CDC data.
Fediverse address:
@covid_wastewater@mastodon.social
Tech law expert, Professor at University of San Francisco School of Law, Yale Information Society Project fellow, MSNBC technology and privacy columnist.
Fediverse address:
@tiffanycli@mastodon.social
Professional photographer, especially travel photos, and keen to share knowledge about it. Creates beautiful tutorial videos about photography, cameras, lenses and travel.
Fediverse address (main):
@ewen@social.ewenbell.com
Fediverse address (videos):
@ewenbell@makertube.net
Site about sustainable farming, small scale farms and homegrown food.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@homesteadhorizon.com
Railway enthusiast based in Europe, posting pictures from their train travels in many different countries.
Fediverse address:
@andreaswiedenhoff@rail.chat
Board game enthusiast posting photos and experiences from various tabletop gaming sessions.
Fediverse address:
@iain@ohai.social
Co-working community hackerspace, based in Cologne, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@kalkspace@chaos.social
Vinyl record fan posting about their discoveries. Also keen gardener discussing their allotment. Based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@Tristananthony@mastodonapp.uk
Vegan food, cooking and food culture blog, based in the USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@vegan@mischievousmonsters.com
Canadian co-op running an independent Mastodon server that is entirely owned by its members.
Fediverse address:
@coop@cosocial.ca
France’s biggest non-profit organisation promoting free open source software. They have created many libre online projects including the Fediverse’s PeerTube, Mobilizon and the “Frama” series of servers.
Fediverse address (in French):
@Framasoft@framapiaf.org
Independent coverage of competitive climbing as a sport, rather than just a hobby.
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@inside-climbing.com
Bot posting bongs from a bell inside a clock tower in London. Posts once an hour.
Fediverse address:
@bigben@mastodon.org.uk
Sewing machine repair service based in Milwaukie, Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address:
@evergreensewing@pdx.social
German-language weather forecast accounts for cities in Austria, using data from Open-Meteo.
Fediverse addresses (in German, organised by city):
@baden@at.fedimeteo.com
@bregenz@at.fedimeteo.com
@eisenstadt@at.fedimeteo.com
@gmunden@at.fedimeteo.com
@graz@at.fedimeteo.com
@innsbruck@at.fedimeteo.com
@klagenfurt@at.fedimeteo.com
@lech@at.fedimeteo.com
@lienz@at.fedimeteo.com
@linz@at.fedimeteo.com
@salzburg@at.fedimeteo.com
@sankt_anton@at.fedimeteo.com
@sankt_peter@at.fedimeteo.com
@sankt_polten@at.fedimeteo.com
@villach@at.fedimeteo.com
@wels@at.fedimeteo.com
@wien@at.fedimeteo.com
Official account of the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BfN@social.bund.de
French regional newspaper covering Brittany, Lower Normandy and Pays de la Loire, also featuring national news. First published in 1944.
Fediverse address (in French):
@OuestFrance@flipboard.com
Weather forecast accounts for Manitoba, Canada. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@brandon__manitoba@ca.fedimeteo.com
@churchill__manitoba@ca.fedimeteo.com
@dauphin__manitoba@ca.fedimeteo.com
@flin_flon__manitoba@ca.fedimeteo.com
@gimli__manitoba@ca.fedimeteo.com
@morden__manitoba@ca.fedimeteo.com
@portage_la_prairie__manitoba@ca.fedimeteo.com
@selkirk__manitoba@ca.fedimeteo.com
@steinbach__manitoba@ca.fedimeteo.com
@the_pas__manitoba@ca.fedimeteo.com
@thompson__manitoba@ca.fedimeteo.com
@winkler__manitoba@ca.fedimeteo.com
@winnipeg__manitoba@ca.fedimeteo.com
Essays on rural life in New Hampshire, USA.
Fediverse address:
@jarvis@jarviscoffin.com
Local news site for Glasgow in Scotland.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@glasgowbell.co.uk
Community group for users of the Python programming language in Los Angeles and southern California.
Fediverse address:
@socalpython@fosstodon.org
The Kiel area branch of DGB, Germany’s largest trade union umbrella organisation. This branch covers Kiel, Eckernförde, Rendsburg, Neumünster and Plön.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DGB_Kiel_Region@mastodon.social
Former wine reviewer at Robert Parker Wine Advocate covering Portugal, Greece, USA (except West Coast) plus parts of Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Fediverse address:
@MarkSquiresWine@mastodon.social
Hackerspace and branch of the Chaos Computer Club in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@chaos_inkl@chaos.social
Independent game developer making point & click adventure games, creator of “Shadows of the Afterland”.
Fediverse address:
@arumastudios@mastodon.gamedev.place
Discussion group about textile arts.
Fediverse address:
@textileart@fedigroups.social
Independent news site for the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, USA. Founded in 2021 by former City Pages editors, writer-owned and reader-supported.
Fediverse address:
@RacketMN@flipboard.com
Non-profit citizen journalism news site covering East Anglia in the UK (including Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire). Part of the Bylines network.
Fediverse address:
@BylinesEast@mastodon.social
Small independent tabletop role-playing game and software publisher.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@cthonicstudios.com
Tabletop RPG writer putting a new egalitarian twist on familiar genres. For example, Dungeon Local 001 is a fantasy game where the monsters in an already-looted dungeon organise themselves as they try to make it a nice place to live.
Fediverse address:
@notwriting@dice.camp
Independent community newspaper featuring local news for coastal areas of Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia. Townships covered include Meeniyan, Stony Creek, Buffalo, Fish Creek, Foster, Port Franklin, Toora, Port Welshpool, Welshpool, Yanakie, Tidal River, Waratah Bay, Sandy Point, Walkerville, Tarwin Lower and Venus Bay.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@promcoastnews.org.au
Personal account looking back at the Commodore 64, creating new pixel art, developing C64 games and sharing retro gaming posts.
Fediverse address:
@Ai16C@mastodon.gamedev.place
Professional illustrator creating bright, cute images often with a stylised storybook feel.
Fediverse address:
@Gynux@the.goofs.space
Independent local news site for Culver City, California, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@culvercrescent.com
Independent non-profit investigative news site based in Pennsylvania, USA, and founded in 2019.
Fediverse address:
@SpotlightPA@flipboard.com
German-language website devoted to Captain Future, a cult series of American pulp stories from the 1940s and a Japanese anime adaptation from the 1970s.
Fediverse address (in German):
@futuremania@mastodon.social
Football magazine and website mainly focused on European football, especially the English Premier League. Based in the UK, first published in 1994.
Fediverse address:
@FourFourTwo@flipboard.com
Synthetic/analytical chemist, and business reporter at the American magazine Chemical & Engineering News. Covers speciality chemicals, sustainability, carbon capture, instrumentation, water and IP.
Fediverse address:
@CraigOfWaffles@mastodon.online
Independent tabletop RPG designer’s website, blog and newsletter.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@paradiso.zone
Horror magazine owned by its writers, covering the entire horror genre including books, films, TV, games, short fiction etc.
Fediverse address:
@index@darkertimes.com
University in Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1734.
Fediverse address (in German):
@unigoettingen@academiccloud.social
Weather forecast accounts for Zacatecas, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@zacatecas__zacatecas@mx.fedimeteo.com
Free open source fork of the Python Imaging Library, taking over after PIL was discontinued.
Fediverse address:
@pillow@fosstodon.org
Freelance illustrator and calligrapher, calligraphy teacher, also creates medieval-style illuminations.
Fediverse address:
@kleavens@sfba.social
Canadian online news magazine featuring investigative journalism about environmental issues.
Fediverse address:
@thenarwhal@mstdn.ca
German magazine franchise, television channel and website about geography, history and nature. First published in 1976.
Fediverse address (in German):
@GEO_de@flipboard.com
PHP magazine and book publisher founded in 2002, also organises PHP events. Based in California, USA.
Fediverse address:
@phparch@phparch.social
Business news site covering the global coffee industry.
Fediverse address (blog):
@news@worldcoffeeportal.com
News feed from the Estonian newspaper Lääne Elu, founded in 1989.
Fediverse address (in Estonian):
@online.le.ee@rss-parrot.net
Weather forecast accounts for Oaxaca, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@oaxaca__oaxaca@mx.fedimeteo.com
@puerto_escondido__oaxaca@mx.fedimeteo.com
@salina_cruz__oaxaca@mx.fedimeteo.com
Gaming news blog, newsletter and videos about World Of Warcraft and video games in general.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@bellular.games
Posting and sharing cool stuff about Nintendo’s Game Boy handheld consoles, including info on games, hardware and accessories. Has a special focus on homebrew development.
Fediverse address:
@gameboyscene@mastodon.gamedev.place
Bot posting dedication pages of random books.
Fediverse address:
@dedication_bot@stefanbohacek.online
Entertainment and lifestyle magazine and website, covering celebrity news, human interest stories, true crime and royalty. Based in the US, first published in 1974.
Fediverse address:
@people@flipboard.com
Podcast about the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@pythonbytes@fosstodon.org
Blog by an urban planning and transportation writer critical of current preparations for the Los Angeles, USA, World Cup, Superbowl and Olympics. There is no actual sports coverage, it’s just about the effect of these massive sporting events on the infrastructure of the city.
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@torched.la
US edition of the women’s magazine and website, covering health, beauty, fashion, politics, money and careers. Originally published in France in 1937.
Fediverse address:
@MarieClaire@flipboard.com
Highlighting interesting articles etc about the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@pythonhub@mastodon.social
General purpose Linux distribution which is shipped as a minimal base system by default, letting the user add what they need.
Fediverse address:
@archlinux@fosstodon.org
Woodworking magazine and website, featuring project guides, woodwork techniques and tools. Based in the USA, first published in 1985.
Fediverse address:
@PopularWood@flipboard.com
Former professional photographer taking lots of lovely pictures of birds, often including descriptions of where the birds are and what they have been doing.
Fediverse address:
@mikestewart@mastodonapp.uk
Digital kitten that lives on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@netkitty@meow.social
Long-form cycling videos from rural and urban Finland.
Fediverse address (videos):
@jaywink@urbanists.video
Travel news and articles, also covering food, drink and entertainment. Based in the US, founded in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@thrillist@flipboard.com
Automated account posting historical photos from Taiwan.
Fediverse address:
@TaiwaninMchrome@mastodon.world
Game and film composer, pixel artist, special effects and motion graphic artist.
Fediverse address:
@lashman@mastodon.social
RSS news feed of the Cyprus newspaper Politis.
Fediverse address (in Greek):
@www.politis.com.cy@rss-parrot.net
Organisation of businesses supporting Rstats, the R Foundation and the R community.
Fediverse address:
@RConsortium@fosstodon.org
News feed from independent news site for Oklahoma City, USA.
Fediverse address:
@freepressokc.com@rss-parrot.net
US-based site covering hip-hop news including music, artists, culture etc.
Fediverse address:
@HipHopWired@flipboard.com
Computer scientist campaigning for online privacy, also part of the Librecast project which aims to bring multicast technology to the internet.
Fediverse address (main):
@onepict@chaos.social
Fediverse address (blog):
@cobbles@dotart.blog
Queer/trans owned small business in Seattle, Washington, USA selling comics, graphic novels, art etc, also hosting local events.
Fediverse address:
@outsidercomics@kind.social
Italian-language site about privacy-friendly apps and services, reviews of FOSS games, news about online privacy etc.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@lealternative@mastodon.uno
Computing history museum with a focus on 36-bit systems, based in Washington state, USA.
Fediverse address:
@icm@mastodon.sdf.org
UK trade union for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and academic-related staff in further and higher education.
Fediverse address:
@ucu@mastodonapp.uk
German government department responsible for processing asylum applications, protecting refugees and helping them integrate into society.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bamf@social.bund.de
News feed from Denmark’s English-language newspaper The Copenhagen Post.
Fediverse address:
@cphpost.dk.rss-feed@rss-parrot.net
Discussion group for speakers of the Bengali language.
Fediverse address (in Bengali):
@bangla@fedigroups.social
Entomologist and lifelong fan of insects, writer and broadcaster on the subject, fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, former president of the British Entomological & Natural History society.
Fediverse address:
@bugmanjones@techhub.social
Photographer writing and creating videos about photography, featuring tutorials, news items etc.
Fediverse address:
@techphotoguy@mastodon.social
Software development company specialising in the Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@ferrous@social.ferrous-systems.com
Entertainment news site covering comic books, anime, television, film, video games etc. Based in the US, founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@ComicBookcom@flipboard.com
Official account of the R User Group at the Harvard Data Science Initiative based at Harvard University in Massachusetts, USA.
Fediverse address:
@RUGatHDSI@fosstodon.org
Artist and crafter making videos about working with paints, plastics, miniatures, jewellery, clothing etc.
Fediverse address (videos):
@littlemissbonnie@makertube.net
Weather forecast accounts for Saskatchewan, Canada. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@estevan__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@kindersley__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@melfort__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@moose_jaw__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@north_battleford__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@prince_albert__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@regina__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@saskatoon__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@swift_current__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@weyburn__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@yorkton__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
Lightweight and secure Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox.
Fediverse address:
@alpinelinux@fosstodon.org
Free open source encrypted XMPP app for Android produced alongside a member-funded XMPP service, currently in private beta testing. Developed and run by a co-operative based in India.
Fediverse address:
@prav@venera.social
Flexible Linux distribution where the source is compiled locally according to the user’s preferences.
Fediverse address:
@gentoo@fosstodon.org
Local news site for northeastern Wisconsin, USA.
Fediverse address:
@the@foxwatershed.com
Product designer focusing on user experience, currently working on better UX for software at AWS.
Fediverse address:
@PavelASamsonov@mastodon.social
Automated announcements about Kubernetes Community Days for cloud people in the Washington DC and DMV area.
Fediverse address:
@kcd_dc@hachyderm.io
Free open source alternative to Google Play. Looks a bit like an app store, but it’s entirely FOSS apps.
Fediverse address:
@fdroidorg@floss.social
Urban and rural cycling videos from New York, USA. Day job as a climate scientist.
Fediverse address (videos):
@atthenius@urbanists.video
Website for pickleball players in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@blog.dinkville.com
Unofficial bot posting information and warnings from the South Australian County Fire Service’s current incidents RSS feed.
Fediverse address:
@CFSAlerts@mastodon.online
Public domain and creative commons videos about space and space exploration.
Fediverse address:
@space@fedi.video
Website providing news about craft beer and related events in Idaho, Oregon, Washington State and Canada. Also covers some other drinks such as ciders, spirits, hard seltzers etc.
Fediverse address:
@beer@universeodon.com
Dutch non-profit organisation promoting free open source software and open standards. Founded in 1999.
Fediverse address (main):
@nlnetlabs@social.nlnetlabs.nl
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@blog.nlnetlabs.nl
Canadian newspaper and news site covering national and international news, first published in 1844.
Fediverse address:
@globeandmail@flipboard.com
Magazine and website based in Texas, USA, covering local and national news, food, travel, art, music etc. Founded in 1973.
Fediverse address:
@TexasMonthly@flipboard.com
Despite its name, this is a non-religious newspaper covering US and world events. Based in the US, the Monitor was founded in 1908 and has won seven Pulitzer prizes.
Fediverse address:
@csmonitor@flipboard.com
Blogger and video maker who features simple DIY electronic music projects including building your own synthesiser.
Fediverse address (main):
@diyelectromusic@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@diyelectromusic@makertube.net
Annual technical conference for people working on and with BSD-based operating systems and related projects. Held in Ottawa, Canada, since 2004.
Fediverse address:
@bsdcan@bsd.network
Tracing and recording sites of significance to the Chinese communities in Wellington, New Zealand.
Fediverse address:
@WellingtonChineseHistory@cloudisland.nz
Father and son development team creating new games for 8-bit computers such as the ZX Spectrum. They also run a gaming livestream.
Fediverse address:
@Sloanysoft@oldbytes.space
The free open source software created for Wikipedia, available for anyone to use on their own sites.
Fediverse address:
@mediawiki@wikis.world
Upcoming free open source UI/UX design tool for Linux. Aimed at web designers and graphic designers, and is currently in alpha testing.
Fediverse address:
@akiraux@fosstodon.org
Entertainment, pop culture and video games news site, based in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@polygon@mastodon.social
Posting informally about interesting bits of Scottish history through the ages, including forgotten stories, science, language, art, people, poetry.
Fediverse address:
@WeirdScotland@mastodon.scot
Spanish online newspaper founded in 2001, mainly focused on politics and the economy.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@ElConfidencial@flipboard.com
Non-profit based in Indiana, USA, campaigning to protect and expand environmentally important publicly-owned forests.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@forestsforallproject.com
Annual outdoor hacker camp event in Funen, Denmark.
Fediverse address:
@bornhack@mastodon.social
Posting news, quotations and interesting links related to films and television.
Fediverse address:
@filmfreakmafia@mastodon.social
Award-winning technology reporter at the Washington Post. Particularly interested in artificial intelligence and algorithms.
Fediverse address:
@drewharwell@mastodon.social
Technology news site based in the USA, founded in 2011.
Fediverse address:
@verge@mastodon.social
Free open source operating system for PCs which is compatible with MS-DOS software. This allows you to run older games and other applications, as well as create DOS-based embedded systems.
Fediverse address:
@freedosproject@fosstodon.org
Discussion group for anime bloggers.
Fediverse address:
@animeblogging@fedigroups.social
Bot posting random lines from the classic novel “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville.
Fediverse address:
@mobydick@mastodon.art
Official account for the National Gallery of Denmark, an art museum in Copenhagen founded in 1896.
Fediverse address (in Danish):
@smk@expressional.social
Providing bindings for the Godot game engine to the Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@GodotRust@mastodon.gamedev.place
Online US-based legal journal, mainly focusing on business law.
Fediverse address:
@NationalLawReview@esq.social
Weather forecast accounts for Punjab, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@amritsar__punjab@in.fedimeteo.com
@hoshiarpur__punjab@in.fedimeteo.com
@ludhiana__punjab@in.fedimeteo.com
Publisher of academic journals based at the University of Milan, Italy.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@milanoup@mastodon.uno
Discussion group about the history of organised crime in the USA.
Fediverse address:
@mafiahistory@fedigroups.social
Community-run local news site for the SE1 area of London in the UK. Originally founded as a printed magazine in 1998.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@se1.news
Framework-independent server-side Swift conference. Run on a non-profit basis, based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@swiftserverconf@hachyderm.io
US-based financial advice and business news service, founded in 1920.
Fediverse address:
@Kiplingers@flipboard.com
Independent privacy-friendly email and calendar provider which is ad-free and paid for entirely by their users’ subscriptions. There are free open source apps for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and Windows. There’s also support for E2EE and 2FA wherever possible.
Fediverse address:
@Tutanota@mastodon.social
Discussion group about amateur radio and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@hamradio@fedigroups.social
Free open source self-hostable wiki software, with emphasis on simplicity and ease of use.
Fediverse address:
@bookstack@fosstodon.org
Making gaming videos, especially 1990s games and how to access glitches in them.
Fediverse address (videos):
@arceus_i_gaming@video.gamerstavern.online
Podcast discussing popular culture such as film, TV, music etc, with a specific question in each episode such as “Best Tolkien Character”, “Best 1990s Romcom”, “Best TV Series Finale” etc.
Fediverse address:
@gpcd@mas.to
Non-profit for people connected to type and typography, organising typography conferences, workshops and promoting innovation in the field. Based in the United States, but has an international membership.
Fediverse address:
@atypi@typo.social
Discussion group about free open source software for home automation.
Fediverse address:
@homeassistant@fedigroups.social
Artist based in the UK creating music, poetry and handmade jewellery.
Fediverse address:
@emmanuelleskaly@mementomori.social
Security researcher and software developer, runs a blog about Infosec.
Fediverse address:
@WPalant@infosec.exchange
The German Federal Government’s customs agency.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Zoll@social.bund.de
Travel blog by a motorcyclist travelling around the USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thetriumphadventures.com
Podcast series where the presenters watch every episode of “Doctor Who” from the very beginning in 1963, in broadcast order. Each episode has special guest fans and occasionally people connected to the series itself. Also features a quiz called the Mind Probe.
Fediverse address:
@AOTAS@mastodon.social
Independent non-profit foundation established by the German Federal Government, discussing data policy and making privacy recommendations.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DS_Stiftung@social.bund.de
Unofficial website devoted to the Steam Deck, featuring game optimisations, reviews, news and guides.
Fediverse address:
@steamdeckhq@mastodon.world
Videos of hiking and climbing in the Sierra Nevada and Granada Province of Andalucia in Spain.
Fediverse address (videos):
@spanish_highs@video.infosec.exchange
Weather forecast accounts for Chiapas, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@tuxtla_gutierrez__chiapas@mx.fedimeteo.com
Principal Consultant and Instructor in data analytics and data visualisation, keen cyclist, former rocket scientist.
Fediverse address:
@DavidNapoli@datavis.social
Weather forecast accounts for New Zealand / Aotearoa. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in English & Māori):
@ashburton@nz.fedimeteo.com
@auckland@nz.fedimeteo.com
@blenheim@nz.fedimeteo.com
@christchurch@nz.fedimeteo.com
@dunedin@nz.fedimeteo.com
@gisborne@nz.fedimeteo.com
@greymouth@nz.fedimeteo.com
@hamilton@nz.fedimeteo.com
@hastings@nz.fedimeteo.com
@invercargill@nz.fedimeteo.com
@napier@nz.fedimeteo.com
@nelson@nz.fedimeteo.com
@new_plymouth@nz.fedimeteo.com
@oamaru@nz.fedimeteo.com
@palmerston_north@nz.fedimeteo.com
@queenstown@nz.fedimeteo.com
@rotorua@nz.fedimeteo.com
@tauranga@nz.fedimeteo.com
@timaru@nz.fedimeteo.com
@wellington@nz.fedimeteo.com
@westport@nz.fedimeteo.com
@whanganui@nz.fedimeteo.com
@whangarei@nz.fedimeteo.com
Non-denominational initiative to build a libre open access archive of digitised Jewish prayer literature.
Fediverse address:
@opensiddur@aleph.land
Welsh linguist in Philadelphia, USA / Ieithydd o Gymro yn Philadelphia, USA, working at the University of Pennsylvania. Often posts about board games.
Fediverse address:
@garicgymro@toot.wales
Community project to track when Android phones will get updates.
Fediverse address:
@android@masto.ai
Fun account highlighting amusing listings for houses, flats and other real estate properties around the world.
Fediverse address:
@weirdestate@eigenmagic.net
Official account for the Netherlands Ministry of the Interior & Kingdom Relations
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@minbzk@social.overheid.nl
Unofficial bot posting details of the latest games released on Steam.
Fediverse address:
@steamreleasebot@mastodon.rip
Conference in Wrocław, Poland for the Ruby programming language.
Fediverse address:
@wrocloverb@ruby.social
Regular events full of retro arcade games and pinball machines set to freeplay, with an all-inclusive entrance fee. Takes place at the Portview Trade Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@basearcade@mastodon.social
Newspaper based in Miami, Florida, USA, founded in 1903.
Fediverse address:
@MiamiHerald@flipboard.com
Adjunct Professor at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in the USA. Perhaps best known for running a popular video channel about philosophy, which aims to make complex classical philosophical ideas more accessible.
Fediverse address:
@GregSadler@metalhead.club
A new programming language currently under development. The developers describe it as: “a systems programming language designed to be simple, stable, and robust” and “well-suited to low-level, high performance tasks.” Apparently it fits onto one 3.5 inch disk! 💾
Fediverse address:
@hare@fosstodon.org
Calligraphy, mandala and colouring book artist, also a writer and photographer. Current admin of the excellent mastodon.art server.
Fediverse address:
@welshpixie@mastodon.art
Creating short simple 3D animations using the Blender animation suite.
Fediverse address (videos):
@axaneco@makertube.net
Hackerspace based in Coburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Hackzogtum@chaos.social
Cooking blog particularly focused on gluten-free and vegan recipes. Based in Australia.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@honeybunchofoniontops.com
Magazine and website about design, decor and architecture in modern homes. Based in the USA, first published in 2000.
Fediverse address:
@Dwell@flipboard.com
Organisation representing nine thousand scientists in Germany, covering particle, astro, astroparticle, hadron and nuclear physics. Aims to set up a FAIR federated science data platform.
Fediverse address:
@punch4nfdi@nfdi.social
Particle physicist at CERN, Switzerland. Lead scientist at the DESY research centre in Germany. Helmholtz Professor at University of Hamburg, Germany.
Fediverse address:
@freyablekman@sciencemastodon.com
Official account for the Racket programming language, a modern dialect of Lisp.
Fediverse address:
@racketlang@functional.cafe
Non-profit community hackerspace and makerspace based in Landau, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ztl@rheinneckar.social
Fediverse livestreamer hosting fun community chats, quizzes, playing music, occasionally mentioning serious topics.
Fediverse address (livestream):
@hamishtpb@watch.thepolarbear.co.uk
Fediverse address (videos):
@hamishtpb@video.thepolarbear.co.uk
Videos about programming in PHP, and also topics about coding in general.
Fediverse address:
@brendt@phpc.tv
News and rumours site dedicated to Apple products including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch etc.
Fediverse address:
@9to5Mac@mastodon.online
Gossip and entertainment magazine with focus on black celebrities, based in Georgia, USA. Founded in 2006.
Fediverse address:
@Bossip@flipboard.com
German football magazine and website, mainly focused on the German game but also covering other leagues, internationals, football culture etc. First published in 2000.
Fediverse address (in German):
@11FREUNDE@flipboard.com
Professional concept artist who works with futuristic CGI concepts, but often draws intricate sketches of insects using traditional pen and ink methods.
Fediverse address:
@mooncube@mastodon.art
Commander Riker from Star Trek trying to surreptitiously make sense of the world.
Fediverse address:
@RikerGoogling@mas.to
Independent Finnish car review website and video channel.
Fediverse address (blog, in Finnish):
@index@kaaratv.com
Business and financial newspaper, available online and in print. Based in London, UK, founded in 2005.
Fediverse address:
@CityAM@flipboard.com
Independent crowdsourced hiking trail maps and guides for the United States.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hikingamerica.com
Local meetups for Mac and iOS developers in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Fediverse address:
@cocoaboston@iosdev.space
Independent non-profit news service for Florida, USA, aiming to provide coverage in the public interest. Founded in 2009, member of Institute For Non-Profit News.
Fediverse address:
@floridabulldog@newsie.social
Fediverse address (news feed):
@www.floridabulldog.org@rss-parrot.net
Discussion group about the Philippines and for Filipinos.
Fediverse address:
@pilipinas@fedigroups.social
Non-profit VM and service provider mainly focused on BSD systems.
Fediverse address:
@BoxyBSD@bsd.cafe
The open data team of the local government in the City of Dortmund.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DortmundData@ruhr.social
Free open source full-stack Ruby web framework for maintainable apps.
Fediverse address:
@hanami@ruby.social
Unofficial video tips for using the free open source graphics software Friction.
Fediverse address (videos):
@frictiongraphics@makertube.net
Astrophotographer and space enthusiast who takes astonishingly detailed photos from his backyard telescope.
Fediverse address:
@stargazerrob@mastodon.online
Embedded systems engineering firm specialising in early-stage prototyping and product development.
Fediverse address:
@cgnd@mastodon.social
Senior Advisor for Science and Exploration at the European Space Agency, member of the JWST Science Working Group and co-founder of Space Rocks (events that mix together people from entertainment and space exploration).
Fediverse address:
@markmccaughrean@mastodon.social
Independent sports blog covering the Minnesota Twins baseball team.
Fediverse address:
@aaron@aarongleeman.com
German federal government’s ministry for digital affairs and state modernisation.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BMDS@social.bund.de
Manufacturer of low-price Linux-based smartphones, computers, smartwatches etc. Their products are aimed at technology fans who like to customise and tinker with gadgets.
Fediverse account (main):
@pine64@treehouse.systems
Fediverse account (videos):
@pine64tilvids@tilvids.com
Fediverse account (European shop):
@pine64eu@fosstodon.org
French site about podcasts, recommending podcasts to listen to and providing news about the podcast world. Founded in 2018.
Fediverse address (in French):
@podmust@flipboard.com
Bot posting excerpts from “Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue”, a collection of 18th Century English popular slang (sometimes crude).
Fediverse address:
@TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us
French language hiphop artist from Switzerland, who creates music tracks and music videos. The tracks often have a nice laidback quality to them, mixing the countryside with the city.
Fediverse address (in French & English):
@mans1@v.basspistol.org
Human-curated account sharing interesting art and photography posts from the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@ArtPhotosDesk@flipboard.social
An entertaining collection of videos about Linux, FOSS, computing, gaming, technology and sometimes random other stuff such as tea, vegan food and fountain pens. Were presents with a laid back, calm style which is relaxing to watch.
Fediverse address (videos):
@chris@video.thepolarbear.co.uk
UK organisation promoting art history and visual culture through events, publications, grants etc. Founded in 1974.
Fediverse address:
@forarthistory@mastodon.social
Freelance illustrator and digital painter who creates beautiful surreal images, often with fantastic themes, usually using Krita software.
Fediverse address (main):
@Xernist@mastodon.art
Fediverse address (images):
@Xernist@pixelfed.social
Makes nice anime-style plushies / cuddly toys.
Fediverse address:
@Ultrapancake@mastodon.art
German edition of the men’s health, fitness and lifestyle magazine.
Fediverse address (in German):
@MensHealth_de@flipboard.com
Independent film journalist’s site, includes film news, reviews, articles. The author is disabled and also writes articles on disabilities in the film world.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thefilmmaven.com
Runs an enormous online archive of computing history material at the bitsavers website, and is software curator at the Computer History Museum in California, USA.
Fediverse address:
@bitsavers@oldbytes.space
Newspaper based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@Star_Phoenix@flipboard.com
Freelance professional illustrator and 3D modeller, creates gorgeous images and renders including really cute minimalist voxel and pixel art. Often creates works that reference retro gaming and classic computers.
Fediverse address (main):
@metin@graphics.social
Fediverse address (artwork):
@Seven@pixelfed.art
Previously at the Canadian Museum of Nature and University of Ottawa, studying large Arctic carnivores at the end of the Pleistocene.
Fediverse address:
@ashinonyx@scholar.social
Free open source XMPP messenger app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. It includes support for OMEMO end-to-end encryption.
Fediverse address:
@Monal@fosstodon.org
Electronic music festival in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.
Fediverse address:
@Circuits_in_the_Woods@mastodon.social
Hiking and outdoors enthusiast based in Massachusetts USA, also cycles and sails. Posts photos from hiking trips and shares similar posts from others.
Fediverse address:
@TimKStanton@mstdn.social
Researcher and cultivar registration authority for the Tradescantia (Commelinaceae) wildflower genus.
Fediverse address:
@TradescantiaHub@scicomm.xyz
Publisher which owns many local newspapers and magazines in Ontario, Canada. This account shares stories from these many different local publications.
Fediverse address:
@MetrolandMedia@flipboard.com
Automated account posting screenshots from “cracktros” on classic computer systems including the Amiga, C64, Amstrad etc.
Fediverse address:
@CracktroBot@mastodon.social
Lifestyle magazine and website mainly about the home, interior decoration and gardening. Based in the US, first published in 1987.
Fediverse address:
@VerandaMag@flipboard.com
Computer science professor and affiliate law professor at Columbia University in New York, USA. Interested in privacy and legal issues, also well known as one of the creators of USENET.
Fediverse address:
@SteveBellovin@infosec.exchange
Prolific Linux gamer on the Fediverse, creates Let’s Play videos of Linux games in German.
Fediverse address (main, in English & German):
@hatnix@social.tchncs.de
Fediverse address (videos, in German):
@hatnix@tube.tchncs.de
Educational version of Ubuntu Linux, designed for schools and students of all ages.
Fediverse address:
@edubuntu@ubuntu.social
US-based non-profit news collective covering stories related to social injustice, racism, environmental damage, authoritarianism and far right groups. The collective was founded by environmental and social activists, its stories often cover protests.
Fediverse address:
@UnicornRiot@mastodon.social
Newspaper and website based in Portland Oregon, first published in 1850. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2001. Also covers the Pacific Northwest.
Fediverse address:
@TheOregonian@flipboard.com
The Netherlands Sound & Vision museum. They have a massive archive of thousands of videos available on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@nisv@peertube.beeldengeluid.nl
Creates fascinating mathematical art using many different media including images, crochet, beading and other crafts.
Fediverse address:
@HypercubicPeg@mathstodon.xyz
Bot that posts randomly generated text adventure / interactive fiction scenarios. The scenarios are somewhat interactive, you can type commands as replies and the bot will reply with responses depending on what you do. Inspired by the classic text adventures of the 1980s. New scenarios appear every 4 hours.
Fediverse address:
@xyzzy@mastodon.sandwich.net
Independent sports blog covering US soccer news, especially Minnesota United FC.
Fediverse address:
@index@jonmarthaler.com
Official account for the Open Dylan implementation of the Dylan programming language, a descendant of Lisp.
Fediverse address:
@DylanLang@fosstodon.org
Science news site aimed at a general audience. Based in the US, originally a print magazine first published in 1872.
Fediverse address:
@PopularScience@flipboard.com
AmiW shares photos of street art murals from all around the world. Each photo is accompanied by credits and the location of the mural.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@AmiW@mastodon.online
Official account of the French government data protection agency.
Fediverse address (in French):
@cnil@social.numerique.gouv.fr
The public body which runs the European Union. The elected governments of the 27 European Union member states each choose a commisioner to represent their country. The 27 commissioners then collectively run the EU through the Commission.
Fediverse address:
@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Posting about classic tabletop RPGs such as Dungeons & Dragons, including RPG history, maps, rules etc.
Fediverse address:
@randomwizard@vivaldi.net
Artist who specialises in drawing comic book style works, often featuring mecha such as characters from Transformers.
Fediverse address:
@llicorish@mastodon.art
News feed from the Wyoming Outdoor Council, an environmental conservation group in Wyoming, USA, founded in 1967.
Fediverse address:
@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org.field-notes@rss-parrot.net
Artist and graphic designer who creates finely-crafted illustrations.
Fediverse address:
@margodeweerdt@mastodon.social
An attempt to provide a user-friendly desktop based on Sway, a popular tiling window manager (compositor) using the modern Wayland graphics stack.
Fediverse address:
@ubuntusway@mas.to
Support group for people suffering or concerned about the effects of Long Covid, where Covid-19 infection causes long-term or chronic illness. Hosts regular discussions with patients, doctors, researchers and journalists.
Fediverse address:
@longcovid@mstdn.social
Non-profit magazine based in Paonia, Colorado, USA, covering social, political and ecological issues in the western US. Founded in 1970.
Fediverse address:
@HighCountryNew@flipboard.com
German technology news site covering phones, consoles, gadgets etc.
Fediverse address (in German):
@curved@flipboard.com
Entertainment news site covering television, films, comic books and anime. Based in the USA, founded in 1995.
Fediverse address:
@CBRcom@flipboard.com
Award-winning independent publisher founded in 1973. Its published authors are highly eclectic including Yann Martel, Irvine Welsh, Barack Obama, Scarlett Thomas, Matt Haig, Alasdair Gray, The Mighty Boosh, Miranda July, Simon’s Cat and many more. They also run their own Fediverse server at bookish.community
Fediverse address:
@canongatebooks@bookish.community
Version of Ubuntu Linux using the KDE Plasma desktop interface.
Fediverse address:
@kubuntu@fosstodon.org
Designs and publishes crochet amigurumi patterns, often cute colourful animals. Also posts about fibre arts in general.
Fediverse address (photos):
@LittleBearCrochets@pixelfed.social
Fediverse address (text posts):
@LittleBearCrochets@mastodon.art
Highlighting works by creative people in Maryland, USA.
Fediverse address:
@index@artistsfrommaryland.org
Official account for the Human-Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) at the University of Maryland, USA.
Fediverse address:
@hcil_umd@hci.social
Independent magazine about magic, magicians and magic shows. Based in the US, founded in 1936.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@geniimagic.com
Artist who creates wonderfully intricate and colourful 2D drawings and 3D renderings of surreal, fantastic monsters.
Fediverse address:
@xzyolotl@mastodon.art
Food news blog run by a German chef, covering recipes, restaurants and food culture.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bert007@flipboard.com
Stories about Winnipeg, Canada from Global News.
Fediverse address:
@winnipeg-GlobalNews@flipboard.com
Physics professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the USA. Interested in optical physics, runs the blog “Skulls in the Stars” about physics, optics, pulp fantasy, horror fiction and the intersections of all these.
Fediverse address:
@drskyskull@mastodon.social
Sharing links to environmental articles from established news sources, book reviews and photos.
Fediverse address (main):
@primonatura@mstdn.social
Fediverse address (book reviews):
@PrimoNatura@books.theunseen.city
Fediverse address (photos):
@PrimoNatura@pixey.org
Maintains the “Of Gods and Gamemasters” website full of articles about fantasy world building, tabletop RPGs, adventures, monsters etc.
Fediverse address:
@Jackgiantkiller@dice.camp
Android development newsletter founded in 2011.
Fediverse address:
@androidweekly@androiddev.social
Watercolour artist who often paints landscapes, street scenes and portraits.
Fediverse address:
@JoseMel@pixelfed.social
Local news service for Oklahoma City and the state of Oklahoma, USA. Run by the non-profit organisation the Sustainable Journalism Foundation.
Fediverse address:
@NonDoc@flipboard.com
German energy co-operative with emphasis on environmentally friendlier forms of energy. (Previously known as Greenpeace Energy.)
Fediverse address (in German):
@GreenPlanet_nrg@mastodon.green
Cosy laidback chats with familiar faces from the Fediverse. Available on multiple Fediverse platforms including livestream, video on demand, blog and podcast.
Fediverse address (main):
@firesidefedi@btfree.social
Fediverse address (livestream):
@ozoned@stream.firesidefedi.live
Fediverse address (videos):
@ozoned@tubefree.org
Website and newsletter about orienteering by experienced orienteer.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@alasdairpedley.com
User group based in Switzerland for fans of the Amiga and other Commodore computers.
Fediverse address (in German):
@augs@oldbytes.space
Landscape photographer based in the UK, with a wide range of styles from spectacular to atmospheric to fine art.
Fediverse address:
@kiers@mastodon.social
Discussion group about all kinds books, authors and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@bookstodon@fedigroups.social
Independent sports news site about college basketball in the USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@basketunderreview.com
Greek photographer who takes beautiful arty images, usually quite close to the subjects and often emphasising abstract shapes.
Fediverse address:
@nikant@mastodon.social
Podcast all about the history of the island of Britain, starting from the ice age and moving forward in chronological order. The emphasis is on the human side of history, rather than just giving dry facts.
Fediverse address:
@bhp@mastodon.social
Trade union of academic staff (including postgraduate students who teach), professional staff and managerial staff at the University of Leeds. Part of the University and College Union UCU.
Fediverse address:
@leedsucu@union.place
Street art in Belfast, Northern Ireland, including murals, graffiti etc. Includes art by all traditions and communities in the city, both political and non-political.
Fediverse address:
@extramuralactivity@mastodon.ie
Creator of the humorous fantasy-themed webcomic “Love and Hex”. Also a librarian and RPG fan.
Fediverse address:
@crkdgt@mastodon.art
Bot posting random meadows made of grass and flower emoji.
Fediverse address:
@EmojiMeadow@mas.to
Unofficial feed of updates from DC’s transit (VRE, MARC, WMATA).
Fediverse address:
@CapitalTransit@epsilon-ix.masto.host
Bot posting a random MS-DOS command every day, along with a description of what it does and a screenshot of it in action.
Fediverse address:
@msdosreference@manitu.social
Body paint artist creating vivid and varied characters using paint, wigs, contact lenses etc.
Fediverse address:
@vitani4000@nerdculture.de
Artist creating sculptures, paintings, comics and more. Often features dragons and fantasy themes.
Fediverse address:
@rivalmit@meow.social
Unofficial coverage of the Texas Rangers baseball team based in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@theprospecttimes.com
Discussion group about all genres of music.
Fediverse address:
@music@fedigroups.social
Long-running podcast series and website about medieval times hosted by “The Archivist”, covering history, news and entertainment related to the medieval era.
Fediverse address:
@MedievalArchives@medievalarchives.social
Hackerspace based in the city of Wroclaw in Poland.
Fediverse address (in Polish):
@hswro@mobilizon.pl
Theoretical particle physicist at CERN with main research focus on out-of-equilibrium situations.
Fediverse address:
@thermalization@sciencemastodon.com
Polish organisation supporting open science in scientific institutions, providing software tools and legal solutions.
Fediverse address:
@OpenSciPlatform@mastodon.social
Medieval historian at University of Cologne in Germany. Focus on Northern European History (England, Scandinavia, ‘Germany’), especially the 10th – 12th centuries.
Fediverse address (main account, in German and English):
@domwass@scholar.social
Fediverse address (book reviews, in German and English):
@domwass@ramblingreaders.org
Tabletop RPG blog written by a history teacher featuring homebrew content for TTRPGs, often anchoring the RPG content in real world history.
Fediverse address (blog):
@lucas@veritastabletop.com
Free open source 2D game engine designed mainly for RPGs. Solarus games run on Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address (main):
@solarus@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (videos):
@solarus_labs@tilvids.com
Digital type foundry founded in 1994. Specialises in custom fonts for multilingual publishing and computing.
Fediverse address:
@TiroTypeworks@typo.social
Newspaper based in Dallas, Texas, USA, aimed at a black audience. Founded in 1954.
Fediverse address:
@DallasWeekly@flipboard.com
Online magazine for short horror fiction.
Fediverse address:
@index@theslashmedia.com
Landscape photographer taking spectacular pictures and videos of Iceland and Scotland.
Fediverse address (main):
@mo@icelandphotos.co.uk
Fediverse address (videos):
@mo@peertube.wtf
Volunteer-built project to create an encyclopedia of all camera and lens models and brands.
Fediverse address:
@camerawiki@mastodon.sdf.org
Open science enthusiast, researcher, on advisory boards for open science communities. Research interests in human osteology and bioarchaeology / isotope archaeology.
Fediverse address:
@toothFAIRy@scholar.social
UK-based podcast about the sci-fi series Doctor Who, covering all its versions.
Fediverse address:
@whoshepodcast@mastodonapp.uk
Recreates classic video game pixel art as physical paintings using acrylics.
Fediverse address:
@8bitacrylic@mstdn.games
Bot that posts automatically generated autostereograms (aka “Magic Eye”), where you have to focus your eyes behind the 2D image to see the 3D image. It can take a while to do this if you aren’t used to the technique, but once it succeeds you will definitely know it has worked.
Fediverse address:
@magic_aye@mastodon.social
Family posting videos about fun projects that involve electronics, programming, physics, maths and all kinds of interesting stuff.
Fediverse address:
@GurgleApps@mastodon.social
Streaming platform for PBS public broadcasting television stations in the USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@localpublic.tv
Unofficial toy news blog all about Hot Wheels toy cars.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hwheadline.com
Multi-disciplinary outputs across the research process, emphasising societal impact and sustainable development goals.
Fediverse address:
@RIOjournal@mstdn.social
German edition of the men’s lifestyle magazine and website covering fashion, entertainment, travel, technology etc.
Fediverse address (in German):
@EsquireGermany@flipboard.com
Welsh melancholic acoustic singer-songwriter, creating music in a self-built home studio.
Fediverse address:
@MTP@musicians.today
UK-based cycling news website, founded in 1995.
Fediverse address:
@Cyclingnews@flipboard.com
News and events for OpenStreetMap contributors in London, UK.
Fediverse address:
@OSMLondon@en.osm.town
Musician who also runs a band called the Capharnaum County Magicians Society. The music is mainly 19th/20th Century banjo pieces.
Fediverse address (main):
@mayor@banjo.town
Fediverse address (band):
@magicians@banjo.town
Hackers’ meetup group based in New York City, USA.
Fediverse addresses:
@NYC2600@mastodon.social
@NYC2600@infosec.exchange
Film reviews that are brief enough to fit on the back of a beer mat.
Fediverse address:
@beer_mat_movies@mastodonapp.uk
Repair cafe in Kahlgrund, Bavaria, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@rckahlgrund@aschaffenburg.social
Making videos about retro computing and retro tech, especially computers from the 1980s and 1990s. The video maker is from Scandinavia, but the videos themselves are in English.
Fediverse address (videos):
@retroscandinavian@video.chasmcity.net
Posts about lighthouses in Wales and elsewhere by a local history author from Anglesey.
Fediverse address:
@LighthouseWales@toot.wales
Luxury travel and lifestyle magazine based in New York, USA, founded in 1987.
Fediverse address:
@cntraveler@flipboard.com
Free open source Mastodon app for Android devices, forked from both the official Mastodon app and an earlier project Megalodon.
Fediverse address:
@moshidon@floss.social
Official account of the famous fact-checking website, based in the USA.
Fediverse address:
@snopes@infosec.exchange
Cartoonist, creator of the Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (SMBC) webcomic, illustrator of Open Borders, co-author of Soonish.
Fediverse address:
@ZachWeinersmith@mastodon.social
German magazine about heavy metal and hard rock, originally related to the UK magazine of the same name but now a separate publication. First published in Germany in 1983.
Fediverse address (in German):
@metalhammer_de@flipboard.com
Developer of free open source strategy game “Tanks of Freedom” and its sequel.
Fediverse address (videos):
@czlowiekimadlo@video.hardlimit.com
New music show on Cando FM, a community radio station broadcasting in the Furness and Ulverston areas of Cumbria, England, UK.
Fediverse address:
@SpaceIsThePlace@mstdn.social
Multidisciplinary designer and indie game dev creating titles for the Playdate console. Also co-creator of Uncrank’d, the unofficial Playdate fanzine.
Fediverse address:
@Xanialasagna@mastodon.gamedev.place
Pop culture and enterntainment news blog covering film, music, TV etc.
Fediverse address:
@ScreenHubentertainment@nerdculture.de
Bot posting stills from buoy webcams in the Atlantic and Pacific around the United States.
Fediverse address:
@sea@stefanbohacek.online
Pixel artist and independent game developer, currently working on a retro styled rogue-like for PuzzleScript. Also interested in the Pico-8 pallette.
Fediverse address:
@Quaro@mastodon.art
Hackerspace for the Ortenau region in Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@section77@chaos.social
Hackerspace based in Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@hackalot@hsnl.social
Connecting space-related academics, companies and government departments in Taiwan and around the world.
Fediverse address (videos):
@tsu@solarsystem.video
Posts videos of songs he’s working on, some of them rather silly in a good way.
Fediverse address:
@guyjantic@tube.tchncs.de
Hacker and makerspace based in Leigh in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@leigh_hackspace@mastodon.social
Sports news site covering the Portland Trail Blazers and Portland Fire basketball teams. Both are based in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@rosegardenreport.com
Accessibility company offering online human assistants to help with everyday tasks that require eyesight, via the web and smartphone apps.
Fediverse address:
@AiraVI@techhub.social
Videos about cycling and the dangers from traffic in US cities. Covers dangers to cyclists and pedestrians.
Fediverse address (videos):
@drtcombs@urbanists.video
Posts a random picture of a cuddly toy every three hours.
Fediverse address:
@plush_bot@plush.city
Official account of the German Federal Labour Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bundesarbeitsgericht@social.bund.de
Free open source XMPP desktop app for Linux, Mac and Windows. Includes OMEMO end-to-end encryption support.
Fediverse address:
@gajim@fosstodon.org
Highlighting maps that exist in the physical world, such as signs, posters, objects, works of art, graffiti etc.
Fediverse address:
@mappery@mapstodon.space
German government centre for aerospace, energy and transportation research, and effectively the German space agency.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@DLR@social.bund.de
Fediverse address (alternate account, in German):
@dlr_next@social.bund.de
Website and newsletter by cook and food author based in New York, USA.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@alisoneroman.com
Independent blog about pro wrestling, sport and other topics.
Fediverse address (blog):
@hayden@kanefabe.com
Free open source Matrix messaging app for Linux desktop and Linux mobile. It’s made by KDE.
Fediverse address:
@neochat@kde.social
Video playthroughs of games like Elden Ring Nightreign, First Berserker, Hollow Knight etc.
Fediverse address (videos):
@brolands@video.gamerstavern.online
A cyclist, unicyclist, Penny Farthing rider and also uses other unpowered wheeled vehicles.
Fediverse address:
@ruari@velocipederider.com
Newspaper publishing group which owns many local newspapers across Canada. Their account shares stories from these local papers.
Fediverse address:
@BlackPressMedia@flipboard.com
Canadian Indigenous news site, originally founded as a printed newspaper in 1983.
Fediverse address:
@Windspeaker@mstdn.ca
Feed of food news website based in Portland, Maine, USA. Site founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@www.portlandfoodmap.com@rss-parrot.net
Account and website dedicated to European trees, and also plants, wildlife and nature in general.
Fediverse address (in English & Dutch):
@bomengidsnl@mastodon.green
Designs and manufactures custom and experimental yoyos.
Fediverse address:
@mark@wandering.shop
Art and history news feed from The Collector cultural news site.
Fediverse address:
@art-history-news-thecollector@flipboard.com
US author, lawyer, academic and political commentator. Served in the administrations of Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton.
Fediverse address:
@rbreich@masto.ai
American cardiologist, author, professor of Molecular Medicine at Scripps Research and editor-in-chief of Medscape and theheart.org.
Fediverse address:
@erictopol@mstdn.social
Independent news site based in Australia focusing on how the media is failing to accurately cover the rise of fascism and far right groups.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@lamestream.com.au
UK magazine about electronic dance music and clubbing culture, first published in 1983.
Fediverse address:
@Mixmag2018@flipboard.com
Videos of traditional English morris dancing.
Fediverse address (videos):
@morris_dance@spectra.video
Film and television news site based in Germany, founded in 2002.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Filmstarts@flipboard.com
Local news and events in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@sfsimplified.com
Collaborative games of Tetris on the Fediverse! Instructions are on the account’s profile.
Fediverse address:
@feditris@fedi.aerocity.site
Magazine, website and TV channel about cottages and topics related to them. Covers buying rural cottages, maintaining and building them, and exploring the outdoors around them. Based in Canada, first published in 1988.
Fediverse address:
@CottageLife2018@flipboard.com
French government agency co-ordinating public bodies and private stakeholders in the creation of geospatial data and services.
Fediverse address (in French):
@cnig_france@social.numerique.gouv.fr
US-based sports news site covering pickleball.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thedinkpickleball.com
News site about games that run on Linux PCs and the Steam Deck. One of the longest-running accounts on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@gamingonlinux@mastodon.social
Feed from the website of Radio Boise, a community radio station in Boise, Idaho, USA.
Fediverse address:
@radioboise.org@rss-parrot.net
Education centre in Germany which holds workshops, summer schools and conferences all about astronomy and related topics. Operated by the Max Planck Society, and created in partnership with the Klaus Tschira Foundation, the University of Heidelberg and the City of Heidelberg.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@hausderastronomie@academiccloud.social
Blogger, product consultant, perhaps best known as the inventor of the hashtag on social networks. Also co-creator of ActivityStrea.ms, which led to the creation of the ActivityPub Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@chrismessina@mastodon.xyz
Repository of software for the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@pypi@fosstodon.org
US-based website featuring news, lifestyle, fashion and beauty for black women.
Fediverse address:
@HelloBeautiful@flipboard.com
Road safety advocates tracking road crashes in Indianpolis, Indiana, USA. Especially covering crashes involving vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists.
Fediverse address:
@SafeStreetsIndy@hoosier.social
Non-profit developing the free open source NVDA screen reader for Windows. Based in Australia.
Fediverse address:
@NVAccess@fosstodon.org
Freelance 3D graphics artist with a colourful cute style, also makes public domain CC0 game assets for anyone to use.
Fediverse address:
@KayLousberg@mastodon.social
German football news site covering club and international matches, European leagues, men’s and women’s football.
Fediverse address (in German):
@90min_DE@flipboard.com
Local news, events and restaurants in Toronto, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@blogTO@flipboard.com
Free open source podcast player for Android devices. The app lets you listen to podcasts, keep track of episodes and manage your podcast subscriptions through open standards like RSS.
Fediverse account:
@AntennaPod@fosstodon.org
An account by the owner of a bed & breakfast on a rural coastline in south west Ireland. They post photos and videos of the natural world around them, their dog walks and general thoughts.
Fediverse address:
@Anja@pixelfed.social
Maker of weird indie TTRPG adventures. Posts maps and notes highlighting details of the adventures.
Fediverse address:
@cog5@dice.camp
US-based organisation for anyone interested in weather alerts, emergency alerts, weather radio and related topics. Founded in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@GWESOfficial@masto.globaleas.org
Illustrator who creates memorable artwork including strange, Hieronymous Bosch-like works inspired by medieval originals.
Fediverse address:
@hannahcomb@mastodon.art
Engineer and photographer who posts about space and especially the exploration of Mars.
Fediverse address:
@tom30519@fosstodon.org
Vancouver and UBC local committee of HUB Cycling, a non-profit organisation advocating for cycling.
Fediverse address:
@HUBVancouverUBC@mstdn.ca
Discussion group about books with LGBTQIA+ romance themes.
Fediverse address:
@queerromanceclub@fedigroups.social
Organisation of Debian contributors and fans in India.
Fediverse address:
@debianindia@pleroma.debian.social
Posting about songs that were in the US, UK and Canadian Top 40 charts on today’s date 40 years ago.
Fediverse address:
@top40yearsago@musician.social
Bot posting the current phase of the moon. Posts once a night.
Fediverse address:
@pom@eattherich.club
Comic artist and live streamer, creator of the humorous (and occasionally melancholy) “Loading Artist” and “Plucked Up” webcomics.
Fediverse address:
@loadingartist@mastodon.world
News feed from investigative newspaper based in Vermont, USA. Non-profit, founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@vtdigger.org@rss-parrot.net
Creator of the humorous and slightly twisted “Extra Ordinary” web comic.
Fediverse address:
@exocomics@mastodon.world
French government regulator responsible for communications, postal services and print media distribution.
Fediverse address (in French):
@arcep@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Free open source safety-conscious lightweight Fediverse server, mainly designed for microblogging.
Fediverse address:
@gotosocial@superseriousbusiness.org
Online music label for experimental, electronic, noise, ambient, free jazz and other outsider music. Founded in 2012, with over 500 digital-only releases.
Fediverse address:
@MuteAn_Sounds@mastodon.sdf.org
Award-winning British science fiction and fantasy novelist, author of the Merchant Princes series, Laundry Files universe, Halting State series, Eschaton series and others. Also a keen blogger and former tech journalist.
Fediverse address:
@cstross@wandering.shop
Campaign against domestic and sexual violence, run by US-based non-profit organisations.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@nomore.org
Free open source end-to-end encrypted messaging system that works through email. This means if you both have Delta apps running you can chat in encrypted mode, but even people without Delta can chat with you through their normal email account. It’s available for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@delta@chaos.social
News feed from the Bulgarian national newspaper founded in 1992.
Fediverse address (in Bulgarian):
@www.standartnews.com@rss-parrot.net
Hacking event (in the non-criminal sense) held annually in Quebec City, Canada.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@hackfest@infosec.exchange
Reader-supported local news site for Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA. Main stories are public interest and investigative reporting on local issues.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@berkshireargus.com
Painting thickly textured oil paintings with a palette knife, often featuring birds, other animals and landscapes.
Fediverse address:
@JanMatson@mastodon.art
Listener-supported online radio station based in San Francisco featuring over 30 channels, operating since 2000 and commercial-free.
Fediverse address:
@somafm@sfba.social
Bot posting latest releases of vinyl records as sourced from store websites, subreddits, discords etc.
Fediverse address:
@VinylReleases@cupoftea.social
Retro computing fan, posting about the ZX Spectrum, SAM Coupé and other classic 8-bit systems.
Fediverse address:
@noisetank@oldbytes.space
Small independent publisher of TTRPG books including source material, rule sets and more.
Fediverse address:
@periaptgames@dice.camp
Hackerspace based in Santiago, Chile, focused on hacker culture and free software.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@hackerspacestgo@lile.cl
Takes photographs of wildlife, often macro photos of tiny things such as insects.
Fediverse address (main):
@andabata@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (photos):
@andabata@pixelfed.social
Paints beautiful and intricate miniature figures, often based on fantasy themes.
Fediverse address:
@DrunkOnTea@wargamers.social
Maritime exhibition in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA, featuring the decommissioned research submarine USS Albacore (AGSS-569) now in drydock for tours.
Fediverse address:
@albacorepark@mastodon.social
Patent attorney blogging in-depth articles about menswear, clothing and fashion.
Fediverse address (main):
@DanHakimi@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (blog):
@dan@thesecondbutton.com