Multi-disciplinary academic web search engine run by Bielefeld University in Germany. It has been operating since 2004 and is one of the largest in the world.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@base@openbiblio.social
Multi-disciplinary academic web search engine run by Bielefeld University in Germany. It has been operating since 2004 and is one of the largest in the world.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@base@openbiblio.social
German trade union formed in 2001 through the merger of five unions, with almost 2 million members in total.
Fediverse address (in German):
@wirsindverdi@mastodon.social
User group based in Switzerland for fans of the Amiga and other Commodore computers.
Fediverse address (in German):
@augs@oldbytes.space
Conference about the Python programming language in the Bay Area of San Francisco, California, USA.
Fediverse address:
@pybay@fosstodon.org
Singer-songwriter creating wonderful pop lullabies and music videos to accompany them.
Fediverse address (videos):
@meshe@makertube.net
Photo archive of Los Angeles, taken between 1987 and 2000. Mainly black and white, but with some colour images.
Fediverse address:
@portcitystudios@masto.ai
Local news site for Redlands, California, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@communityforwardredlands.com
Brazilian pop culture and entertainment news site, covering games, films, television etc. Founded in 2011.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@OVicio@flipboard.com
Posting about prominent women and the history of women’s rights.
Fediverse address:
@CarveHerName@mstdn.social
Newspaper and news site based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in either 1868 (Constitution) and 1883 (Journal).
Fediverse address:
@ajcnews@flipboard.com
Project photographing and documenting every station on the Sydney Trains & Metro network in Sydney, Australia.
Fediverse address:
@Sydney_Stations@mastodon.au
US-based site covering hip-hop news including music, artists, culture etc.
Fediverse address:
@HipHopWired@flipboard.com
Bot posting random items from the Harvard Art Museums via their API.
Fediverse address:
@HarvardArtRoulette@zirk.us
Discussion group about photography, for photographers or those who appreciate photographs.
Fediverse address:
@photography@fedigroups.social
Magazine and website all about guitars, guitar music and guitarists. Based in the US, first published in 1980.
Fediverse address:
@GuitarWorld@flipboard.com
British edition of the lifestyle magazine and website covering food, homes, beauty, fashion and health. UK edition first published in 1922.
Fediverse address:
@GoodHouseUK@flipboard.com
Astronomer, science communicator, Education and Outreach Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of the science and missions operations for JWST.
Fediverse address:
@kellylepo@astrodon.social
Designs and builds furniture, scenography and interactive art installations. Into “maker” topics like woodwork, 3D printing, DIY etc.
Fediverse address (in French and English):
@damienjorrand@mastodon.design
Discussion group about audio production topics including mixing, recording, miking, mastering etc.
Fediverse address:
@AudioPro@fedigroups.social
Associate Professor of Psychology at University of Oslo in Norway. Investigating role of the oxytocin system in health and wellbeing, also some psychophysiology and metascience research.
Fediverse address:
@dsquintana@mastodon.social
Popular free open source multiplatform game engine for 3D and 2D games.
Fediverse address (main):
@godotengine@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (conference):
@godotcon@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (asset store):
@godotassetstore@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (foundation):
@godotfoundation@mastodon.gamedev.place
Brazilian news service from the American news network CNN.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@CNNBrasil@flipboard.com
User group for Linux users in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Online meetings, in-person meetings, mailing list etc.
Fediverse address:
@PLUG@fosstodon.org
Asian-American site featuring entertainment news, feature articles and podcast series from an Asian-American perspective.
Fediverse address:
@Joysauce@flipboard.com
Discussion group about culture, events and news in North Carolina, USA.
Fediverse address:
@NCConnect@fedigroups.social
NGO managing a platform which hosts scientific communities, evaluating and recommending scientific articles in open archives and preprint servers. Also publishes the Peer Community Journal.
Fediverse address:
@PeerCommunityIn@ecoevo.social
Discussion group for sharing hiking photos and anecdotes.
Fediverse address:
@hiking@fedigroups.social
Discussion group for speakers of the Bengali language.
Fediverse address (in Bengali):
@bangla@fedigroups.social
Small independent Jewish publisher and blog, focusing on Jewish life and culture from the 1850s to the 1920s.
Fediverse address:
@bwjewishhistory@babka.social
Weather accounts for cities and towns in Malta. Follow an account to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@attard@mt.fedimeteo.com
@birkirkara@mt.fedimeteo.com
@birzebbuga@mt.fedimeteo.com
@bugibba@mt.fedimeteo.com
@ghaxaq@mt.fedimeteo.com
@gzira@mt.fedimeteo.com
@marsaskala@mt.fedimeteo.com
@mellieha@mt.fedimeteo.com
@mosta@mt.fedimeteo.com
@naxxar@mt.fedimeteo.com
@paola@mt.fedimeteo.com
@qormi@mt.fedimeteo.com
@san_gwann@mt.fedimeteo.com
@siggiewi@mt.fedimeteo.com
@sliema@mt.fedimeteo.com
@st_julians@mt.fedimeteo.com
@valletta@mt.fedimeteo.com
@victoria@mt.fedimeteo.com
@zabbar@mt.fedimeteo.com
@zurrieq@mt.fedimeteo.com
Independent local news service for Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Fediverse address:
@universalhub@mastodon.online
Freelance illustrator and calligrapher, calligraphy teacher, also creates medieval-style illuminations.
Fediverse address:
@kleavens@sfba.social
Award-winning cartoonist and creator of the FoxTrot comic strip, widely syndicated in newspapers across the United States. Amend has also guested on other strips including XKCD and Penny Arcade.
Fediverse address:
@billamend@sfba.social
UK energy currently supplied by wind energy, posted by an automated account. Posts whenever wind energy supplies more than 10% of UK total energy.
Fediverse address:
@winderful@mstdn.social
Online shop selling vintage Dungeons & Dragons items, run by veteran RPG fan playing since the 1980s.
Fediverse address:
@deidungeon@dice.camp
Official account for the lovely site where you can buy weird and wonderful indie games, ebooks, comics, soundtracks and more.
Fediverse address:
@itchio@mastodon.gamedev.place
German federal agency for providing topographic data, cartography and geodetic reference systems.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BKG@social.bund.de
Portuguese user group supporting Ubuntu and promoting contributions to its ecosystem.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@ubuntuportugal@masto.pt
Non-profit initiative to promote open science and open data by creating software tools and infrastructure based on the R programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rOpenSci@hachyderm.io
Annual world summit of KDE, a free non-commercial event organised by the KDE community.
Fediverse address (main):
@akademy@floss.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@akademy@tube.kockatoo.org
Hip-hop music site and magazine, especially covering the scene in North Carolina, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@superempty.com
Official bot account sharing articles from Blender tutorial and news site BlenderNation.
Fediverse address:
@blendernation@mastodon.online
News feed from Germany’s largest trade union umbrella organisation.
Fediverse address (in German):
@www.dgb.de.aktuelles@rss-parrot.net
Artist creating abstract paintings and drawings reminiscent of organic and artifical forms mixed together.
Fediverse address (main):
@hegeezias@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (images):
@hegeezias@pixelfed.social
German government agency tasked with protecting people and the environment from harm caused by radiation. Part of the German Federal Environment Ministry.
Fediverse address (in German):
@strahlenschutz@social.bund.de
Search engine for vintage, antique or used woodworking tools including planes, saws, chisels etc.
Fediverse address:
@woodworkingtoolfinder@mastodon.social
Community group for users of the Python programming language in Pescara, Italy.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@pescara@social.python.it
German government department responsible for processing asylum applications, protecting refugees and helping them integrate into society.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bamf@social.bund.de
Astrophysicist working on gamma-ray astronomy at IRAP (CNRS) in Toulouse, France. Also interested in the impact of scientific research on the environment.
Fediverse address (in English, French, German):
@jknodlseder@astrodon.social
Wildlife photographer in Singapore who takes lots of interesting photos of nature including birds and insects.
Fediverse address:
@sohkamyung@photog.social
(Note that this a locked account, but owner is fine with people sending follow requests as long as they have profile bio text filled in and at least one public post.)
Computing history museum with thousands of items in its collection. Based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Fediverse address (in English & Slovenian):
@muzej@mastodon.social
Technology news website based in the US, founded in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@Engadget@flipboard.com
Free open source Android app store with emphasis on security and privacy. Currently under development.
Fediverse address:
@accrescent@infosec.exchange
Pixel artist and digital painter, creates assets for indie games with classic 2D top-down and isometric styles.
Fediverse address:
@raou@mastodon.gamedev.place
Pixel artist and illustrator who often features people and characters from popular culture, especially video games.
Fediverse address:
@sarahboeving@mastodon.art
Hackerspace in Brussels, Belgium hosting regular events for tech people, tinkerers and artists. Features an electronics lab, 3D printing facilities, tools etc.
Fediverse address:
@HSBXL@mastodon.online
Bot highlighting posters from the golden age of Film Noir movies.
Fediverse address:
@FilmNoirPosters@zirk.us
Conference in Namibia about the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@PyConNA@hachyderm.io
Discussion group about Formula One car racing.
Fediverse address:
@f1@fedigroups.social
Creating original characters based on Japanese folklore, available as artworks, t-shirts, badges etc.
Fediverse address:
@yokaiparade@mastodon.art
Local Greenpeace group in Freiburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@greenpeace_freiburg@mastodon.social
Co-founder of Freehold Games, co-designer of fantasy roguelike epic “Caves of Qud”.
Fediverse address:
@unormal@mastodon.social
Newsletter covering the latest academic research about Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia.
Fediverse address:
@wikiresearch@mastodon.social
Official account for the popular scripting language used widely in web development.
Fediverse address:
@php@fosstodon.org
Maths teacher teaching adults at secondary level, posts frequently about mathematics, the teaching of mathematics and problem solving.
Fediverse address (in English, Catalan and Spanish):
@somenxavier@mathstodon.xyz
Health department at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@ConcordiaSOH@mastodon.social
Enthusiastic crafter doing knitting, crochet, and polymer clay work, and sharing pictures of her creations.
Fediverse address:
@lclarke522@gardenstate.social
Third party Mastodon app for Android devices.
Fediverse address:
@rodentapp@mastodon.social
Game development non-conference which takes place entirely online. Takes place at the same time as (but is not connected to) GDC. First held in 2017.
Fediverse address:
@notgdc@mastodon.gamedev.place
Italian paediatrician, formerly in Public Health and now freelance. Particularly interested in diseases that can be prevented by vaccination.
Fediverse address (in English and Italian):
@DrACapolongo@med-mastodon.com
Three rabbits living with the admin of a Mastodon server.
Fediverse address:
@bunnyhq@fluffy.family
Women’s lifestyle news site, covering parenting, health, food, the home and entertainment. Based in the US, founded in 1999.
Fediverse address:
@SheKnowscom@flipboard.com
Women’s lifestyle news site and digital magazine, covering entertainment, beauty and fashion. Based in the USA, originally founded as a print magazine in 1994.
Fediverse address:
@instyle@flipboard.com
Foundation for “remembrance, responsibility and the future”, created in connection with reparation payments to victims of Nazi forced labour and other Nazi atrocities.
Fediverse address (in German):
@evzfoundation@social.bund.de
Bot posting dialogue and stills from the cult British sci-fi series “Blake’s 7”.
Fediverse address:
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net
Blog by the historian Sean Munge writing on a very eclectic selection of historical and pop culture topics. There are also in-depth history articles and learning materials for paid subscribers.
Fediverse address (blog):
@sean@gardenofmemory.net
Developing the next generation of Fediverse platforms, led by Christine Lemmer-Webber who co-authored the ActivityPub technical standard which the current Fediverse is built upon. (Previously known as the Spritely Project.)
Fediverse address:
@spritely@social.coop
Professional illustrator and artist from India, free open source software enthusiast who uses libre tools such as Krita. Makes art videos and tutorials using Krita.
Fediverse address (main):
@raghukamath@raghukamath.com
Fediverse address (videos):
@raghukamath@makertube.net
Official account for the Human-Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) at the University of Maryland, USA.
Fediverse address:
@hcil_umd@hci.social
Indie game developer, pixel artist, illustrator and live streamer, currently working on a 1980s/1990s-style graphic adventure with a Sierra-type look.
Fediverse address:
@JuliaMinamata@mastodon.gamedev.place
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
Automated observatory at Saint Mary’s University in Nova Scotia, Canada. Observers can request images from the telescope by registering on its website.
Fediverse address:
@BGO@observatory.social
Photographer taking pictures of landscapes and cityscapes in and around Belgium, often featuring large amounts of empty space around its subjects.
Fediverse address:
@johanphoto@mastodon.nl
Landscape photographer based in the UK, with a wide range of styles from spectacular to atmospheric to fine art.
Fediverse address:
@kiers@mastodon.social
Independent local newspaper for Dublin, Ireland. Funded by reader subscriptions.
Fediverse address:
@dublininquirer@mastodon.ie
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@dublininquirer.com
Climate specialist in the International Arctic Research Center at University of Alaska Fairbanks. Interested in Alaskan climate, environment and Indigenous cultures and langauges.
Fediverse address:
@AlaskaWx@alaskan.social
Making videos about 3D printing and electronics projects, also retro computing and assorted other stuff.
Fediverse address (videos):
@socketwench@makertube.net
Bot posting events that happened today in fiction from film, TV, games, comics etc.
Fediverse address:
@todayonscreen@xoxo.zone
Computing history museum with a focus on 36-bit systems, based in Washington state, USA.
Fediverse address:
@icm@mastodon.sdf.org
Mouse that helps people learn Latin, with really cute photos featuring Latin vocabulary.
Fediverse address:
@Minimus@archaeo.social
A non-profit coalition of Dutch broadcasters, museums, arts organisations etc. campaigning for an ethical internet. They organise conferences on this topic, and run their own Fediverse servers.
Fediverse address (main, in Dutch and English):
@publicspaces@publicspaces.net
Fediverse address (videos, in Dutch and English):
@publicspaces@video.publicspaces.net
Fediverse address (podcasts, in Dutch and English): @TheTimeIsNow@podcast.publicspaces.net
Discussion group about amateur radio and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@hamradio@fedigroups.social
Motorsport news site covering many classes including Formula 1, MotoGP, IndyCar etc. Founded in 2020.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@the-race.com
Non-profit citizen journalism in Scotland. Part of the Bylines network of similar news sites.
Fediverse address:
@BylinesScotland@mastodon.social
Oslo branch of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, Norway’s largest trade union umbrella organisation.
Fediverse address (in Norwegian):
@LOiO@oslo.town
Dancehall dancer participating in battles, workshops and events.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@slimb.dance
UK 24 hour news & sport radio station, also available online. Run by the BBC, the UK’s public broadcaster.
Fediverse address:
@BBC5Live@social.bbc
Automated account posting fire events reported by Oregon fire departments including AFD, AVFD, JCFD3, JCFD4, JCFD5, JFD, MFD.
Fediverse address:
@sofirewatch@pnw.zone
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
Patent attorney blogging in-depth articles about menswear, clothing and fashion.
Fediverse address (main):
@DanHakimi@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (blog):
@dan@thesecondbutton.com
News feed of HRT, Croatia’s public broadcaster on television and radio. Founded in 1926.
Fediverse address (in Croatian):
@vijesti.hrt.hr@rss-parrot.net
Entertainment news site covering comic books, anime, television, film, video games etc. Based in the US, founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@ComicBookcom@flipboard.com
Physical Commodore 64 fanzine published in colour A5 format, based in the UK and available worldwide.
Fediverse address:
@FREEZE64@mastodon.world
Web developer tools built into Firefox, allowing devs to examine, edit and debug HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Fediverse address:
@FirefoxDevTools@mastodon.social
Municipal updates and press releases related to Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada. (Non-editorial, it’s just the releases without comment.)
Fediverse address:
@haligonia@mstdn.ca
Blog and newsletter about the security and foreign policy of Europe, especially the threat from Putin. Written by the former foreign minister of Lithuania.
Fediverse address (blog):
@gabrielius@landsbergis.com
Woodworking magazine and website, featuring project guides, woodwork techniques and tools. Based in the USA, first published in 1985.
Fediverse address:
@PopularWood@flipboard.com
Video account about DIY, repairs, 3D printing, prop making and other stuff that you might do in a home workshop.
Fediverse address (videos):
@dubya_cph@makertube.net
Rock climbing magazine and website, based in the US and first published in 1970.
Fediverse address:
@Climbing@flipboard.com
Blog combining maps with geography and other topics such as language, history, art etc. to produce interesting presentations of information.
Fediverse address:
@mapologies@mastodon.social
Independent local news site for Floyd County, Virginia, USA. Founded in 2025.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@floydtimes.com
Investigative journalism and open source intelligence group reporting on major international events such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, corrupt governments, racist conspiracy theorists etc. Bellingcat is based in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@Bellingcat@mstdn.social
Amateur radio enthusiast, interested in SOTA, QRP including morse code/CW. Also interested in hiking, trekking, arctic submarines and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@W9SSN@mastodon.radio
Trade union for workers in the video game industry in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@STJV@mastodon.gamedev.place
UK newspaper published since 1903.
Fediverse address:
@TheMirror@flipboard.com
Repository of software for the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@pypi@fosstodon.org
Cybersecurity conference based in Germany, run by a group of enthusiastic professionals. Uses an open space format to provide a more informal experience for participants.
Fediverse address:
@OSCo@infosec.exchange
Discussion group about anything plant-based including food etc.
Fediverse address:
@plantbased@fedigroups.social
Anti-fascist blog covering news about authoritarianism in the United States.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thedissident.news
Hacker radio show and podcast broadcasting since 1988, based in New York, USA.
Fediverse address:
@OffTheHook@masto.hackers.town
Tabletop RPG fan who paints miniatures, including mecha from Battletech and surreal things like flying cats and pirate turtles.
Fediverse address:
@NinjaDebugger@mastodon.sandwich.net
Weather forecast accounts for Telangana, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@hyderabad__telangana@in.fedimeteo.com
Bot generating tiny bus stops with people waiting at them.
Fediverse address:
@tiny_bus_stop@mas.to
A non-profit organisation which promotes free open source software and defends it in the courts if necessary.
Fediverse address:
@conservancy@sfconservancy.org
Crochet and crafts enthusiast, also posting about gardening, pets and baking.
Fediverse address:
@Ceefercrafts@toot.community
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
Conference in Wrocław, Poland for the Ruby programming language.
Fediverse address:
@wrocloverb@ruby.social
Independent non-profit news site for Oxford, Ohio, USA. Founded in 2024.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@oxfreepress.com
Paper craft artist making astonishingly intricate and realistic scale models out of paper.
Fediverse address:
@papiracky@mastodon.social
An artists’ initiative based in the Netherlands and Germany which helps organise exhibitions of new and experimental art.
Fediverse address (in English, Dutch and German): @womeinesonnescheint@mstdn.social
Crafts enthusiast exploring sewing, crochet and knitting, making videos all about them.
Fediverse address:
@CraftyJo@nerdculture.de
Motorsport news site focusing on German manufacturers in endurance and GT racing, especially Porsche, Mercedes-AMG and BMW.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@rennsportreport.com
Illustrator and concept artist from San Francisco with strong Japanese and Chinese influences.
Fediverse address:
@kiwifruitbird@mastodon.art
Community calendar highlighting activism, mutual aid and advocacy events in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@showuptoronto@cosocial.ca
Non-profit developing the free open source NVDA screen reader for Windows. Based in Australia.
Fediverse address:
@NVAccess@fosstodon.org
News feed from local independent news site NRI Now, covering Burrillville and northern Rhode Island. Articles are written by residents of the area.
Fediverse address:
@www.nrinow.news@rss-parrot.net
Bot posting trending topics on Wikipedia for random countries.
Fediverse address:
@TrendingOnWiki@toot.community
Magazine about housekeeping, parenting, food, lifestyle, beauty, fashion and health, with the emphasis on practical easy solutions to problems. Based in the US, founded in 2000.
Fediverse address:
@RealSimple@flipboard.com
News feed from magazine on chemistry and chemical engineering, published by American Chemical Society.
Fediverse address:
@cen.acs.org.most-recent.html@rss-parrot.net
Potter and sculptor, creating pretty handmade mugs, bowls, jars etc often featuring dogs and other animals.
Fediverse address:
@Garyedwardr@earthstream.social
Wonderful photos of plants, nature and the countryside in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@Bella@pixelfed.social
Blog posting video clips, music and stills from classic Nintendo games.
Fediverse address:
@NintendoMetro@mastodon.social
Magazine and website covering interior design, architecture, art, culture, fashion and technology. Based in the UK, first published in 1996.
Fediverse address:
@wallpapermag@flipboard.com
French government competition regulator, responsible for preventing anti-competitive practices and monopolies.
Fediverse address (in French):
@adlc@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Highlighting and archiving artwork from classic video games and their manuals.
Fediverse address:
@GameArtArchive@mastodon.social
Independent body providing the German government with research-based advice on integration and migration policy.
Fediverse address (in German):
@SVR_Migration@social.bund.de
Independent site based in Cork, Ireland, providing updates on weather, travel, traffic, local safety-related news etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@news.corksafetyalerts.com
US human rights lawyer, author and campaigner.
Fediverse address:
@QasimRashid@mastodon.social
Local news site for Alabama, USA.
Fediverse address:
@AlcomNews@flipboard.com
Official account for the University of Mainz in Rhineland Palatinate, Germany. Originally founded in 1477, refounded in 1946.
Fediverse address:
@mainzuniversity@wisskomm.social
Hackerspace and branch of the Chaos Computer Club in Essen, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@chaospott@chaos.social
Long-running podcast hosted by game designers all about D&D and RPG games, including the games themselves, the design work and the business behind it.
Fediverse address:
@MasteringDnD@dice.camp
President and CEO of Southern Oregon PBS, a public broadcasting station in Medford, Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address:
@philmeyer@newsie.social
An off-beat podcast about free open software, making stuff, handicrafts and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@fossandcrafts@octodon.social
Astronomer at Helsinki University in Finland, interested in exoplanets, planetary systems, stellar activity, astrobiology and more. Has discovered dozens of planets including Proxima B, a potentially habitable planet orbiting our nearest neighbouring star Proxima Centauri.
Fediverse address:
@mustapipa@scicomm.xyz
Online comic set on a fictional world which is undergoing an environmental catastrophe, where the population struggles to survive. (Intended for mature readers.)
Fediverse address:
@risingsand@mastodon.social
Bot posting links to random articles on English-language Wikipedia.
Fediverse address:
@RandomWiki@tiny.tilde.website
Hackerspace based in the Hague in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@revspace@hsnl.social
Lifelong fibre and yarn fan, interested in spinning, knitting, crocheting and weaving.
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@FanCityKnits@troet.cafe
Indie game studio making RPGs and strategy games with various settings including sci-fi, cyberpunk, mecha and fantasy.
Fediverse address:
@TreseBrothers@mastodon.social
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
Independent non-profit news service for New Hampshire, USA. Affiliate of the States Newsroom network.
Fediverse address:
@NHbulletin@flipboard.com
Uploading public domain and creative commons documentaries to PeerTube.
Fediverse address (videos):
@documentaries@fedi.video
Pop culture entertainment news site, especially concerned with sci-fi, fantasy, comics and geeky topics.
Fediverse address:
@Cosmiccircus@universeodon.com
Bot posting daily exerpt from Dorothy Parker’s poetry. Mentions of the bot produce an automatic reply with a quotation from Parker’s correspondence.
Fediverse address:
@dorothyparker@mas.to
Technology and consumer electronics news site, based in Oregon, USA and founded in 2006.
Fediverse address:
@DigitalTrends@flipboard.com
German-language music blog about indie and electronica.
Fediverse address (in German):
@nicorola@mastodon.social
Sculptor creating enigmatic works from scrap metal and machine parts.
Fediverse address:
@matthijs@mastodon.art
Official Luxembourg government account providing news about digital accessibility in Luxembourg.
Fediverse address:
@AccessibilityLU@mas.to
Wildlife photographer from New York who takes pictures of local birds, insects and other creatures.
Fediverse address:
@johnpavan@photog.social
Community group for users of the Python programming language in Rennes, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@pythonrennes@social.breizhcamp.org
Website providing information, maps and articles about our planet, covering geography, travel, sociology, demography, environment, economics and politics. WorldAtlas is based in Canada and was founded in 1994.
Fediverse address:
@Worldatlascom@flipboard.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
German edition of the Swiss online newspaper covering national & international news.
Fediverse address (in German):
@watson_de@flipboard.com
Car news site featuring reviews and buying guides. Founded in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@Autoblog@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
Community group for users of the Python programming language in Lyon, France.
Fediverse address:
@python_lyon@piaille.fr
Non-denominational initiative to build a libre open access archive of digitised Jewish prayer literature.
Fediverse address:
@opensiddur@aleph.land
Wildlife photographer based in the South Downs, Sussex in the UK. Especially keen on foxes. Runs the Permuted website.
Fediverse address:
@Words@vivaldi.net
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
Developer of GISsurfer web map, FindMeSAR, GeoJPG, curator of 3000+ ArcGIS server list.
Fediverse address:
@mappingsupport@m.ai6yr.org
Cooking and recipe community site, also featuring articles about food and drink. Based in the US, founded in 1997.
Fediverse address:
@Allrecipes@flipboard.com
Spanish edition of the financial and business news magazine.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@Forbes_es@flipboard.com
US-based business and financial magazine, founded in 1917.
Fediverse address:
@Forbes@newsie.social
Business and financial newspaper, available online and in print. Based in London, UK, founded in 2005.
Fediverse address:
@CityAM@flipboard.com
Discussion group about the history of organised crime in the USA.
Fediverse address:
@mafiahistory@fedigroups.social
American cardiologist, author, professor of Molecular Medicine at Scripps Research and editor-in-chief of Medscape and theheart.org.
Fediverse address:
@erictopol@mstdn.social
Providing official coverage of events in the Bundestag, Germany’s federal parliament.
Fediverse address (in German):
@hib_Nachrichten@social.bund.de
French regional newspaper covering Gironde, the Charente, the Charente-Maritime, the Dordogne, the Lot et Garonne, the Landes and the Pyrénées Atlantiques. First published in 1944.
Fediverse address (in French):
@SudOuest@flipboard.com
Research institute for astrophysics in Paris, part of the Sorbonne University. Founded in 1936.
Fediverse address (in French):
@astroIAP@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Wildlife photographer based in Germany who takes wonderful close-ups of animals and plants.
Fediverse address:
@truecolour@photog.social
UK-based wine website with news, picks and offers, run by a wine enthusiast. Focused on wines that are reasonably priced and available in Britain/Europe.
Fediverse address:
@winedrinker@mastodon.social
Does regular live streams of Linux games.
Fediverse address:
@stream@cast.samsai.eu
Museum built around a working 16th Century watermill in Sutton Coldfield in the UK. Operating as a museum since 1996.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@newhallmill.uk
Photographs from demonstrations in the UK over the past 20 years that the photographer has attended.
Fediverse address:
@imagesofprotest@mstdn.social
Free open source Android app for using many different Fediverse platforms including Mastodon, PixelFed, Friendica, PeerTube and more. It’s free if you download it from F-Droid, and paid if you download from Google Play.
Fediverse address:
@apps@toot.fedilab.app
Open access academic journal on archaeology, published by the Cambridge University Press.
Fediverse address:
@aap_saaorg@fediscience.org
Wildlife and nature photography, based in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
Fediverse address:
@cascadepine@mas.to
Professor of Geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada. Particularly interested in researching pollution and waste from electronics.
Fediverse address:
@jlepawsky@hachyderm.io
Non-profit project highlighting the best and most interesting public domain art, books and other media.
Fediverse address:
@publicdomainrev@mastodon.social
Newspaper based in Florida, USA, founded in 1910 and winner of two Pulitzer prizes.
Fediverse address:
@SunSentinel@flipboard.com
Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab and assistant professor of the Department of Computer Science at Princeton University in the United States. Also runs the hci.social Mastodon server.
Fediverse address (in English and Spanish):
@andresmh@hci.social
Medieval archaeologist and fan of castles and open knowledge.
Fediverse address:
@RichardNevell@mastodon.social
Brazilian technology news site covering phones, games, computing, gadgets and other tech items.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@canaltech@flipboard.com
News feed from KMBC-TV, ABC affiliate television station based in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address:
@www.kmbc.com@rss-parrot.net
Artist creating figurative and abstract sculptures entirely from old typewriter parts.
Fediverse address:
@jeremymayer@mastodon.art
Providing bindings for the Godot game engine to the Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@GodotRust@mastodon.gamedev.place
Official account of the Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rust@social.rust-lang.org
Website helping people to follow the activities of the United States Congress, including the passage of bills and the voting records of members.
Fediverse address:
@GovTrack@mastodon.social
Sports news site about baseball at the University of Kentucky.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@batcatscentral.com
Weather forecast accounts for cities in Northern Ireland, using data from Open-Meteo.
Fediverse addresses (organised by city):
@armagh@uk.fedimeteo.com
@bangor_ireland@uk.fedimeteo.com
@belfast@uk.fedimeteo.com
@londonderry@uk.fedimeteo.com
@omagh@uk.fedimeteo.com
Making videos mainly about electric cars and other EVs, occasionally also other topics like gardening.
Fediverse address (videos):
@transportevolved@peertube.tv
Videos devoted to the Linux OS, software for Linux, Linux-based phones, FOSS, de-Googlising and related topics. The videos include news items, reviews, features and tutorials aimed at a wide range of skill levels.
Fediverse address (main):
@thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@thelinuxexperiment@tilvids.com
Group creating free open source hardware and software for monitoring water and environmental data.
Fediverse address:
@hackingecology@mastodon.social
Discussion group for fans of Korean pop music.
Fediverse address:
@kpop@fedigroups.social
An academic association promoting critical, interdisciplinary scholarship in the broad area of food systems, including policy, production, distribution, and consumption.
Fediverse address:
@CAFS@mstdn.ca
Podcast for fans of the Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns soccer clubs in Portland, Oregon, USA. Also covers Oregon soccer in general.
Fediverse address:
@OnwardRoseCity@mastodon.social
Free open source XMPP app for Linux and Android, and part of the KDE project. Includes OMEMO support for end-to-end encryption.
Fediverse address:
@kaidan@fosstodon.org
Linguist and cat enthusiast, author of “Purrieties of Language” exploring online cat-inspired words, memes, hashtags and other sociolinguistic phenomena.
Fediverse address:
@meow_factor@fediscience.org
Data scientist interested in data visualisation and working with RStats.
Fediverse address:
@stevensanderson@mstdn.social
Gardening enthusiast posting about plants and gardens, and occasionally other topics too.
Fediverse address:
@thegardendude@regenerate.social
Automated accounts posting weather forecasts and warnings for Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mirror of the official RSS feeds from the Canadian government’s weather service.
Fediverse address (general weather):
@meteo.gc.ca.rss.city.mb-38.f.xml@rss-parrot.net
Fediverse address (weather warnings):
@meteo.gc.ca.rss.warning.mb-38.f.xml@rss-parrot.net
Weather forecast accounts for Guerrero, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@acapulco__guerrero@mx.fedimeteo.com
@chilpancingo__guerrero@mx.fedimeteo.com
British edition of the men’s lifestyle magazine and website, covering fitness, physical health, mental health, sexual health, fashion and travel. UK edition first published in 1995.
Fediverse address:
@MensHealthUK@flipboard.com
Conference for mathematics communicators, held every two years in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@TMiP@mathstodon.xyz
Robotics and technology fan, interested in solarpunk and currently upgrading their house to be more energy efficient.
Fediverse address:
@loy@fosstodon.org
Science fiction and fantasy fan, mainly posting and sharing about Star Trek but also other series and topics.
Fediverse address:
@HippieScubaSteve@mindly.social
Film review site focusing on current releases in US cinemas (including foreign releases screening there).
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@takeemtothemoviesaustin.reviews
News site covering world events in relation to geopolitics and international organisations such as the United Nations.
Fediverse address (blog):
@staff@aretenews.com
Indpendent scientific body advising the German Federal Government on the climate crisis and other threats to the planet’s ecosystems.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@wbgu@social.bund.de
Professional software developer, posts regularly about various forms of programming as well as random other thoughts.
Fediverse address:
@amit@social.lol
Volunteer-built project to create an encyclopedia of all camera and lens models and brands.
Fediverse address:
@camerawiki@mastodon.sdf.org
Spanish food and drink magazine, covering restaurants, cookery, food celebrities etc.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@TapasMagazine@flipboard.com
Bird and nature photographer based in the UK, posts and shares lots of wildlife photos.
Fediverse address:
@JimsPhotos@ohai.social
Community developed distro of Ubuntu Linux using the Budgie Desktop Environment.
Fediverse address:
@ubuntubudgie@mastodon.social
MCDOT is a local government department which operates local public transport and maintains transport infrastructure in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA.
Fediverse address:
@MontgomeryCountyMDDOT@urbanists.social
News feed from The Park Record, a local newspaper covering Park City and Summit County, Utah, USA. First published in 1880.
Fediverse address:
@www.parkrecord.com@rss-parrot.net
News feed from KCCI, a television station based in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Affiliate of CBS, founded in 1955.
Fediverse address:
@www.kcci.com@rss-parrot.net
Writing threads about the history of Ediburgh and Leith in Scotland, as well as modern Scottish history in general.
Fediverse address:
@cocteautriplets@mastodon.scot
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
Local newspaper for Wayne County, Indiana, USA. Founded in 1991 as a grassroots project.
Fediverse address:
@WesternWayneNews@newsie.social
Hackerspace based in Łódź, Poland. Themes of the group include free software, electronics, amateur radio and more.
Fediverse address (in Polish):
@hslodz@mas.to
German edition of the football news site covering club and international games.
Fediverse address (in German):
@goaldeutschland@flipboard.com
Commander Riker from Star Trek trying to surreptitiously make sense of the world.
Fediverse address:
@RikerGoogling@mas.to
Organisation for Italian fans of the Stargate franchise, including the film and the various TV series.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@StargateFanclubItalia@mastodon.uno
News feed from WJTV, a television station based in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Affiliated with CBS, founded in 1953.
Fediverse address:
@www.wjtv.com@rss-parrot.net
American actor, activist and author, perhaps best known for playing Sulu on “Star Trek”. Currently performing in the musical “Allegiance”, which deals with his experiences of internment by the US government during the Second World War.
Fediverse address:
@georgetakei@universeodon.com
News feed of independent student newspaper at Iowa State University, based in Ames, Iowa, USA.
Fediverse address:
@iowastatedaily.com@rss-parrot.net
Local newsletter and podcast covering news, events, people, culture etc in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Founded in 2014.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@dailydetroit.com
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
Bot posting images of 1990s clip art.
Fediverse address:
@clipart@mastodon.art
Free open source 3D motor racing simulator for Linux, Mac and Windows, with the emphasis on realistic physics. Speed Dreams is an up-to-date fork of an earlier project, TORCS.
Fediverse address:
@speed_dreams_official@mastodon.social
Feed from Palaeocast, the popular palaeontology podcast founded in 2012.
Fediverse address:
@www.palaeocast.com@rss-parrot.net
Amateur astronomer, astrophotographer and software developer. Creator of open source libraries and applications for astronomy.
Fediverse address:
@melix@astrodon.social
Academic journal about history of philosophy, published by Brill since 1998.
Fediverse address:
@hpla@fediphilosophy.org
Discussion group about the hobby and sport of geocaching.
Fediverse address:
@geocaching@fedigroups.social
Discussion group about paddleboarding, paddleboards and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@paddleboarding@fedigroups.social
Allen County, Indiana, USA team of the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service.
Fediverse address:
@ACARES@mastodon.hams.social
Group dedicated to preserving video game history, including games, books, magazines, manuals, news articles etc. They create and maintain a preservation archive.
Fediverse address:
@gamingalexandria@digipres.club
Free open source Java web application to share and edit geospatial data.
Fediverse address:
@geoserver@fosstodon.org
Non-profit citizen journalism news site covering the Nort West of England (Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Liverpool and Manchester). Part of the Bylines network.
Fediverse address:
@NWBylines@mastodon.social
Instrument scientist at the Australian Astronomical Observatory in Sydney, and is working on the international MAVIS project. Horton posts particularly about telescopes and observatories themselves, including lots of photos.
Fediverse address:
@spacelizard@aus.social
Pixel artist and low poly artist, also does music. Often makes cute drawings of cats and other animals.
Fediverse address:
@anubiarts@sunny.garden
A bot for tech people (or anyone) to remind them to take care of themselves while working. There are two versions, with identical content but different post frequencies.
Fediverse address (updates every 3 hours):
@selfcare@hachyderm.io
Fediverse address (updates every 6 hours):
@selfcaregentle@hachyderm.io
A set of continuously delivered immutable Linux-based OSes using Fedora Atomic Desktop, with flavours for general use, gaming, work and lightweight systems.
Fediverse address:
@UniversalBlue@fosstodon.org
Discussion group about fitness and exercise, with members providing support to each other.
Fediverse address:
@fittogether@fedigroups.social
Branch of the R-Ladies organisation based in Gaborone, Botswana. Promoting gender diversity in the R programming community.
Fediverse address:
@RLadiesGaborone@fosstodon.org
Preserving curated Pico-8 TweetCarts to prevent them being permanently lost.
Fediverse address:
@Pico8TweetCarts@mastodon.gamedev.place
Land use planner using GIS and spatial analysis, adjunct instructor at Marist College teaching GIS courses. Mapping enthusiast and helping to create ecologically sustainable communities.
Fediverse address:
@GeoDon@mapstodon.space
Free open source end-to-end encrypted peer-to-peer calling and messaging app. It supports video calls, audio, messaging and has a Skype-style interface. It has apps for all major platforms including Android, iPhone/iPad, Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@Jami@mstdn.io
Data visualisation coder, interested in open data and data science. Works with governance on UK railway IT and European regulations.
Fediverse address:
@wnd@fosstodon.org
Posting kitsch retro photos usually from the 1970s and 1980s, often featuring technology.
Fediverse address:
@eiZen@mastodon.sdf.org
Technology and consumer electronics news service, based in the US and founded in 1991.
Fediverse address:
@ZDNet@flipboard.com
Interdisciplinary research on sustainability at the University of Bern, Switzerland.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@CDEunibe@mstdn.social
Bot automatically posting the latest channel updates to the United Kingdom’s digital terrestrial television platform Freeview.
Fediverse address:
@dvbtscanner@feddit.uk
Canadian Indigenous news site, originally founded as a printed newspaper in 1983.
Fediverse address:
@Windspeaker@mstdn.ca
Brazilian sports news site covering football, Formula 1, the Olympics and other sport.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@SportBuzz@flipboard.com
US-based news site covering current events, US politics, culture and lifestyle. Founded in 1995.
Fediverse address:
@Salon@flipboard.com
Contemporary art museum based in Eupen, Belgium featuring works by artists from around the world. Founded in 1993, originally named the International Art Centre of East Belgium.
Fediverse address:
@ikob@mastodon.social
Boston, Massachusetts, USA chapter of user group for the Perl and Raku programming languages.
Fediverse address:
@Boston_PM@fosstodon.org
Email service run by a small independent company in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@hellomailo@mastodon.social
Voice actor best known as the voice of Guybrush Threepwood in the Monkey Island adventure games. Resident of Arizona, former food blogger, currently dining critic for the Phoenix New Times.
Fediverse address:
@darmato@idlethumbs.social
Open access press at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Publishes peer-reviewed academic books and journals.
Fediverse address:
@HelsinkiUPress@h-net.social
XMPP-based free open federated messenger project. It aims to make XMPP into a more viable alternative to Whatsapp etc by providing consistency in design and terminology, while still maintaining compatibility with other XMPP apps and servers. (It’s a similar plan to how Mastodon made ActivityPub more mainstream while still being compatible with other ActivityPub server types.)
Fediverse address:
@snikket_im@fosstodon.org
Type foundry in Den Haag, Helsinki and Amsterdam, founded in 1999.
Fediverse address:
@underware@typo.social
News feed from the Portuguese newspaper Expresso, founded in 1973.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@expresso.pt@rss-parrot.net
Branch of the environmental campaign group in Bochum, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@greenpeace_bo@ruhr.social
Blog all about Linux, FOSS and related topics. Sister publication to the OMG! Ubuntu website.
Fediverse address:
@omglinux@mastodon.social
German federal government department providing health education and promoting healthy lifestyles.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bioeg@social.bund.de
Interdisciplinary scientific research institute based in Würzburg, Germany. Looking at RNA as a diagnostic molecule, target and drug to combat infectious disease.
Fediverse address:
@Helmholtz_HIRI@helmholtz.social
Sports news site particularly focused on teams based in Chicago, USA including the Cubs, Bears, Bulls and Blackhawks.
Fediverse address:
@BleacherNation@flipboard.com
Independent news blog focusing on corruption in US politics, especially involving donations from corporations and wealthy individuals. Blog is supported by reader donations.
Fediverse address (main):
@sludge@journa.host
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@readsludge.com
Technology, science and science fiction news site. Based in the US, founded in 2002.
Fediverse address:
@Gizmodo@flipboard.com
Street photographer taking themed portraits of people in everyday life.
Fediverse address:
@montymo@mastodon.social
Bot posting the latest scores from the NFL. Scores are hidden behind content warnings in case you want to watch match later.
Fediverse address:
@nflscores@mastodon.online
Associate professor of journalism at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, researching media distribution.
Fediverse address:
@josh@scholar.social
Film blog looking at contemporary cinema around the world.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@therewerenogodsleft.com
Diverse collective producing high quality audio description for projects of all kinds, to allow blind or partially-sighted people to follow visual actions in TV, films, trailers etc.
Fediverse address:
@socialaudiodescription.com@socialaudiodescription.com
Illustrator and concept artist. Draws detailed and sometimes disturbing comic book artwork which features dystopian urban scenes. Often includes a character with a skull instead of a face.
Fediverse address:
@kimhu@peoplemaking.games
Unofficial bot posting XKCD web comics, often featuring stick figures discussing science, technology or other topics.
(NOTE: I don’t normally list unofficial bots like this, but XKCD is licensed under Creative Commons by its creator, and non-commercial distribution like this is exactly what the creator of XKCD is trying to encourage.)
Fediverse address:
@xkcd@mastodon.xyz
Official French goverment account for the National Centre for Scientific Research in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@cnrs@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Non-profit organisation dedicated to speculative poetry including science fiction, fantasy, horror and related areas. Founded in 1978, based in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@sfpoetry@mastodon.world
In-depth video reviews and tutorials about Luanti (formerly Minetest) and its mods.
Fediverse address:
@nathansalapat@share.tube
Non-profit newsroom exploring the communities influencing and shaped by science. Member newsroom of the Institute of Nonprofit News. All stories are funded by readers, and there are no ads or a paywall.
Fediverse address:
@thexylom@journa.host
Software architect, open source maintainer and quantum computing expert, author of “Introduction to Quantum Computing with Q# and QDK”.
Fediverse address:
@filipw@mathstodon.xyz
Weather enthusiast and licensed amateur radio operator, runs a weather station in Dorset, England. Also publishes images directly received from weather satellites.
Fediverse address:
@wessexweather@mastodonapp.uk
Annual conference about the Go programming language. Based in Italy, first held in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@golab@mastodon.uno
Bot posting street view photos from random locations in Japan.
Fediverse address:
@botinjapan@mastodon.social
Professional photographer in Australia who posts detailed pictures of birds and other wildlife. They also have a personal account that often features food and cookery.
Fediverse address (photos):
@david@photog.social
Fediverse address (food and personal):
@david@theblower.au
Brazilian entertainment news site covering film and television releases.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@CinePOP2018@flipboard.com
News feed of the Australian news network 9News.
Fediverse address:
@www.9news.com.au.rss@rss-parrot.net
Indie game development team based in Poland, releasing on all major computer, console and mobile platforms. Creators of “Oozi”, “I, Zombie”, “Yet Another Zombie Defense”, “Fury Unleashed” and “Yet Another Zombie Survivors”.
Fediverse address:
@awgs@mas.to
Independent French magazine looking at ideas related to the environment, democracy and social justice. Founded in 2013.
Fediverse address (in French):
@socialter@mastodon.social
Chromium-based web browser made by an independent company based in Norway and Iceland, founded by people who previously worked on Opera. Vivaldi includes built-in extra features such as an ad blocker, RSS feed reader, language translator, email etc. It’s available for Linux, Mac, Windows and Android.
Fediverse address:
@Vivaldi@vivaldi.net
US news and investigative journalism magazine, covering politics, the environment, human rights, health and culture. First published in 1976.
Fediverse address:
@motherjonesmag@flipboard.com
Independent coffee roasters based in Treeton near Sheffield, UK.
Fediverse address:
@roastinghouse@mastodonapp.uk
News feed from the BTA news agency in Bulgaria.
Fediverse address (in Bulgarian):
@www.bta.bg.bg.rss.free@rss-parrot.net
Community for people interested in open science based in Maastricht in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@oscmaastricht@social.edu.nl
Tampa Florida branch of the US-based organisation for LGBTQIA+ people and their parents, families and allies.
Fediverse address:
@pflagtampa@noc.social
Free open source Python framework for research and teaching in fluid dynamics.
Fediverse address:
@fluiddyn@hachyderm.io
Professor of computational mathematics at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Fediverse address:
@andrejbauer@mathstodon.xyz
Bot posting pictures of exhibited artworks featuring birds.
Fediverse address:
@birdsinmuseums@mastodon.online
Obscure hip-hop enthusiast and music lover, posting about new hip-hop artists and releases.
Fediverse address:
@hiphopheaven@rap.social
Creative writing events at the University of Iowa, USA.
Fediverse address:
@IowaWritersWksp@mastodon.social
Hackerspace based in Berlin, Germany, and part of the wider Chaos Computer Club hacker movement.
Fediverse address (in German):
@clubdiscordia@chaos.social
Entertainment news site covering television, films, comic books and anime. Based in the USA, founded in 1995.
Fediverse address:
@CBRcom@flipboard.com
Romanian Nigerian British rapper, also a medical doctor based in the UK.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@chimaanya.com
Official account of the press office of the Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in the German State of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HBDI@social.hessen.de
Automated account posting quotations from Douglas Adams’s famous series “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”.
Fediverse address:
@HitchhikersGuideQuoteBot2@mastodon.social
Bot that matches up random WikiHow images with random WikiHow article titles. This can produce rather baffling, intriguing or horrifying results… Posts at 2 hour intervals.
Fediverse address:
@wikihow@mastodon.social
Feed from the blog Extinct, featuring articles on the overlap between palaeontology and philosophy.
Fediverse address:
@www.extinctblog.org.extinct@rss-parrot.net
Music blog all about the opera, especially reviews of modern productions.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@philipoftheopera.com
Artist and sci-fi fan, paints miniatures, especially from the Warhammer 40k world.
Fediverse address (main):
@arcticEdge@dice.camp
Fediverse address (books):
@arcticEdge@bookwyrm.social
Knitting fan posting about projects they are working on. Also many pictures of cats.
Fediverse address:
@exclusivecats@mastodon.ie
German national and international news programme from the public TV broadcaster ARD, first transmitted in 1952.
Fediverse address:
@tagesschau@ard.social
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
German-language video account that features “Let’s Plays” of popular PC games, and makes their own gaming tech videos. The Let’s Plays are mainly AAA story-driven games.
Fediverse address (in German):
@the_white_wolf@video-cave-v2.de
German privacy-oriented digital agency providing advice on privacy-friendly technology, creating digital content and publishing Pyngu Magazine with articles about privacy, design and technology. They also run their own Mastodon server.
Fediverse address (in German):
@pyngudigital@social.pyngu.com
Free open source Android app providing an alternative frontend for YouTube.
Fediverse address:
@libretube@fosstodon.org
Weather forecast accounts for Baja California Sur, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@la_paz__baja_california_sur@mx.fedimeteo.com
@los_cabos__baja_california_sur@mx.fedimeteo.com
Austrian conference about the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@pycon_austria@mastodon.social
Micro-conferences devoted to the Python programming language held in various cities in Europe and elsewhere, originally based in Naples, Italy.
Fediverse address:
@pythonpizza@fosstodon.org
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
Netherlands-based organisation campaigning for more government open data and transparency.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@openstate@mastodon.nl
Hackerspace based in Recklinghausen, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@c3re@chaos.social
Former appellate defender, US legal expert and writer, particularly interested in criminal law, criminal procedure, elections and election law. Award-winning author and legal analyst on major news providers such as NBC, Washington Post, CNN etc.
Fediverse address:
@Teri_Kanefield@mastodon.social
Hackerspace based in Luxembourg.
Fediverse address:
@syn2cat@mastodon.opencloud.lu
German geocaching discussion group.
Fediverse address (in German):
@geocaching_de@fedigroups.social
Blog all about beer and beer history, maintained by a beer enthusiast who has written five books on the subject.
Fediverse address:
@agoodbeerblog@mstdn.social
Art magazine covering all periods of art from ancient to contemporary. Based in the USA, first published in 1902.
Fediverse address:
@ArtNews@flipboard.com
Free open source Fediverse app for GNOME, forked from Tootle. Works with desktop, tablet and mobile devices. Compatible with Mastodon, GoToSocial, Akkoma and Takahe accounts.
Fediverse address:
@Tuba@floss.social
Netherlands-based organisation dedicated to literature, founded in 1980. Runs the country’s largest literary festival, an online magazine, and courses in writing and reading literature.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@ilfu@mastodon.nl
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
Independent news outlet based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, offering community, city and statewide coverage.
Fediverse address:
@livewirecalgary@mastodon.social
Magazine and website about gaming on personal computers, covering game news, reviews, hardware, accessories etc. Based in the UK, first published in 1993.
Fediverse address:
@PC_Gamer_@flipboard.com
Independent site about building and maintaining swimming pools, based in Arizona, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@swimmingpoollife.net
Black men’s lifestyle site for urban enthusiasts and all lovers of culture, based in the US. Covers news, entertainment, sports, relationships and more.
Fediverse address:
@CassiusLife@flipboard.com
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
Lifestyle magazine and website focused on homes, interior decorating and gardening. Based in the US, first published in 1896.
Fediverse address:
@HouseBeautiful@flipboard.com
Lifestyle magazine and website for women covering health, fitness, nutrition etc. Based in the US, founded in 2005.
Fediverse address:
@womenshealth@flipboard.com
Open Source Technical Leader at Cisco’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO). Co-founder of Open Source Stories and contributor to LeadDev. Also posts about disabilities.
Fediverse address:
@juliaferraioli@floss.social
A new kind of social network which works peer-to-peer, and all personal data is stored locally on your computer or phone. It’s part of the Scuttlebutt network, but has a user-friendly interface, features and branding that are aimed at a more mainstream audience. There are free open source apps for iOS, Android, Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@manyver_se@fosstodon.org
Weather forecast accounts for Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@silvassa__dadra_and_nagar_haveli@in.fedimeteo.com
@daman__daman_and_diu@in.fedimeteo.com
News feed from the television station WLTX in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Affiliate of CBS, founded in 1953.
Fediverse address:
@www.wltx.com@rss-parrot.net
News feed from the Irish Times, a newspaper based in Ireland first published in 1859.
Fediverse address:
@www.irishtimes.com@rss-parrot.net
Retired doctor and amateur bird photographer based in Indiana, USA.
Fediverse address:
@carpingdiem@med-mastodon.com
Singer-songwriter creating ballads, vignettes and multipart circle songs in a folk tradition.
Fediverse address:
@jvw@musicians.today
American entertainment industry news site covering film, television, theatre etc. Based in the US, founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@Deadline@flipboard.com
Monitoring and posting on open science implementation in Ukraine.
Fediverse address (in English & Ukrainian):
@OSNU@mstdn.science
Bot posting random lines from the classic novel “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville.
Fediverse address:
@mobydick@mastodon.art
Runs website and video channel looking at the history of laptop computers, especially ThinkPads.
Fediverse address:
@laptopretrospective@techhub.social
Free open source platform game in the style of Super Mario Bros, featuring Tux the penguin. Developed since 2004.
Fediverse address:
@supertux@floss.social
Swiss company offering geospatial services based on open source software such as QGIS.
Fediverse address:
@sourcepole@fosstodon.org
Weather forecast accounts for Assam, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse accounts (in Hindi):
@dibrugarh__assam@in.fedimeteo.com
@guwahati__assam@in.fedimeteo.com
@tezpur__assam@in.fedimeteo.com
Non-profit US news organisation covering education news in many different cities across America. It currently has bureaus in Chicago, Colorado, Detroit, Indiana, Newark, New York City, Philadelphia and Tennessee.
Fediverse address:
@Chalkbeat@flipboard.com
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
Role-playing game creation system with 3D voxel graphics, which lets you make your own 3D RPGs and release them yourself as you see fit, with no royalties or licensing fees required. Available for Linux, Mac and Windows through Itch and Steam.
Fediverse address:
@rpginabox@mastodon.social
Long-running podcast all about Nintendo news, with informal chat and answering listeners’ questions.
Fediverse address:
@rfnpodcast@mastodon.social
Game and film composer, pixel artist, special effects and motion graphic artist.
Fediverse address:
@lashman@mastodon.social
Official account of the Leipzig University Library.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ubleipzig@openbiblio.social
Online security expert and creator of the popular “Have I been pwned” tool. Microsoft Regional Director and MVP.
Fediverse address:
@troyhunt@infosec.exchange
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
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
Russ Sharek is a clown. No really, he is literally a clown in a theatre group, performs a weekly online show called “Circus in Place”, has an excellent podcast called “Two Clowns in a Closet” and is one of the longest-running members of the Fediverse. Give him a listen!
Fediverse address:
@RussSharek@mastodon.art
Europe’s oldest and longest-running conference about the Ruby programming language.
Fediverse address:
@Euruko@ruby.social
Spanish national radio station featuring news, speech, sport and music.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@OndaCero@flipboard.com
Volunteer project turning public domain books into eBooks, with proofreading tasks distributed amongst the project’s members.
Fediverse address:
@DProofreaders@universeodon.com
Discussion group about the comics, films and other works by Marvel.
Fediverse address:
@marvel@fedigroups.social
US-based music magazine founded in 1985, nowadays entirely online. Mainly covers pop, rock, hip-hop and rap.
Fediverse address:
@SPINMag@flipboard.com
Multidisciplinary research institute in modern and contemporary history located at NOVA University Lisbon and at the University of Évora, founded in 1990.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese & English):
@IHChistory@masto.pt
Discussion group about esports of all kinds.
Fediverse address:
@esport@fedigroups.social
Official account of the Town Hall Theatre in Galway, Ireland. Posting news about latest events including plays, comedy, music etc.
Fediverse address:
@tht@mastodon.ie
Mathematician and blogger mainly working in category theory and differential geometry, with a background in mathematical physics.
Fediverse address:
@highergeometer@mathstodon.xyz
News feed of television station based in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Affiliate of NBC, broadcasting since 1955.
Fediverse address:
@www.ksn.com@rss-parrot.net
Society founded in 1985 which celebrates the poetry, prose and art of William Blake (1757 – 1827).
Fediverse address:
@BlakeSociety@mastodonapp.uk
Hackerspace based in Mannheim, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@RaumZeitLabor@chaos.social
Official open data platform of the French government.
Fediverse address (in French):
@datagouvfr@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Online service which lets people log, map and share their train journeys.
Fediverse address:
@trainlookout@mastodon.world
Amateur radio enthusiast who runs the mastodon.radio server for other ham radio fans. M0YNG shares lots of posts by amateur radio fans looking for followers, so following him is a good way to meet others in this field.
Fediverse address:
@M0YNG@mastodon.radio
European company selling de-Googlised Android smartphones. The phones themselves are made by established manufacturers such as Fairphone and Samsung, and can be refurbished models if you want to reduce the impact on the environment (or if you just want a cheaper phone).
Fediverse address:
@iode@mastodon.online