Before the fork

Choose per post who can see it: everyone, followers only, specific people, or only your own server.

Hide the text of a post behind a short warning that readers click to open.

React to any post with an emoji instead of a plain like, and see who reacted with what.

Use your server's own emoji pictures in posts, names and reactions, and pick them from a palette.

Style posts with bold, code, colors, motion and other effects written in a simple markup.

Ask a question with several choices, optionally multiple-choice and ending at a set time.

Repost a post with your own comment, and choose who may quote yours.

Fix a post after sending it, or write it now and have it published later, reposts included.

Write with a visual editor with tables, colors, images and GIFs, or switch to raw HTML; Pages stay unfederated.

Address a person by @name in a post or reply to continue a conversation, with threads shown in context.

See follows, mentions, replies, reactions and reposts in one list, with grouped reposts and unread markers in the browser tab.

Follow a post to be told about new replies, even if you are not mentioned.

Get alerts on your phone or desktop even when the site is closed, and manage the devices that receive them.

Find posts by words, with filters and query syntax, and open a post or profile from a pasted link.

Search for accounts, hashtags and forum communities from one search page.

Discover trending posts, links, hashtags, media, forums and people.

Use the interface in your own language, chosen per device.

Translate a post, a profile bio, its picture descriptions and any quoted post with one click.

Upload pictures, video and audio to your own storage with folders, and reuse files across posts.

Fill your profile with bio, banner and link fields that show a check mark when they point back to you.

Move your followers to a new account on another server and keep an alias on the old one.

Group accounts into lists to read, or share them with others.

Build a feed from keywords, hashtags and accounts (called antennas in Misskey), with language filters.

Save posts to read later and sort them into categories.

Approve each follower before they can see your followers-only posts.

Hide or block accounts, mute their reposts, and (new) mute only their replies.

Minimize or completely hide posts containing words or phrases you choose.

Hide or block a whole server for your own account.

Protect sign-in with an authenticator app, security key or passkey; a server role can make it mandatory.

Report an account or post to moderators, giving a reason, the broken rules and the posts concerned.

Freeze or limit an account, and tell the people it followed when it is suspended.

Keep a record of every moderator action.

Give moderators and members different powers and limits, including requiring two-factor sign-in.

Block, silence or limit other servers one by one.

See users, federation, queue and activity at a glance, with a dot for anything needing attention.

Open, close or invite-only sign-ups, with approvals, a minimum age and bot protection such as ALTCHA.

Post notices to all users, optionally by email.

Move your follows, mutes, blocks, lists, bookmarks and blocked servers in and out as files, with a report at the end.

Bring your old posts and pictures from a Mastodon or Misskey archive.

Download a full archive of your account whenever you want.

Admins load a ZIP of custom emoji in one go.

Pick one of many built-in color themes or make your own, down to sizes and corner radii.

Add a calendar, clock, trends, RSS, notes and more to the side panel.

Install it as an app with a bottom bar you can arrange.

Restyle the interface with your own CSS, and admins can set a server-wide stylesheet.

Build bots and clients on a full REST and streaming API with an in-app console.

Send events to your own services, with signed deliveries and a delivery log.

Authorize third-party apps with OAuth, MiAuth or apps identified by a web address.