UX Design

Mastodon 5.0: A closer look

Mastodon's head of design Imani Joy explains the decisions behind the Mastodon 5.0 web UI overhaul: the constraints and competing needs of longtime users versus newcomers, guiding principles, the new pop-out composer, rebuilt posts and colour themes, iterations since the August preview such as bottom-centre composer placement and split sensitive-media settings, plus an FAQ and what comes next.

Announcement · Mastodon · Fediverse · UX Design · Social Media