It's called a new app. Cotton fabric social media; The promise of bringing news and RSS together in one place is almost done. It is designed. RemarkableThe same team that created the third-party Twitter client It's twittery. It used to be Tapestry. Revealed at the beginning of the year. Allows users to access their favorite blogs; It's a tool that better organizes today's fragmented online media, allowing you to track news sites and social networks from a single app. This week, The company announced an update on Tapestry's progress, saying it plans to officially launch the app “to the public in early 2025.”
“Obviously the sooner the better, but there's still important work to be done and bugs to squash,” the project's update says. Kickstarter page noted.
Instead of raising from outside investors, Iconfactory is crowdfunding Tapestry's development. To date, it has more than 3,360 supporters. Promised. North of $177,800 to activate the app.
By constantly opening new browser tabs and switching apps, websites, The app will appeal to those who are tired of keeping up with multiple blogs and social media services. It also capitalizes on users who are now frustrated with too many Twitter clones.
After Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter, interest in new Twitter-like services, including apps now dubbed X, has surged. Mastodon versus BlueskyBuilt with open protocols. Meta's ThreadsMastodon, which powers the same protocol, is working on an integration with ActivityPub. (There are other small apps too. T2/Pebble, Postversus CohostIt's closed.)
As a result of these experiments in a more open social web; App developers believe there is potential for new user experiences designed to navigate these diverse services.
This week, Flipboard launched its own vision of what a browser for the open web should look like. I launched an app called Surf. It's RSS, in one app. Allows tracking of Bluesky and Mastodon content.
The company is not the only one considering this issue.
In addition to Iconfactory, The developer behind the popular Mac and iOS news reader. TuitionSilvio Rizzi He reinvented his app. Mastodon, Bluesky YouTube To expand beyond RSS to include support for Reddit and other social services. Another so called indie app. Bronze Also It expanded this year to allow users to be tracked. RSS newsletters; Mastodon, Tumblr Reddit and more. This week, Feeeed has also added support for Bluesky. And an app called OpenVibe lets you play Mastodon, Lets you find Bluesky and Threads in one place.
Although their premises are similar; Each app offers a different user interface and experience. While Reeder looks like an RSS reader, others seem more like their social experiences.
Tapestry is interesting because it attempts to straddle both worlds, allowing users to keep track of their favorite websites and blogs or to import multiple RSS feeds via an OPML file. Today, The beta version of the app supports Mastodon and Bluesky. web comics; Reddit social apps like Tumblr and YouTube; Sources for weather and earthquake warnings — still often used to track X events.
However, Tapestry isn't just about bringing everything together on a single screen. Its real strength is that it allows people to create their own custom feeds (or “timelines”), whether they're on social sites, websites; blogs, Any resources you choose — like podcasts and more — are included. Borrowed from Twitterific, you can use tools like “mute” and “muffle” to specify whether posts with certain keywords are completely blocked or muffled when displayed.
There are many other customization tools that power users who enjoy building feeds will love.
However, One complication with the current build is that Tapestry divides sources (like RSS feeds or social apps) into two parts called “feeds” and “connectors” — the former to populate your timeline with content and create other feeds; To fill your timeline. Some services like Mastodon and Bluesky can appear in both sections if you install them. We love the integrated section called “Resources”.
Still, As an alternative to searching for X, it's easy to see how you can use Tapestry to keep up with your favorite news and new posts across multiple social services.
Iconfactory has yet to share an exact release date for Tapestry, but the app will generate revenue through monthly and yearly subscriptions.