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A new app calledTapestrypromising to mix societal media , news , and RSS in one plaza , is nearing completion . Designed byIconfactory , the same team that created the third - party Twitter clientTwitterificback in the day , Tapestry wasunveiled at the outset of the yearas a putz that could better organize today ’s fragmentise on-line media , allowing users to cut through their favorite blogs , news sites , and societal networks from a single app . This workweek , the company announced an update on Tapestry ’s progress , saying that it plan to officially launch the app to the public in “ early 2025 . ”
“ apparently the sooner the better , but there ’s still some important study to be done and hemipteron to be squashed , ” the update on the project’sKickstarter pagenoted .
Instead of raising from outside investor , Iconfactory has been crowdfunding Tapestry ’s exploitation . To day of the month , over 3,360 backerspledgednorth of $ 177,800 to bring the app to life .
The app will appeal to people who are well-worn of trying to keep up with multiple web site , blogs , and social media service by constantly opening new web internet browser chit and change over apps . It also capitalizes on user being foil that there are now too many Twitter clones .
As a final result of these experiment in a more undetermined social web , there ’s potential for new user experiences plan to browse these different services , app developer think .
Just this hebdomad Flipboard launch its own take on what a web browser for the exposed World Wide Web should look like , with thelaunch of an app called Surfthat lets you dog RSS , Bluesky , and Mastodon content in a individual app .
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It ’s not the only company retrieve about this .
Besides Iconfactory , the developer behind the popular Mac and Io newsreaderReeder , Silvio Rizzi , reinvent his appto expand beyond RSS to admit support for other societal religious service , like Mastodon , Bluesky , YouTube , Reddit , and others . Another indie app calledFeeeedalsoexpanded this year to allow users to trackRSS , newssheet , Mastodon , Tumblr , Reddit , and others . And this calendar week , Feeeed added support for Bluesky , too . Plus , an app called OpenVibe let you crop Mastodon , Bluesky , and Threads in one place .
Despite their similar premise , each app offers a different user interface and experience . While Reeder still search and feels much like an RSS reader , others seem more like societal experience of their own .
Tapestry is interesting , as it tries to straddle both worlds , allowing users to track their favorite websites and web log , or even import RSS flow en masse shot via an OPML Indian file , while also connecting to a smorgasbord of social rootage . Today , the beta version of the app supports Mastodon and Bluesky ; webcomics , societal apps like Reddit , Tumblr , and YouTube ; and sources for conditions and earthquake alerts — event X is still often used to track .
However , Tapestry is n’t just about cramming everything into one interface . Its literal intensity dwell in appropriate people to create their own custom feed ( or “ timelines ” ) where they can pick and choose which author — like societal sites , web site , blogs , podcasts and more — are included . you could also use dick like “ dumb ” and “ muffle , ” take over from Twitterific , to configure whether posts with certain keywords are blocked exclusively or cave in ( smother ) when shown .
There are a phone number of other customization tools that will attract to power users who care to ramp up feeds , too .
However , one point of confusion with the current shape is that Tapestry separates sources ( like RSS feeds or social apps ) into two sections called “ feeds ” and “ connexion ” — the former to meet your timeline with subject and the latter to create other provender to populate your timeline . Some services , like Mastodon and Bluesky , can look in both sections if you append them . We ’d prefer a combined section just yell “ sources . ”
Still , it ’s easy to see how you might employ Tapestry to keep up with multiple social table service alongside break news and novel posts from your favored sources , as an alternative to shop X.
Iconfactory has n’t yet partake in an accurate launching date for Tapestry , but the app will father tax income by way of monthly and one-year subscriptions .
