The decentralized Instagram alternative is a great option if you want to back up your feed, focus on photo-sharing, or cut loose from Meta's empire entirely. And making the leap is surprisingly easy.
  • primalanimist@lemmy.today
    11·
    2 years ago

    I’ve been using Pixelfed for a few months now and it’s super refreshing right now. Lots of interesting content without constant “influencers” promoting stuff or people trying to sell you things.

      • primalanimist@lemmy.today
        2·
        2 years ago

        My posts are 99% my dog Loki and various plants and fungi that live on my property. So birds would be a step up from what I offer lol.

      • primalanimist@lemmy.today
        1·
        2 years ago

        When I first visited the site on my android, it installed a Pixelfed app for me, just like it did for kbin. This might be something to do with me using the Chrome browser though? I can’t say, I’m not super tech. But I’ve been using that just like an app.

  • nbailey@lemmy.caEnglish
    5·
    2 years ago

    Absolutely love Pixelfed. It really captures the vibe Instagram had in 2012 before FB ruined it.

  • ReallyKinda@kbin.social
    4·
    2 years ago

    Sounds great! Unfortunately insta is the only site I’ve kept to keep up with irl friends and family and I use it almost exclusively for that purpose (I don’t browse strangers’ posts) so it’s a much harder shift than Reddit —> kbin

    • Blxter@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      This. I wish there was a front end that was easy to use like nitter or squawker for Twitter.

  • DetachablePianist@lemmy.ml
    2·
    2 years ago

    I got far enough on pixelfed.social to confirm my email address, now I just get a blank blue screen. Not an encouraging first impression. Perhaps I tried to join during a media-caused mad rush or something?