About Linky for Mastodon and Bluesky
Linky lets you easily share webpage links, images and text extracts to Mastodon and Bluesky from your iPhone and iPad. Write your post, choose which preferred social networks and Linky will do the rest! You can connect...
Linky lets you easily share webpage links, images and text extracts to Mastodon and Bluesky from your iPhone and iPad.
Write your post, choose which preferred social networks and Linky will do the rest! You can connect Linky to Mastodon and Bluesky.
Linky's very own iOS Share Extension allows you to post messages without ever leaving third-party applications.
Want to share a webpage Link? Linky can insert both the url and the title of the webpage as required. Linky will suggest images related to shared links and can attach them to your messages. It can also shorten links, giving you access to further link analytics.
How about selected text in Safari? Linky's Web Clipper extracts selected text and carries it over to the composer sheet, ready for you to edit. You can also make a text shot from the text selection for sharing as a beautiful image.
What about a great photo? Share images easily from Photos app and third-party applications. You can also preview the shared image in fullscreen before sending it.
Share any text too! Bring up the extension, the text is copied in the message, edit if required and share. It's that simple.
Use Markup to annotate, crop and edit images inline. Write or draw on the attachment, or add arrows and lenses, or obscure sensitive information.
"Linky 5.0 removes friction from sharing links, quotes, and images. I appreciate the intelligent use of Open Graph and Media Cards to save even more time, and I'm a fan of the deeper controls Linky brings when compared to the default share sheet. I can't recommend Linky enough." - MacStories
"Linky turbocharges sharing links and images from Safari or other apps supporting iOS extensions." 4/5 - Macworld
Prizes :
• MacStories Must-Have iOS Apps, 2019 Edition
• MacStories Must-Have iOS Apps, 2018 Edition
• MacStories Must-Have iOS Apps, 2017 Edition
• MacStories Must-Have iOS Apps, 2016 Edition
• MacStories Must-Have iOS Apps, 2015 Edition
• MacStories Must-Have iOS Apps, 2014 Edition
Features:
• Supports Mastodon and Bluesky.
• Post messages simultaneously on multiple accounts.
• iOS Share Extension is integrated directly into Safari and many other third-party apps, allowing to directly share text, images and web page links.
• Add multiple images to your messages (animated gif images are supported).
• Image preview in fullscreen.
• Suggestion of images related to shared links.
• Share selected text in Safari as a text shot image.
• Convert music links from Apple Music or Spotify into a single link that works across different streaming service.
• Markup: annotate, crop and edit images inline. Available tools: Sketch, arrows, lenses, text blocks, pixelate, crop & rotate.
• Links, hashtags and mentions are color-highlighted when composing.
• Usernames are auto-completed when typing the @ symbol.
• Links can be shortened when the message is sent using bit.ly, CloudApp, Droplr, Goo.gl, and yourls.org (all link-shorteners require an account).
• Clipboard URL: If a URL is copied to the clipboard from another application, Linky will ask whether you want to use it.
• URL Scheme to launch Linky from other apps using the x-callback-url specification (in-app documentation and examples).
• VoiceOver accessibility for the visually impaired.
• Universal App (iPhone, iPad, iPad Pro).
• Supports iOS multitasking (Slide Over and Split View on the iPad).
• Haptic feedbacks.
• Supports both portrait and landscape orientations on the iPhone and the iPad.
Mar 1, 2024
Version 6.4.2
Added hashtag support for Bluesky.
— And moreover, you can follow us on Bluesky at @pragmaticcode.com
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Linky for Mastodon and Bluesky since it was posted on our website on 2016-10-03 17:33:10.
The latest version is 6.4.2 and it was updated on 2024-04-19 20:24:40. See below the changes in each version.
Linky for Mastodon and Bluesky version 6.4.2
Updated At: 2024-03-01
Changes: Mar 1, 2024
Version 6.4.2
Added hashtag support for Bluesky.
— And moreover, you can follow us on Bluesky at @pragmaticcode.com
Linky for Mastodon and Bluesky version 6.4
Updated At: 2023-09-25
Changes: Sep 25, 2023
Version 6.4
This version adds support for Bluesky and brings optimizations for Mastodon and iOS 17.
- First-class integration of Bluesky with support for media cards, image attachments, and alt text.
- The character limit for Mastodon now depends on the configuration of your instance (it is usually 500 characters, but not always). Note that it may take several hours to get the correct value in the user interface.
- Makes some optimizations for iOS 17. Linky now requires iOS 16 or higher.
Linky for Mastodon and Bluesky version 6.3.8
Updated At: 2023-08-02
Changes: Aug 2, 2023
Version 6.3.8
Fixed a bug that could prevent Linky being opened from Safari.
Linky for Mastodon and Bluesky version 6.3.6
Updated At: 2023-03-28
Changes: Mar 28, 2023
Version 6.3.6
- Added the ability to copy or share attached images: long press the image thumbnail and select the action in the contextual menu.
- Modernized code base for future proofing.
- Linky now requires iOS 15 or later.
Linky for Mastodon and Bluesky version 6.3.2
Updated At: 2021-01-21
Changes: Jan 21, 2021 Version 6.3.2
- Added support for new iPhone (late 2020) screen sizes.
- Added support for new Photos privacy permissions introduced in iOS 14.
- Added support for extracting the text, links and pictures from Twitter tweet URLs.
- In order to have more transparency with clipboard usage, Clipboard Detection is now an opt-in preference that you can enable by going to “Settings > Clipboard Detection”. Like before, Clipboad Detection allows to check your clipboard for URLs and pictures to help you quickly add them to your messages. Like before, these checks only happen on your device and the clipboard content is not sent anywhere. Linky will ask if you want to turn on the feature when upgrading to this version.
# OTHER
- Fixed a bug where the title and the picture could not be extracted from YouTube URLs.
- iOS 13+ is now required.
Linky for Mastodon and Bluesky version 6.3.1
Updated At: 2020-02-26
Changes: Feb 26, 2020 Version 6.3.1
Updated bit.ly url shortener integration for future proofing.
Linky for Mastodon and Bluesky version 5.4
Updated At: 2011-05-22
Linky for Mastodon and Bluesky version 6.3.1
Updated At: 1970-01-01
Changes: 26 févr. 2020 Version 6.3.1
Updated bit.ly url shortener integration for future proofing.
