Tapbots Releases Ivory 2.0 with Hashtag Lists and Redesigned Share Sheet Extension

Today, Tapbots released version 2.0 of Ivory, the company’s Mastodon client for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The update brings a significant list of improvements, an exciting new feature that should make it easier to track and curate specific topics in the fediverse, and a completely redesigned share sheet extension.

On Mastodon, you can follow hashtags in addition to accounts. This feature is especially useful for keeping up with discussions about a specific topic in the broader fediverse. However, following hashtags is currently limited. Followed hashtags appear in the main chronological timeline among the accounts you follow, and you can’t aggregate multiple hashtags into a separate, easy-to-access view. Ivory 2.0 aims to address this with hashtag lists. Now, in the app’s redesigned hashtags tab, you can create a list of up to four hashtags, and even exclude specific hashtags if you want to fine-tune the resulting timeline.

The other big improvement in Ivory 2.0 is the redesigned share sheet extension for creating posts. It’s now fully functional, with the ability to set the visibility and language of your post, as well as the option to add alternate text descriptions to shared images and videos. When sharing a URL, the share sheet will now show a preview of the link card that will appear as part of the post. To get started, tap the Share button in the Photos app, Safari, or any app that supports the native iOS and iPadOS share sheet, then select the Ivory icon.

Additionally, Ivory 2.0 introduces minor visual improvements to the way images and videos are displayed in the post details view, and also allows you to set a consistent order for context menu items throughout the app.

Tapbots is constantly updating and improving Ivory. As a result, it is still my favorite way to use Mastodon on a daily basis. With a new major release of Mastodon on the horizon, I am excited to see Tapbots adding support for new features in Ivory without necessarily waiting for improvements to the default Mastodon environment.

If you want to create your own cat hashtag list today, Ivory 2.0 is available now in the App Store for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The app offers a seven-day free trial for new users, after which a monthly or annual subscription is required to use most of its features.