Third party client support. Specifically alternate web UI's focused on desktop like Alexandrite because if I'm being honest here, I think the comment nesting in Lemmy's offical web UI lacks enough distinction to be useful on desktop (its clearly optimized for mobile browsers). Following conversations can be frustrating on desktop. Without Alexandrite I'd most likely be a mobile app (Voyager) user only.
Edit: No, third party web front ends for reddit do not work anymore. Remember those pesky API changes that went into effect in July and were the entire reason the majority of us are on lemmy now? Yeah, that didn't just kill off third party mobile apps.
To those downvoting: save the downvotes for comments that aren't productive, this is a pretty reasonable answer
The comment also highlights this same point. The different UI's make it so that everyone can have an experience that they enjoy, mobile and web.
For example, we have these:
Uptime history at status.lemmy.ca
Mlmym interface at old.lemmy.ca
Voyager interface at voyager.lemmy.ca
Photon interface at photon.lemmy.ca
Alexandrite interface at alex.lemmy.ca
photon looks good, Are there any other ui shells?
Those are the only ones I know about
There's also this one but I don't think any instances are running it
A lot of that functionality no longer works after the API changes. Even in the GitHub of some of those, they mention some basic features won't work, e.g. private messages.
Because developers aren't willing to pay the new API fees, not because of technical limitations. So that doesn't take away at all from the fact that 3rd party frontends for reddit exist.
That's not entirely true. Some of the previously available API hooks literally cannot be used by third parties anymore, even if you pay. Just go look at the reddit developer posts discussing it.
But also not really relevant to the initial point. Not being able to watch porn from reddit via 3rd party apps is quite different statement than there being no 3rd party apps.
Those weren't the only hooks to get axed, but certainly the most noticeable. Look, I never fully disagreed with you, I just said it's not fully functional, which is true and also relevant to the comment topic.
I'm personally not using any reddit related apps anymore and only vaguely followed the whole API debacle. It's becoming shitty which is the reason I quit it.
But saying 3rd party apps or frontends don't exist for reddit is ridiculous. They do, it doesn't matter if they suck now or cost money. I was just pointing out an error, not trying to argue for or against lemmy/reddit. But apperently some people really took offence with that.
Right ... something is wrong with me. Not the people argue over something that is objectivly false and can be verified in less then 15 seconds.
And I honestly don't get why. Are you people so upset about reddit you'd rather deny reality just so you can claim having some feature over reddit? How fucking pathetic is that?
lol Jesus tap dancing christ.
Hey, thanks for this scathing glimpse into your suckhole of a brain pocket, kiddo. Blocked. š
Do you really expect the developers of those free and open source apps to pay for you using their app?
No.
So that doesn't take away at all from the fact that 3rd party frontends for reddit exist.
I think you're just being needlessly pedantic here
Third party client support. Specifically alternate web UI's focused on desktop like Alexandrite because if I'm being honest here, I think the comment nesting in Lemmy's offical web UI lacks enough distinction to be useful on desktop (its clearly optimized for mobile browsers). Following conversations can be frustrating on desktop. Without Alexandrite I'd most likely be a mobile app (Voyager) user only.
Edit: No, third party web front ends for reddit do not work anymore. Remember those pesky API changes that went into effect in July and were the entire reason the majority of us are on lemmy now? Yeah, that didn't just kill off third party mobile apps.
To those downvoting: save the downvotes for comments that aren't productive, this is a pretty reasonable answer
The comment also highlights this same point. The different UI's make it so that everyone can have an experience that they enjoy, mobile and web.
For example, we have these:
photon looks good, Are there any other ui shells?
Those are the only ones I know about
There's also this one but I don't think any instances are running it
https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmyBB
The topic specifically asks for features that are NOT availible on reddit.
Does reddit have user editable front ends you can host yourself?
Yes.
Ooh cool.
https://github.com/mendel5/alternative-front-ends
Apparently a lot of stuff does. I know what Iām spending my weekend looking into.
None of those work anymore after the API changes. Which is the entire point of my original comment.
Yes, and third party clients, specifically alternate web UIs are not available on Reddit.
But they are ...
Can you mention one then?
You literally only have to type "reddit frontend" into google, but I'll help you out.
https://github.com/mendel5/alternative-front-ends
https://github.com/cryptoguy55/shininggowl-reddit-clone-frontend
https://github.com/junipf/reddit-frontend
https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit
https://github.com/Hoda233/SW-Frontend-Reddit
A lot of that functionality no longer works after the API changes. Even in the GitHub of some of those, they mention some basic features won't work, e.g. private messages.
Because developers aren't willing to pay the new API fees, not because of technical limitations. So that doesn't take away at all from the fact that 3rd party frontends for reddit exist.
That's not entirely true. Some of the previously available API hooks literally cannot be used by third parties anymore, even if you pay. Just go look at the reddit developer posts discussing it.
But also not really relevant to the initial point. Not being able to watch porn from reddit via 3rd party apps is quite different statement than there being no 3rd party apps.
Those weren't the only hooks to get axed, but certainly the most noticeable. Look, I never fully disagreed with you, I just said it's not fully functional, which is true and also relevant to the comment topic.
I'm personally not using any reddit related apps anymore and only vaguely followed the whole API debacle. It's becoming shitty which is the reason I quit it.
But saying 3rd party apps or frontends don't exist for reddit is ridiculous. They do, it doesn't matter if they suck now or cost money. I was just pointing out an error, not trying to argue for or against lemmy/reddit. But apperently some people really took offence with that.
Wtf is wrong with you
Right ... something is wrong with me. Not the people argue over something that is objectivly false and can be verified in less then 15 seconds.
And I honestly don't get why. Are you people so upset about reddit you'd rather deny reality just so you can claim having some feature over reddit? How fucking pathetic is that?
lol Jesus tap dancing christ.
Hey, thanks for this scathing glimpse into your suckhole of a brain pocket, kiddo. Blocked. š
Do you really expect the developers of those free and open source apps to pay for you using their app?
No.
I think you're just being needlessly pedantic here
It was borderline, but I found it to still be true
People made their own frontends, which could then hosted officially by the instance with the resources to go with it.
That doesn't happen with Reddit, where the alternative frontends are run separately and the usefulness varies