Comment on Ask HN: Where are the standalone ActivityPub clients?parentComments−sitkack3ySo this is why all the servers are written in stuff like PHP, JavaScript, Ruby, etc. The server and the client UI are the same thing.There is not yet a good standalone ActivityPub client.−smoldesu3yThe fediverse is not a push-pull system, if you aren't hosting your content then it doesn't exist. A standalone client would fail to serve your messages when you close it, defeating the point.−tony-allan3yThere are mobile apps. Do these use standard API's?
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So this is why all the servers are written in stuff like PHP, JavaScript, Ruby, etc. The server and the client UI are the same thing.
There is not yet a good standalone ActivityPub client.
The fediverse is not a push-pull system, if you aren't hosting your content then it doesn't exist. A standalone client would fail to serve your messages when you close it, defeating the point.
There are mobile apps. Do these use standard API's?