The Mastodon core dev team has just published their plans for Mastodon 5.0, mainly to do with reformatting the official web interface. You can find out more at https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/5.0-laying-the-foundation/
Bear in mind this is all optional, you don't have to use the official web interface or official apps. Mastodon is designed to be open and lets you fully access your Mastodon account through independent third party apps and interfaces if you prefer: https://fedi.tips/which-apps-can-i-use-should-i-use-the-official-app-or-a-third-party-app
Mastodon@Mastodon@mastodon.socialAfter publishing the results of Discovery Week, we can now give you a first sneak peak at Mastodon 5.0, our next big version. It will bring a new visual look to your screens, a refreshed and calmer layout, as well as a new composer.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/5.0-laying-the-foundation/
blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/5.0-laying-the-foundation/