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

https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/117117221397911074

After hearing feedback from people struggling with #Mastodon’s layout and navigation for a long time I’m really looking forward to these changes. And I’m really impressed with the work @imanijoy has put into researching user needs with surveys, interviews, and round tables. I feel like the community has never been so represented in the design process before. The screenshots are marked “in progress” for a reason though—it’s a process.

Holy shit. @imanijoy with a banger of a blog! Love to see it.

Also, rebranding "lists" that nobody uses into "custom feeds" with prime real estate in the UX is inspired.

офигеть, это выглядит...круто

тот редкий случай, когда смотришь на редизайн и думаешь «блин, ДА, так реально лучше»