After 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/
@Mastodon Looking good overall.
Im not sure that deemphasizing following hashtags while the new UI for them isn't ready is a good idea. Being able to follow hashtags at all is a Fediverse power feature that's the first thing we try to teach newbies around here. Removing it from the menu when you haven't followed any yet makes the feature harder to discover.