macOS desktop showing the Oliphaunt Mastodon client in light mode. Multiple app windows are arranged across the screen: a timeline window with a sidebar of Mastodon sections, a media viewer displaying a large photo of an orange and black bird, a conversation thread window and a composer window for writing a post. The macOS menu bar and Dock are visible with colourful system wallpaper in the background.

#Oliphaunt is now available on the App Store!

It’s a #Mastodon client built specifically for #Mac using #AppKit with some #SwiftUI. The goal was to make a well-behaved Mac application that follows the platform’s design language and adopts #macOS idioms.

App Store: apps.apple.com/app/id674552...

RE: https://mastodon.social/@anosidium/115441496736895417

Testing #Oliphaunt

For #SEPTEMBER 1993
‘Sam sees the Oliphaunt’
Watercolour by Alan Lee (b. 1947)
*The 1993 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar* (Ballantine Books) for September
#JRRTolkien #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #AlanLee #TheLordOfTheRings #LOTR #Elephant #Oliphaunt

Screenshot of a macOS desktop showing an app named “Oliphaunt,” a Mastodon client. The main window displays the “Trending” feed, including posts (toots) from users. On the left sidebar are navigation items like Home, Notifications, Trending, Live Feeds and Direct Messages. Two remote instances, mastodon.social and mastodon.online, are listed at the top. On the right, a separate window shows the compose view for a new toot by a user named John Appleseed, with placeholder text in the editor. The app runs on macOS with a Sequoia-style wallpaper and dock icons visible at the bottom. The menu bar shows it is Thursday, 8 May at 4:59 pm.

#Oliphaunt is now available on #TestFlight.
You can try the macOS Mastodon client here: testflight.apple.com/join/Epq1P3Cw

Please note it’s a work-in-progress. I’d appreciate any feedback — feel free to share your thoughts here: github.com/anosidium/Ol...

#Cocoa #AppKit #Swift #macOS #MacDev

A screenshot of App Store Connect showing the app status. “Waiting for Review” appears on the first line and “Expires in 90 days” is on the second. The app is a macOS client for Mastodon named Oliphaunt.

#Oliphaunt is coming soon on #TestFlight!
I’ve just uploaded a build to the App Store Connect — it’s now waiting for review.

Soon you will be able to try it.

#Cocoa #AppKit #Swift #macOS #MacDev #macOSDev

Search just got better in #Oliphaunt — it’s no longer limited to your instance.

#Cocoa #AppKit #Swift #macOS #MacDev #macOSDev

The next build of #Oliphaunt supports media attachments!

#Cocoa #AppKit #Swift #macOS #MacDev

Another small detail I’ve implemented in #Oliphaunt: the Lists timeline now synchronises with the sidebar’s Lists group. Quite pleased with the smooth animation — it’s those subtle touches that make the difference.

#Cocoa #AppKit #Swift #macOS #MacDev

A small detail I implemented in the #Oliphaunt sidebars is synchronised animations when using drag and drop. I’m quite pleased with how it turns out!

#Cocoa #AppKit #Swift

Sorry for the content outage, #oliphaunt. A single line of config isn't making it to the server unless I manually type it 🥴

Hey there #oliphaunt users! I’ve just finished the rough draft configuration for a number of service upgrades. I still need to do some dry runs, but I plan to begin deploying late tomorrow night.

There should be minimal to no downtime, but apologies in advance for any disruptions!

#HacKit #Cocoa #AppKit #Swift #Oliphaunt #HackerNews #Mastodon #Mac #macOS

I’m excited to continue improving #HacKit and plan to port it to iOS in the future. Before I dive back into improving HacKit or start the iOS port, I’m currently working on a new Mac app: #Oliphaunt, a Mastodon client for macOS. I’m making steady progress and hope to release a TestFlight build soon.