Twitter Migration

Twitter Export

First we request to download our data from the account settings:

• https://twitter.com/settings/download_your_data
• https://twitter.com/settings/account

If you get your archive, then you can run this to improve your archive:

• https://github.com/timhutton/twitter-archive-parser

Missing:

• Better Likes
  • https://github.com/timhutton/twitter-archive-parser/issues/22
• Lists
• Following
• Followers

Twitter to Mastodon Tools

Fedifinder

https://fedifinder.glitch.me/ https://vis.social/@luca https://github.com/lucahammer/fedifinder

• MIT License
• Shows instances (list)
• Can scan lists
• Can show by instance
• Can do CSV and JSON exports of all accounts

Debirdify

https://debirdify.pruvisto.org/ https://github.com/pruvisto/debirdify

• BSD License
• Shows instances (list), neat pie graphs
• Can scan lists
• Shows grouped by instance
• CSV Export

Movetodon

https://www.movetodon.org/ https://mastodon.social/@Tibor

• No source?
• Twitter and Fediverse Auth
• Links to Twitter and to local Mastodon
• Follow button, broken for Akkoma
• Joined and Active ordering (asc/desc)

Twitodon

https://twitodon.com/ https://github.com/diddledani/twitodon

• GPLv3
• Twitter and Fediverse Auth
• CSV Download

Mastodon Alternatives

Mastodon has critical mass, although there are alternatives worth paying attention to:

• https://www.lens.xyz/

• https://spritelyproject.org/

  • https://spritely.institute/static/papers/spritely-core.pdf
  • https://www.zwilnik.com/better-social-media/ocappub/
  • https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/ocappub/133
  • https://gitlab.com/spritely/ocappub/-/tree/master

Farcaster

Farcaster Protocol https://www.farcaster.xyz/

Official Client: Warpcast https://warpcast.com/ https://warpcast.notion.site/Warpcast-Blog-dae3d2a2a1484d1f89691399dd47c0fc https://twitter.com/warpcast_ iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/warpcast/id1600555445 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farcaster.mobile&hl=en_US

There is also a desktop Mac App: https://warpcast.com/~/download

Farcaster uses a recovery phrase You can pair your existing device with a mobile device using a QR code to transfer phrases between devices

Blue Sky

https://bsky.app/ https://blueskyweb.xyz/ https://atproto.com/ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bluesky-social/id6444370199