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Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon on Windows Pc

Developed By: Newsmast

License: Free

Rating: 3,3/5 - 18 votes

Last Updated: August 05, 2026

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	4.0.1
Size	62.1 MB
Release Date	September 04, 25
Category	Social Apps
App Permissions: Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (7)]
What's New: -fixed an issue where sending a DM at conversation screen trigger false error toast even after message was send successfully-updated toast UI and other minor... [see more]
Description from Developer: Newsmast is a social app for activists. People who love to share what they know and learn from others who know their stuff. We’ve built Newsmast around topics that matter across... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon and install on Windows PC. Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon is free Social app, developed by Newsmast. Latest version of Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon is 4.0.1, was released on 2025-09-04 (updated on 2026-08-05). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon is 3,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 18 users, 5 users had rated it 5*, 2 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 4.0.1 , 4.0.0 , 3.2.1 , 3.2.0 , 3.0.2.

Download Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon 4.0.1 on Windows PC – 62.1 MB

Download Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon 4.0.0 on Windows PC – 50.8 MB

Download Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon 3.2.1 on Windows PC – 88.4 MB

Download Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon 3.2.0 on Windows PC – 68.1 MB

Download Newsmast. Powered by Mastodon 3.0.2 on Windows PC – 60.5 MB

Newsmast is a social app for activists. People who love to share what they know and learn from others who know their stuff.

We’ve built Newsmast around topics that matter across the Open Social Web. We’re diverse, democratic and dedicated to building safe, committed communities that change the world.

You can make an account or sign in with an existing Mastodon account to access Newsmast and enter our map of Social Web communities.

If you use Newsmast with your existing Mastodon account, you’ll see seamlessly integrated content from your home server alongside Newsmast’s hand-curated, knowledge-sharing Channels, or from Channels built by the community!

We don’t do scraping or content aggregation - all the Channel content comes from Newsmast users or via federation, and is moderated by applying various blocklist, filters that keep out NSFW, crypto and hate-speech. As well as the muscle of our human team so if you see something that doesn’t look like it should be there, just let us know.

You can interact seamlessly across the Open Social Web: like, repost, reply, follow, bookmark, add to lists. Most importantly, post what you know into Channels, with the appropriate hashtags added automatically, or directly to your followers.

Our app is run by our team at the Newsmast Foundation, a charitable foundation. Our mission is to change social media for good. Championing the work of journalists, academics, charities and NGOs - together with diverse voices, marginalised communities and people on the ground. Pooling facts, knowledge and ideas to tackle the biggest challenges worldwide.

Newsmast is here to make change. We’d love you to join us.

-fixed an issue where sending a DM at conversation screen trigger false error toast even after message was send successfully
-updated toast UI and other minor UI fixes

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Marker permission for applications that wish to access notification policy.