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Tusky for Mastodon on Windows Pc

Developed By: Keyless Palace

License: Free

Rating: 4,0/5 - 3.992 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 26.2
Size 18.8 MB
Release Date September 11, 24
Category Social Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (5)]

What's New:
- The screen will stay on again while a video is playing.- A memory leak has been fixed. This should improve stability and performance.- Emojis are now... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Tusky is a lightweight client for Mastodon (https://joinmastodon.org/), a free and open-source social network server. It supports all Mastodon features, like photos, videos, lists,... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Tusky for Mastodon and install on Windows PC. Tusky for Mastodon is free Social app, developed by Keyless Palace. Latest version of Tusky for Mastodon is 26.2, was released on 2024-09-11 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500,000. Overall rating of Tusky for Mastodon is 4,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 3,992 users, 419 users had rated it 5*, 2,034 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Tusky for Mastodon on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Tusky for Mastodon on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Tusky for 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!

Step By Step Guide To Install Tusky for Mastodon using BlueStacks

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. Once installed, click "Tusky for 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 Tusky for Mastodon on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

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

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Tusky is a lightweight client for Mastodon (https://joinmastodon.org/), a free and open-source social network server. It supports all Mastodon features, like photos, videos, lists, custom emojis and is designed according to material guidelines.
You can choose between a dark and a light theme in Tusky. It has notifications and a drafts feature.
Tusky is free and open source software licensed under the GPL-3.0. The source code is available at https://github.com/tuskyapp/Tusky
- The screen will stay on again while a video is playing.
- A memory leak has been fixed. This should improve stability and performance.
- Emojis are now correctly counted as 1 character when composing a post.
- Fixed a crash when text was selected on some devices
- The icons in the help texts of empty timelines will now always be correctly aligned.
- Fixed ANR caused by direct message badge
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.