Internet users looking for alternatives to leave the tech giants will be delighted. Bluesky will soon have its own version of Instagram. Sebastian Vogelsang, an independent developer behind Skeets, an alternative Bluesky client, is developing Flashes, an application similar to what Instagram offers.
A decentralized Instagram accessible to Bluesky users
To create Flashes, the developer relied on the existing code of his previous application, Skeets, and uses the same technology as Bluesky, the AT protocol which allows the social network to be decentralized. With Flashes, he could appeal to many users looking for an alternative to the platforms of the tech giants.
Bluesky is already capable of displaying photos and videos, but is not dedicated to this purpose. With Flashes, Sebastian Vogelsang wants to offer a platform similar to Instagram, but with all the advantages of decentralization, which will satisfy Bluesky users who are particularly interested in visual content. He only had to rework the code of his Bluesky client, Skeets, so that its design and interface take up the visual codes of a photo and video sharing application like Instagram.
Flashes, a Bluesky client dedicated to images
However, his application is not intended to copy all of Instagram's features. Initially, Flashes will allow you to publish up to four photos simultaneously and videos of up to one minute. Content shared on Flashes will appear on Bluesky, as will comments and direct messages, which will also be supported. In short, Flashes will act as if it were a classic Bluesky client, except that it will filter the displayed content to keep only photos and videos.
Other features, such as bookmarks, drafts, muting and rich push notifications, could in the future be offered on a subscription basis, and be accessible on its two applications, Skeets and Flashes. For now, Flashes is still under development, but its developer hopes to be able to offer a first beta of its application within a few weeks.
Source: TechCrunch
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