General settings

Media

Show sensitive media by default Expand content warnings by default Show a plain gray color for sensitive media Treat all media as sensitive Autoplay animated GIFs

UI

Disable custom scrollbars Disable infinite scroll When infinite scroll is disabled, new posts will not automatically appear at the bottom or top of the timeline. Instead, buttons will allow you to load more content on demand. Hide link preview cards Underline links in posts and profiles Center the navigation bar Place the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen Collapse long posts without content warnings

Accessibility

Reduce motion in UI animations Always show focus ring The focus ring is the outline showing the currently focused element. By default, it's only shown when using the keyboard (not mouse or touch), but you may choose to always show it. Disable tappable area on entire post Remove emoji from user display names Use short article ARIA labels Show emojis, images, and videos in grayscale

Wellness

Wellness settings are designed to reduce the addictive or anxiety-inducing aspects of social media. Choose any options that work well for you.

Enable all

Metrics

Hide follower counts (capped at 10) Hide boost counts Hide favorite and reaction counts

Immediacy

Hide unread notifications count (i.e. the red dot) Disable notification sounds Hide follow request count Show absolute timestamps (e.g. "March 3rd") instead of relative timestamps (e.g. "5 minutes ago")

You can filter or disable notifications in the instance settings.

These settings are partly based on guidelines from the Center for Humane Technology.