Ivory
Ivory is a native Mac Mastodon client from Tapbots that helps you read timelines, manage accounts, and post to the federated social network.
What is Ivory?
Ivory is a native Mastodon app for Mac that helps people browse timelines, follow conversations, and participate in the federated social network from a desktop interface. It is designed for users who want a dedicated Mac client instead of relying on the browser version of their server. On macOS, Ivory supports common social workflows such as reading home, local, and federated timelines, posting updates, replying, boosting, favoriting, bookmarking, and managing more than one account. The app also includes notification handling, search, filters, themes, and timeline customization that can make heavier Mastodon use more comfortable on a larger screen. Ivory is part of the Tapbots app lineup and is intended for everyday Mastodon reading and posting across Apple devices.
Key features
- Read home, local, federated, and trending timelines.
- Post updates, replies, boosts, favorites, and bookmarks.
- Use multiple Mastodon accounts in one app.
- Search for people, posts, and other Mastodon content.
- Customize timelines with filters, themes, and app icon options.
- View notifications and manage account activity from a dedicated tab.
- Follow hashtags and organize focused reading workflows.
- Keep your timeline position in sync across supported Apple devices.
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Ivory is a legitimate social networking app for Mastodon from Tapbots. Its network access, account login, notifications, and local data storage are consistent with that purpose. Because it connects to your social account, review which Mastodon server you sign into and confirm the app has access only to the account features you expect. If you use notifications or subscription features, Apple account and notification settings may also be involved.
Recommendation: Keep Ivory if you use Mastodon on your Mac or share an Ivory subscription across Apple devices. Remove it if you no longer use Mastodon or prefer the web interface, which may also let you clear its local app data and cached timeline content.
Common paths
/Applications/Ivory.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.tapbots.Ivory
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/com.tapbots.Ivory
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.tapbots.Ivory.plist
Container paths
~/Library/Containers/com.tapbots.Ivory
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