Here are the apps that fight to become “Tiktok for Bluesky”

Tiktok’s potential prohibition in the United States has caused a storm of development within the open social web community. Several new applications are being created that one day could serve as a Tiktok substitute for those who prefer the open code, Dentralized Social Network Bluesky And the technology that feeds it, the protocol.

Though Tiktok Prohibition is currently in pause After President Trump gave the company mother bytedance 75-day extension to negotiate a deal, the fact that The government was able to download the Ticktock in the first place Is the users worried about their future. Meanwhile, creators and small businesses are stressed how the loss of Tiktok can affect their income.

Building “Tiktok for Bluesky”

One solution that comes to deal with the problem is Bluesky, an open source social network, where you can choose your own server and algorithm and adjust your controls for moderation to your own needs. Plus, if you ever decide to change your servers, you can easily move your account without losing your username, friends or posts. You can even “start your own bliss” By setting a personal data server or relay.

Designed for a future network, Bluesky allows people to take back control of their personal data and social activity from Big Tech – Efforts also supported by an open social ecosystem called Fedeverwhich works on a different protocol and includes applications such as Mastodon and others.

There are now several new projects are being conducted to bring a video experience of Bluesky, whether it is like a video from Bluesky or as an entirely new application built on the same in Protocol that Bluesky uses.

Below are some of the video applications in different stages of development, which are focused on the catering of Bluesky users.

Bluescreen

Created by Berlin developer Sebastian Vogelsang, which starts the Bluesky Client App Skeets, Bluescreen earlier, is an upcoming app that will focus on videos published in the Bluesky Social Network. Like his alternative flashes on Instagram, which is also in the worksBluescreen is quickly built thanks to Vogelsang’s ability to reuse some of the same ski codes.

Like Flashes, Bluescreen would offer a video-first Bluesky Experience, as this filters your current Bluesky emissions and video content lists while allowing upload. As it is built on the Bluesky network, your videos will also appear on your account on the official Bluesky app, and the comments of people and other commitments with these videos will appear in the BluesCreen app.

Vogelsang built its first Bluesky prototype in a little less than two hours, He saysAnd since then it has been published Sneak peeks The Bluesky Bluesky BluesCreen account is further sophisticated.

The app has a set of interaction buttons similar to what Tiktok has, including likes, comments, savings/bookmarks and more.

Removal

Removal It is a greater effort to build an application similar to Tiktok, which is liked by Bluesky users, but unlike other efforts, it is not just a layer or filter on the existing Bluesky social network. Instead, Reelo develops its own AT PROTOCOL ONLYS This means that Reelo will take advantage of the same type of transparency and control over your data as Bluesky, but this will be free of charge from the restrictions on the construction of Bluesky directly.

This allows Reelo to maintain more features, including longer videos with up to three minutes, special effects, a music and sound library, and later life. Users will be able to directly post their video content in the app. As the company explains in a publication by Bluesky, it creates “a better, more video experience” compared to other Bluesky apps, such as Rival Skylight, for example.

However, building your own Protocol application, instead of creating an application, which is simply a layer of Bluesky itself, means a longer period of development. Reelo expects to complete the front and back ends by the end of February with a launch on March 20, after an initial test period.

Like most development applications, Reelo also looks a lot like Tiktok, with a vertical video broadcast and ways to like, comment and share on the right side of the screen.

Light

The team behind Skylight works to build an alternative to Tiktok after Mark Kuban said he was interested in supporting potential startup companies in this spaceS

The team behind the app includes Seattle -based co -founders Victoria (“Tori”) Whitewho has Background in building Personalized Websites and Applications and React Developer Reed HarmairS The founders marketed Skylight as “At Protocol Tiktok”, which is technically correct because Bluesky himself works on Protocol.

However, building Skylight as a layer on top of the existing Bluesky platform, the application is confronted with restrictions.

Bluesky’s social network limits videos to the size of 60 seconds and 50MB of size. In other words, if Skylight wants to add support for longer videos or other features, you will have to wait for Bluesky to change its own instructions or develop its own specialized application built on Protocol. (Skylight founders declined an interview, so it’s not clear what their long -term road map looks like.)

Skylight has an advantage of varieties, as its video -focused application are already in beta iOS and Android testing, allowing early adoptive parents to try it before their public edition.

Application features include likes, follows, comments and profile pages. Video uploads are still under work.

Videos for Bluesky

Recently launched in the App Store, the general called Videos for Bluesky is another application built on top of Bluesky itself. This new application comes with the kind assistance of “Mszpro”, also known as Hoshida Takiyoshi, Indi -Japanese entrepreneur.

Takiyoshi has always loved to experiment by building about 60 applications so far, including Soransons The app offers combined access to decentralized networks Mastodon, Bluesky, Missy and Firefish.

Like some of the rest, Bluesky videos allow you to browse videos posted in the Bluesky Social Network by vertically scrolling into a Tiktok -like user interface with familiar reposts and answer buttons.

The app also has user profiles, built -in search, the following buttons and your own local time line for you, including trendy videos, as well as ways to view other videos of people you follow or any personalized emissions. In addition, the app is designed with an algorithm that will learn your interests over time, says the developer.

His latest updates have added support for other features such as notifications and a new Post Composer focused on video upload, among other things.

With a one -time Pro purchase, users have access to analysis information after analysis and watch videos from a custom time line.

Soon he will add NSFW filtration, video, style filters, downloads, bookmarks and more.

Bluesky videos The app is for iOS only, but if there is enough search for users, the developer will consider building a version of Android.

“Bluesky is still a relatively new platform, but its well -documented protocol facilitates Indy’s developers like me to integrate new features,” Hoshida notes. “Unlike centralized social media, Bluesky’s API does not require application manufacturers to register for an account in a developer that helps more people enter and start building immediately. And of course, since it has an open source, developers can easily view the code to see how to interact with different API features. “

Later, the developer plans to work on other social applications, including one for Bluesky, focused on photos and news reader for Fediverse.

Flipboard surf

While The most new Surf of App Flipboard is more than just a video aggregator, The app recently added your own video issue After Bluezki added his Personalized video issueS

Surf Initially, he focuses on video publications from Bluesky’s trendy video broadcast and others that include hashtag #skytok, but he aims to customize the end user’s emission soon in future developments. The latter would distinguish it from Bluesky’s video broadcast and make it more interesting for each individual user.

Bluesky’s video issue is available in the SURF app where people can also build their own custom emissions to track any publications on the open social network, including Bluesky, Mastodon, RSS and others.

Surf is still in private beta testing but registration list is available for people who are interested.

Blushes

Blue Macari (his Website It is still not live) is another project that sees the potential to replace Tiktok on the market. Developed by Craig MaryThe client will support only video as well as basic users’ interactions. Over time, support for other personal data servers may be included other than Bluesky’s own.

The content of the app comes from Bluesky itself, although the goal is to add more features that Bluesky does not have.

“My main goal is to build an easy way for people to create cure emissions – content that can be moderated directly – similar to Reddit moderation,” Mary explains.

The app soon launched in Beta of iOS, Android and Web.