I’ll check it out!

Hi, Im glad you like Quiblr! It is a frontend. It currently supports Lemmy Instances. So you can use Quiblr and browse/join any other Lemmy instance. Basically, it is the equivalent of a Reddit client

And I agree that the recommendation algorithm perhaps has a more ideal fit with other content. But I liked the idea of something new and novel by mixing Lemmy’s Reddit-style with a Youtube/Instagram-style recommendation feed.

Let me know if any other questions or feedback come up!

It does not. I haven’t used matrix yet. What are matrix rooms used for?

I was thinking about Loops earlier today. I’d love to implement Quiblr’s For You recommendation algorithm for Loops and see how it performs. I haven’t joined the beta though so not sure how baked it is yet

Valid. I finished the functionality of the For You feed and wanted to share before wrapping up all the formatting styles for the posts. Should be fixed here in a few hours.

Also, I’ll see if there is a better way to dynamically load comments. Thanks for the feedback!

Edit: Other post formats are now available on the For You feed

I used lemmy.world as the default for non-technical users or for folks who can’t decide. Users can still select different instances. Maybe it could make sense to default sign ups to a list of popular instances

I appreciate it! I try to update regularly when I’ve got time

The recommendation engine doesn’t require users to log in. You would still need to log in to vote, post, comment, etc

Notes! I’ll aim to add it to the next release. Thanks

Thank you so much! And I just made a note on the voting arrow order. I like the idea of making that an option in settings

And I can look into collapsing parent comments too. As you pointed out, I made it so just child comments collapse. The idea to collapse the parent comment never occurred to me lol

I’ll see if I can work both of these features into the next release.

No I do not lol do I have a doppelgänger?

I added an overview under Settings >> For You >> learn more

To go into a bit more detail:

It took me a while to craft the solution to make sure it was both effective + private. I was originally inspired by Canopy. They built a news aggregator with private & personalized posts a few years back and the idea sat in my head.

My approach was to do thorough research on the different signals used by big tech to make their recommendation engines, and just build ones that 1.) were possible given fediverse API limitations and 2.) private. I had to craft some novel approaches to make it work but I’m pretty happy with the outcome!

One of the biggest differences between the “big tech” approach and Quiblr’s is that most big tech does not keep data simply on your device. They store it in datacenters to build large social-webs to essentially cluster users (and push more relevant ads).

But I was able utilize many of the other signals used by big tech (e.g. communities you engage with, metadata of content you read, dwell time, post/comment/vote activity) and I designed it to work offline with no servers.

I try to build solutions that can be the best of both worlds! The functionality that users expect + prioiritizing privacy

Thanks! I work on Quiblr in my free time as a side project. I’ve never managed an open source project on my own, but I’m working with a buddy who has experience managing open source projects. I’ll let you know!

Quiblr is a frontend, so you are not bogging down my system :) It is designed to run on whichever Instance you use

Web based for now. IOS and Android apps are in the works!

THANK YOU! Im glad you love the UX and recommendations feature.

Can you elaborate what you mean on the back button? Pressing back on your browser scrolls to the top of your feed?

I added a “show me more” button so that it can be an additional signal to differentiate content. Like I can upvote a post but ALSO I want to see more of this type of content.

Plus users don’t have to log in to use the “show me more” button

Thanks! I took inspiration from a few different design styles to make something a bit more fun and novel. And It is closed right now. I work on Quiblr in as a side project and I’ve never managed an open source project lol but I’m talking with a friend who does have experience managing open source projects to see if they can assist

Quiblr is a frontend. You can choose any instance that you want to browse. Right now, it is just a web app. IOS and Android apps are in the works