One-Click Follow for the Fediverse

Get your OpenFollow address: Enter the URL of your profile in Mastodon, Misskey, Pixelfed, Lemmy or any other Fediverse instance

What is OpenFollow

Following people in the Fediverse can be challenging. OpenFollow simplifies this with a universal URL that works for any profile:

https://openfollow.social/@you@yourserver

How it works

When someone visits your OpenFollow URL, they are redirected to their own Fediverse server at the exact endpoint needed to follow you with just one click.

  1. The visitor goes to https://openfollow.social/@you@yourserver.com
  2. If they have used OpenFollow before, they are redirected to their server, where they’ll see a button to follow your profile.
  3. If they are new, OpenFollow will first ask for their server and store it in a secure cookie for future visits.
  4. Done! They can follow any other people effortlessly.
FAQ

What is the goal

A permalink for any user in the fediverse that wants to have one.

In the future there should exist something like social:// for these URLs, but in the meantime OpenFollow can do the work.

What is the privacy?

OpenFollow does not track visitors, clicks, pageviews, or anything similar. OpenFollow does not use any kind of 3rd party analytics. OpenFollow does not share any data.

What if I do not want to be indexed?

OpenFollow respects the "discoverable", "indexable" and "no index" tags and attributes. If any or those is negative openfollow.social/@you@server will not work.

What if I switch servers?

Then your openfollow.social/@you@oldServer will automatically redirect to openfollow.social/@you@newServer

What if I change my username?

Then your openfollow.social/@oldUser@server will automatically redirect to openfollow.social/@newUser@server

What if I delete my profile?

Then your openfollow.social/@you@server will no longer work.

Who created OpenFollow.social?

Álex Barredo. You can reach out by email alex@barredo.es or Mastodon @barredo@mastodon.social