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Apple TV with the Crystal app on screen, showing a grid of hashtags with a photo for each one. Along the top is a navigation bar with 'Hashtags', 'Profile', and 'Search'

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Explore photos and art posted to Mastodon and the Fediverse.

View them as slideshows on the big screen that automatically show the latest posts.

Follow creators you find and save your favorite hashtags.


TV screen with a photo of a butterfly. In the lower left corner is an image credit: Nico V, @icetroll@mastodon.xyz

Enjoy social media with a new way to experience photos and art on the big screen.

It's like an auto-updating screensaver.

TV screen with a photo of a mountain. In the lower left corner is an image credit: Unthanc, @surfbat@todon.eu. Below that is a caption describing the photographer's experience, and buttons to mark the photo as a favorite, open the author's profile, open hashtags, play the slideshow, expand the image, and a menu of options.

A swipe reveals the post text, plus quick buttons to mark the photo as a favorite, open the author's profile, explore related hashtags, and more.

TV screen with a photo of yellow poppy flowers, credited to Garry Knight, @garry@toot.cat. Below that is a translucent panel showing more info about the photographer with a button to follow them and a menu with more actions.

Follow photographers and artists without leaving the slideshow.

TV screen with a photo of the earth, credited to Public Domain Image Archive, @pdimagearchive. Below that is a translucent panel of buttons to open more photos posted using each hashtag attached to the original photo.

Explore more photos with the hashtags used in a post.

TV screen with a prompt that says You are currently browsing mastodon.social without an account. Sign in to follow people, favorite posts, see your profile here, and be able to mute, block, or report other users. Two buttons say Sign In and Create Account.

No account? No problem.

Don't have a Mastodon or Fediverse account yet? Crystal lets you browse publicly posted content on mastodon.social (not affiliated with the developer of Crystal).

Get Crystal for Mastodon in the App Store on Apple TV:

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