Flipboard launches Surf, a new app for open social web

Flipboard launches Surf, a new app for open social web

Flipboard has officially launched its new social app and feed reader, Surf.

The innovative platform serves as a client for fediverse apps like Bluesky and Mastodon, a feed reader to subscribe to almost any website, podcast, or YouTube channel, and a tool for creating and following feeds of interesting content.

After more than a year in beta testing, Surf is now available on the web with mobile apps also in beta.

Sign up using Bluesky or Mastodon account

Surf offers a unique browsing experience for the fediverse or open social web.

You can sign up using your Mastodon or Bluesky account, or both to create a Surf account.

The platform allows you to search for and curate content from billions of posts across ActivityPub (Mastodon's open protocol), AT Protocol (Bluesky's open protocol), and the web.

This means you can follow feeds curated by others or create and share your own.