Favorite resources for Bluesky social media users. – Tech Notes – Steve Schmidt

Most recent additions at the top. Dates indicate when link first published.

1. How to Bookmark a Post on Bluesky: A workaround since bookmarks feature not built-in. 2025-04-20
2. Using Bluesky posts as blog comments: One of the better options for adding comments to blog pages. 2025-04-20
3. SwearSky: “Bluesky profanity, as it happens” 2025-04-20
4. deck.blue: A multi-column view of Bluesky posts. Like Tweet Deck is for Twitter / X but for Bluesky instead. 2025-04-16
5. Clearsky: Info about Bluesky users, like who blocking, blocked by, lists blocked, lists on, and more. 2025-04-16
6. Firesky: The Bluesky firehose: Every post on Bluesky in real-time with filtering options. 2025-04-16
7. List of Bluesky tools and resources: Big comprehensive list of resources for Bluesky users. 2025-04-16
8. Translate Web Pages for Firefox A Firefox browser extension that automatically translates pages to your language. 2025-04-16
9. Listifications: “Follow me to receive notifications via DM whenever you’re added to a starter pack, block list, feed or when someone blocks your account.” 2025-04-16
10. The Blue Report: “The top links on Bluesky, updated hourly” 2025-04-16
11. Bluesky Stats: “Bluesky Post Count and Author Stats” 2025-04-16
12. Bluesky User Count: Total number of Bluesky users right now. 2025-04-16
13. Bluesky Counter: A more sophisticated Bluesky user counter. 2025-04-16
14. Bluesky Alt Text Rating: “How consistently do you use alt text?” 2025-04-16
15. cred.blue: “Generate a Bluesky score. Understand your AT Proto data footprint. Vibe check strangers and new accounts.” 2025-04-16
16. BlueSky Receipts: “Enter your BlueSky handle to generate a social receipt for your activity” 2025-04-16
17. Bluesky Roast: “Discover your Bluesky digital persona” 2025-04-16
18. sentiment bot: Mention @sentimentbot.bsky.social in a post and it replies with the sentiment of your posts. 2025-04-16
19. profanity.accountant: Mention @profanity.accountant in a post and it replies with the number of swears you’ve used. 2025-04-16
20. Skywatch Blue: An independent moderation (blocks) list and labeling service. 2025-04-16
21. Custom handles documentation: How to set your domain name (i.e. czmyt.com) as your Bluesky handle. 2025-04-16
22. Aviary Domains: Share domains with friends, family, communities, and organizations to use with ATProtocol. 2025-04-16
23. Sky Follower Bridge: Transfer Twitter / X follows, blocks, etc. to Bluesky. 2025-04-16
24. X/Twitter to Bluesky: Import all tweets exported from X/Twitter to a Bluesky account. 2025-04-16
25. Import Twitter/X to Bluesky help: A wikiHow article on ways to transfer Tweets. 2025-04-16
26. ATProto Feed Generator documentation: How to create your own feed. Some computer skill required. 2025-04-16

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