Everything you love about
short-video — without the lock-in
Loops gives you modern creator tools, real community, and the freedom of the fediverse — not another walled garden.
Following & For You,
tuned by the fediverse
A calm chronological Following feed for the people you trust — and a For You feed that surfaces new creators from across Loops and compatible ActivityPub servers. No dark-pattern growth hacks, just signal from real activity.
- Vertical swipe short-video feed, built for thumb-first browsing
- For You powered by engagement, hashtags, and social graph — not ads
- Browse feeds with a web browser or our official mobile app
- Works across Loops instances and other fediverse apps that support video
Creator-first camera
for short video
Capture vertical loops with a minimal camera built for creators, not ads. Switch lenses, add captions, and post in seconds. Our streamlined interface gets out of your way so you can focus on creating.
Easy Recording
Tap to record, release to stop
Camera Controls
Switch lenses on the fly
Add Captions
Built-in caption editor
Quick Publish
Post in seconds
Likes, shares & boosts
that travel
Likes, shares, reposts, and comment likes all feed back into discovery — on your server and across the fediverse where it makes sense. Your engagement helps surface great content to the right communities.
Likes
Show love for videos and comments
Shares
Share loops with your followers
Boosts
Amplify content across servers
Analytics (Coming soon)
Track your video performance
Hashtags & search
that find your people
Tag loops with hashtags, jump into topics, and search profiles or videos to find your corner of the fediverse. Discover new creators and communities that share your interests.
Hashtag Discovery
Browse trending hashtags and explore topics across the fediverse. Find communities that match your interests.
Smart Search
Search for creators, videos, and topics. Find exactly what you're looking for with powerful search tools.
Profile Discovery
Find creators to follow based on their content, interests, and activity across Loops instances.
Notifications that
respect your time
Control what pings you — likes, new followers, mentions, or none at all. Turn down the noise without missing what matters. Your attention is valuable, and you decide how it's spent.
Granular Controls
Choose exactly which activities trigger notifications — from all to none.
Push Notifications (Coming Soon)
Get instant alerts on mobile when something important happens.
Focus Mode (Coming Soon)
Temporarily mute all notifications when you need to concentrate.
Built for Pixelfed &
the fediverse
Loops speaks ActivityPub, so your videos can reach people on Mastodon, Pixelfed and other compatible apps — while you stay in control of your home server. True decentralization means you're never locked in.
ActivityPub Protocol
Built on the same open standard as Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, and hundreds of other federated platforms.
Your Data, Your Server
Choose your instance or run your own. Export your data anytime. No vendor lock-in, ever.
Cross-Platform Reach
Your videos appear in feeds across Mastodon, Pixelfed, and other ActivityPub platforms — no extra work required.
Ready to join Loops?
Experience short-video the way it should be — open, federated, and built for creators.
Comments that stay
in the thread
Rich comment threads with replies, likes on replies, and @mentions keep conversations anchored to the video — not lost in your inbox. Build real connections with your audience through meaningful discussions.
Nested Replies
Reply to any comment and keep conversations organized
Like Individual Replies
Show appreciation for specific comments in a thread
@Mentions
Tag people in comments across the fediverse