Creators of Twitterrific are making an app to read (almost) anything on the web \ stacker news ~tech

Now, the app’s developer Iconfactory is raising funds on Kickstarter to create Project Tapestry, a new internet reader for the publicly accessible web. The iOS app will serve as a “universal, chronological timeline,” pulling from federated social media networks like Mastodon and Bluesky, as well as Tumblr, Micro.blog, and any RSS feed. It’ll also be able to access governmental data sources, such as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite imagery and US Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake data.

Because Tapestry (which will be the app’s official name) will let anyone create their own data source plug-in, the options are almost endless: “We started experimenting with ways to accommodate all these new sources of information and landed on API that is based on JavaScript. It can work with anything that has an IP address and data that’s accessible with HTTP,” wrote lead developer Craig Hockenberry in an email to The Verge. Project Tapestry has also created tools that let developers make their own plug-ins, and Hockenberry says the team is confident the app can work for a number of different purposes.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DEADBEEF OP 4 Feb

I think this sounds like a very interesting app. Would be nice to be able to aggregate more than just RSS feeds since many places don’t have RSS feeds.

I waited to post this until the Kickstarter was fully funded (and as of now there are no stretch goals) since I know many places frown on “advertising” for Kickstarter projects.