. @udon
> Here the web UI becomes the main factor new users will judge.

You and I have same opinion. Web UI is for new user. Almost of new user do not care JavaScript off.

GS users/servers are a quite little than Mastodon/Pleroma now. I have to promote GS now. I think your needs (JavaScript off) is rare case. I priority to almost user now.

> This is only because I already have an account in other instances.

JavaScript off is only your request now. If you want to access our site, you can enable JavaScript on that time only.

> And also, if you know some decent desktop clients please let me know.

I know some desktop clients for GNU social. GNU social, Mastodon, Misskey have different API. All support is difficult. And clients depends your OS.

Twitter/GS and Mastodon/Pleroma has compatible API.

I think following 2 desktop clients are good for GS users.

1. Linux: choqok <https://invent.kde.org/network/choqok>
2. Windows/Mac/Linux: tsuru <https://github.com/tsuruclient/tsuru>

Those clients support Twitter/GNU social/Mastodon (Pleroma), do not support Misskey.

You can find another clients by following link.

- https://web.archive.org/web/20210509222637/https://thefreaks.club/apps.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170218045624/https://wiki.loadaverage.org/gnusocial/social_clients
- https://github.com/distributopia/gnusocial-clients
- https://joinmastodon.org/apps
- https://github.com/tleb/awesome-mastodon#clients
- https://docs-develop.pleroma.social/backend/clients/

> But modern browsers themselves are not good in terms of spyware - their development is fully driven by companies such as Google (including Mozilla), Microsoft and Apple.

If you are careful these web browser, you should use another open source web browser by finding yourself.

I had schedlue for posting about installation of tsuru client on this weekend originally for GS user. But I spend many time today for English communication.

I am a Japanese. I am not good at English. I carefully read and write English for preventing misunderstanding. So communication with English too spent my time. If you write and read Japanese, I am easy to communicate. But you are not good at Japanese. Either I or you needs spending language costs.