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Lemmy is losing so many potential new users because the UX sucks for the vast majority of people.
What can we do?
this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2025
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Yea getting into Lemmy is confusing. I only use sync because it's easier, I have no idea how to even access it on desktop. It definitely needs some QoL improvements before I can really start recommending it to people
To access it on desktop, just open the browser and type your server's URL (in your case, lemmy.world). It's not some special protocol, it's a regular site.
I guess we have inevitably reached the "apps for everything" point, after which people become uncomfortable just typing something into the browser.
Cross-platform desktop Lemmy app, anyone?
There are people who don't realize that reddit is a website. Stew on that for a minute.
Jerboa?
Is it available on desktop? Also, the interface is not flashy enough for a Reddit dweller
Reddit also only has a Desktop site if I am correct.
Jerboa looks very similar to some classic Reddit apps and is in my opinion very well featured.
Fair! We just shouldn't expect Jerboa to be a Lemmy flagship for laymen. Some would like it, though.
There is a reason such a large part of Lemmy is developers. There's no confusion signing up for the developers. Federations and servers and instances are all crazy jargon to regular people. Although we may not want all regular types here, having some more regular people to balance out all the high IQ techies could make things more fun.
Tbf I think it takes just a little web litteracy to understand the fediverse. I know I'm a developper, so I tried explaining it to my bro and he got it on the first try.