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Elk Native is a native version of Elk, described as a Mastodon web client.
About elk-native
Elk Native is a native version of Elk, a Mastodon web client, shared as a GitHub repository. It holds the code for the native app wrapper, and the README explains how to set up the project and run builds from source.
Pricing is not clearly stated.
Key features
- Built with Tauri
- Frontend pulled in as a git submodule from Elk
- Development and production builds with the Tauri CLI
- Unified logging for the Rust core and frontend
- Log levels set with the RUST_LOG environment variable
Best for: Developers and contributors interested in the native Tauri packaging of Elk.
Good for
- Released under the MIT license
Watch out for
- No longer maintained
- Described as early alpha
elk-native at a glance
- Category
- Social & Communities › Fediverse
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Details verified
- Oct 21, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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elk-native FAQ
Where should frontend issues be reported?
Report them in the main Elk repository at github.com/elk-zone/elk. This repository only holds the code for the native app.
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