kazahana

Light. Fast.
A better way to Bluesky.

kazahana is a lightweight Bluesky desktop client.
Built on native OS technology for minimal memory usage.
Your Bluesky experience, simplified.

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Free & open source (MIT License)

help Installation Guide — How to handle security warnings on first install

menu_book User Guide — Screenshots and detailed instructions for every feature

Features

Four reasons kazahana makes your daily Bluesky experience better

memory

Lightweight

Uses your OS's native WebView to dramatically reduce memory usage compared to PWA. Your PC stays fast, even after hours of use.

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Fast

Native app startup speed. Smooth timeline loading with no waiting — browse your feed without friction.

dashboard

Simple

A clean single-column UI. Timeline, posting, notifications, search, and profile — everything you need, nothing you don't.

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Multilingual

Supports 11 languages including English and Japanese. Bluesky users around the world can use kazahana in their native language.

What You Can Do

Everything available in kazahana

dynamic_feed Auto-refreshing timeline (configurable interval)
bookmark Reading position marker
edit_square Post & Reply
favorite Like & Repost
image Image attachments (up to 4, with ALT text)
zoom_in Image lightbox
link Link card (OGP preview)
forum Thread view
notifications Notifications (like, repost, follow, mention, reply, quote)
person Profile & Follow / Unfollow
thumb_up Liked posts
photo_library Media posts
search Post & user search
dark_mode Dark / Light / System theme
translate 11 languages
shield Content moderation (labels, blur, settings)
tab Custom feeds & list feeds
lock Threadgate & postgate (reply/quote restrictions)
format_quote Quote post
bookmarks Bookmarks
delete Post deletion
refresh Manual reload (tab click / F5 / button)
vertical_align_top System tray

Screenshots

A clean, readable interface. Dark mode included.

kazahana Light mode

Light mode

kazahana Dark mode

Dark mode

Download

kazahana is available for Windows and macOS.

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Windows

Windows 10 / 11
.msi installer

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macOS

macOS 12 Monterey and later
Intel / Apple Silicon

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All versions are available on GitHub Releases.

help Installation Guide — How to handle security warnings on first install

menu_book User Guide — Screenshots and detailed instructions for every feature

Support

kazahana is an open source project. If you'd like to support continued development, here's how you can help.

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Ko-fi

Buy the developer a coffee

Support on Ko-fi
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GitHub Sponsors

Support development with monthly sponsorship

GitHub Sponsors
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Contact

For bug reports and feature requests, please use GitHub Issues.
For other inquiries, reach us at kazahana.app@gmail.com.