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title: Using Mastodon externally
description: You can browse and interact on Mastodon from external apps or websites.
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## Remote interactions on another Mastodon site {#interact}

{{< figure src="assets/status-permalink.jpg" caption="An example of a post&apos;s public permalink on a Mastodon site." >}}

When you are browsing a remote site powered by Mastodon, clicking on any of the interaction buttons will load a dialog that will redirect you to your local site.

{{< figure src="assets/external-reply.jpg" caption="A remote interaction dialog for replying to a toot." >}}

## Signing into a client app {#apps}

You can use your Mastodon account to sign into any app that implements the Mastodon API. A list of such apps can be found at [https://joinmastodon.org/apps](https://joinmastodon.org/apps).