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Using Mastodon externally	You can browse and interact on Mastodon from external apps or websites.	docs weight parent 90 user

Remote interactions on another Mastodon site

{{< figure src="assets/status-permalink.jpg" caption="An example of a post'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

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.