A safe, open social home for real life.

TouchGrass is for people who still want a social home, but not one built around reach, ranking, or staying trapped.

  • No algorithmic feed.
  • No videos.
  • No public like counts.
  • No infinite scroll.
  • No engagement traps.
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What you can do on TouchGrass

TouchGrass is not just a refusal of bad social media. It is a useful place to keep people, posts, recommendations, and small everyday moments together.

Build a profile that feels like a small personal home.

Add an intro, links, posts, photos, recommendations, and optional Life cards. More personal site, less follower scoreboard.

Share in the right room.

Post publicly when something belongs in public. Share with friends when it is for friends. Use circles for family, work, hobbies, neighbors, travel, creative groups, wellness, or any room you name yourself.

Keep posts worth coming back to.

Write short updates, longer articles, photo albums, reviews, drafts, and scheduled posts without everything disappearing into an endless feed.

Collect recommendations from people, not black boxes.

Track books, shows, music, places, recipes, and other lists through people you actually chose to follow or befriend.

Talk when there is something to say.

Use messages, comments, and lightweight pings without designing the whole product around interruption.

Bring memories in. Take your data out.

Import selected memories from places like Instagram or your photo gallery, and export your account when you want a backup or an exit door.

Rooms, not reach

Most social software treats every post like it wants an audience. TouchGrass starts with a simpler question: who is this for? Public, friends, and circles make sharing feel closer to real life.

  • Public for things you are comfortable putting on the open web.
  • Friends for everyday updates and shared context.
  • Circles for the smaller rooms that actually exist in your life.

A profile worth keeping

Your TouchGrass profile can hold more than a timeline. It can be an intro, a set of links, posts, photos, longer writing, recommendations, and optional modules for the parts of life you want to remember.

Open doors, not lock-in

TouchGrass is being built around portability and the open social web. Where supported, profiles and posts can connect with compatible networks and standards. Export tools keep the exit visible, because trust is stronger when leaving is allowed.

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Who TouchGrass is for

TouchGrass is for people who still want the good parts of social media: friends, small updates, photos, recommendations, writing, shared context, and a profile that feels like theirs.

  • People tired of algorithmic feeds but not tired of people.
  • People who want friends and circles, not a permanent public performance.
  • People who want posts and memories that are easier to keep.
  • People who care about privacy, portability, and the open web.

Who TouchGrass is not for

TouchGrass is not built for viral video, influencer growth, public popularity contests, addiction loops, platform lock-in, or growth-at-all-costs. If you want the biggest audience possible, another social network may fit better.

Questions people ask

Is TouchGrass private?

TouchGrass supports public, friends, and circle-based sharing, plus privacy and discovery settings. Privacy depends on the audience you choose, and visibility must be treated as a core product rule across the platform.

Can TouchGrass connect with the open social web?

TouchGrass includes open-web and protocol work, including Fediverse and compatible Atmosphere/ATProto directions where supported. Claims should stay tied to the feature status page so compatibility is not overpromised.

Is TouchGrass trying to replace every social network?

No. TouchGrass is one deliberate entry point for people who want social software built around safety, choice, open-web direction, and exit doors. It is comfortable not being for everyone.