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I use Lemmy now because of Sync but I really hate the normal web UI. It's awful. I wish they would update it to make it more pleasing to the eye. I simply avoid Lemmy when on my PC.
I really like the default look of Lemmy, it's refreshingly clean and functional unlike most social media sites these days. And it doesn't have infinite scrolling which I hate.
On Lemmy.world you can use old.lemmy.world for a theme similar to old.reddit.com.
Which is also outdated and has been outdated, which is why they redesigned it. An actual, modern UI would do wonders for the platform.
https://phtn.app/ ?
This is kind of the opposite of the interface that I want (compact text), but if you like to use Lemmy/reddit to scroll memes, then this looks like a great and very clean implementation.
I prefer the default Lemmy UI to Photon, but to each their own!
Other web clients: https://lemmyapps.netlify.app
Alexandrite and Quibbler are also good ones
The fact that you need to mention it already makes the default UI a failure. Imagine a regular lurker jumped in. They wouldn't look at a site you need to know about - people don't expect it to exist. The default experience is like making a first impression. Having a bad one makes it that much harder for people to like the platform.
As you are on Lemmyworld, the link is pinned in your sidebar: https://p.lemmy.world/
I agree that the default frontend can be improved, but there is only so much work the devs can do at the same time. There were rumours about a new frontend at some point, let's see how it goes.
I completely agree with you. I personally use the Voyager PWA on my iPhone exclusively. The interface is nearly perfect, and regularly gets cross platform updates. I find that I almost never use Lemmy on the desktop because it feels a bit too clunky for me.
Interesting, I actually kinda like Lemmy's UI. Still imperfect though
https://phtn.app/ ?
Looks nicer, but the problem is that this is not the default experience.
I commented below about the potential revamp.
Personally, I prefer the current UI to Photon, so it's probably a question of preference.