At the same time as our planned product updates are ticked off one by one, we also felt that our webpage needed a coat of fresh paint to reflect the things that are changing on the inside. We lightened it up and went on trend with an airy new look. Enjoy!
When "Know Your Customer" (KYC) laws evolve, payments systems needs to follow. Recently a new set of legislation around payments and money laundry has been implemented in EU and our payment provider updated some routines due to this. The changes to the Flattr system are minimal, but this is what has changed. If you are … Continue reading Changes to account verification, KYC and UBO for business accounts
Think funding of Open Source projects are important? Then, here is a great list to start to do it from! GNU Operating system Open Source Initiative Free Software Foundation Europe SF Conservancy Libre Office F-droid GIMP Gnome foundation KeePass KeePassXC NoScript Synergy WinSCP VLC phpMyAdmin AdBlock Plus OpenSCAD OpenELEC OSMC Syncany JDownloader OpenWRT MPlayer LibSSH … Continue reading Some great Open Source projects to flattr
With the new recurring contributions in place we thought it was about time to highlight some of the things we ourselves in the team love and support with Flattr. Here are a few recommendations from some of the Flattr team members. Why not leave your recommendations in the comments and we might add them to … Continue reading This is what the Flattr team flattrs!
One of the goals we've had for quite some time is to make Flattr a mobile-friendly product, in the true sense of the words. As the Flattr extension can’t be used on mobile this has to be more than just be a change of “design”. It demanded a new approach to how the system is … Continue reading Going full mobile web, with you behind the dashboard
This is how you add a Flattr sponsorship button on Github. It's really easy! Add your Github in the profile settings: flattr.com/settings/profile Go to your repositories settings page. (The URL is like this https://github.com/REPONAME/REPONAME/settings) Add your Flattr contribution link in the "Features" section of the repository settings page, it should be formatted as custom:flattr.com/github/GITHUBUSERNAME This … Continue reading Add a Flattr sponsor link on Github
When you add your podcast to Flattr it will get its own Flattr URL in the form of flattr.com/podcast/MYPODCAST. You can find yours in your profile settings. This page is a mobile first, two step signup, that is the place where your listeners will start supporting you with Flattr. We recommend that you quickly explain … Continue reading How to talk about Flattr on your Podcast
We love podcasts. We love all the podcast apps. We love podcasts' open distribution. And of course, we love all podcasters! Podcasts have historically been a love affair for Flattr. It was our biggest use case and had the largest growth. But technology shifts and listening moved from web to apps. A change that had … Continue reading Podcast contributions
Our Flattr extension is great when you use your desktop browser. But what about all the rest? We're talking about YouTube videos on your mobile and Podcasts in your favourite app. How can you support them with Flattr? It's a question we've been asking ourselves frequently! This is what we felt we Flattr needed to … Continue reading A new way of flattring
Against the backdrop of Austin, TX, and accompanied by the hustle and bustle of South by Southwest (SXSW), we’re celebrating our official launch in the US! Our team will be celebrating this incredible milestone with a unique event at the Prohibition Creamery among creative minds and content creators. We’ll be featuring some of our exceptional … Continue reading We’ve officially launched in the US!