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 Syncany JDownloader OpenWRT MPlayer LibSSH Awesome … Continue reading Some great Open Source projects to flattr
Author: Linus Olsson
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
NOTE: This information is outdated, please read the later posts of this Blog. 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 … 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
I often get asked “why did you start Flattr?” It’s a question I love, because it’s easy to answer. Even though the answer is long the goal has always been obvious for us. The internet is this wonder of creativity, information and imagination. It has unleashed people's creative forces and the power it gives in … Continue reading The Flattr vision, a creative internet beyond ad revenue
With the public release of Flattr 2.0 we also published new versions of our extensions. There are quite a few updates but the biggest one is the second iteration of our automatic Flattr algorithm. It has greatly improved from the first version so here is everything you need to know about the new one. From … Continue reading The New Flattr Algorithm: How does it work?
The release is finally happening! On October 24th, we will launch the new version of Flattr for the public. Here is a guide to the new Flattr, for creators, publishers, and contributors. Time to brace yourself, this is it. The evolution that aims to become a revolution. We have worked long and hard on … Continue reading The Flattr relaunch: What to expect!