The best tools for scheduling posts on Mastodon — including free options that actually work.
<h2>Mastodon Scheduling: What You Need to Know</h2>
<p>Mastodon is decentralized, which means scheduling tools need to support connecting to specific instances. Not every social media tool handles this correctly — many only support mastodon.social and miss users on other instances.</p>
<p>A good Mastodon scheduler should let you connect your account from any instance, schedule posts with image support, and ideally pull analytics from the Mastodon API.</p>
<h2>Top Mastodon Schedulers</h2>
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<li><strong>SocialMate</strong> — Supports any Mastodon instance, full scheduling with analytics sync, free tier available. Also covers Bluesky, Discord, Telegram, and X from the same dashboard.</li>
<li><strong>Buffer</strong> — Mastodon support added. Clean UI but higher price point.</li>
<li><strong>Publer</strong> — Supports Mastodon. Worth considering if you are already using it.</li>
<li><strong>Fedica (formerly Tweepsmap)</strong> — Strong Mastodon analytics, more expensive.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Key Features to Prioritize</h2>
<ul>
<li>Any-instance support (not just mastodon.social)</li>
<li>Content warning / CW field support</li>
<li>Alt text on images (important for Mastodon communities)</li>
<li>Analytics pull from Mastodon API</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>SocialMate is free to start</strong> — connect your Mastodon account and schedule up to 50 posts/month at socialmate.studio.</p>
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