# Bluesky (open-source social media client)

> Bluesky is a free, open-source social media client for Android and iOS. The Bluesky Social application for Web, iOS, and Android. It has 18,361 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from Google Play and the App Store.

Welcome friends! This is the codebase for the Bluesky Social app. This is a React Native application, written in the TypeScript programming language. It builds on the atproto TypeScript packages (like @atproto/api), which are also open source, but in a different git repository.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app |
| Platforms | Android, iOS |
| Built with | Other |
| GitHub stars | 18,361 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| F-Droid | not listed |
| F-Droid anti-features | n/a |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.blueskyweb.app |
| App Store | https://apps.apple.com/app/id6444370199 |
| Website | https://bsky.app |
| Official | no |
| Category | Social & Fediverse clients |
| Latest release | 1.136.0 (Oct 21, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 28, 2026 |

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