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Install The Web App

Best Experience on iOS
1

Open Safari

Visit this page using Safari on your iPhone or iPad. Other browsers won't work for installation.

2

Tap the Share Button

Look for the share icon at the bottom of your screen (or top on iPad).

3

Locate the "•••" More button

Tap the round "•••" More button.

4

Select "Add to Home Screen"

Scroll down and tap "Add to Home Screen" from the menu.

5

Confirm Installation

Tap "Add" in the top right corner. The app will now appear on your home screen!

ℹ️ Limited Features on Android
1

Open Chrome

Visit this page using Chrome on your Android device.

2

Open Menu

Tap the three dots menu in the top right corner.

3

Install App

Look for "Install app" or "Add to Home screen" and tap it.

4

Confirm

Tap "Install" when prompted. The app will be added to your home screen!

Android Limitations

While you can install our app on Android, some features work differently:

  • External links (social media sites) will open in your browser instead of staying in the app
  • Custom social links still work, but provide a different experience
  • All core features of our site work perfectly

You do! Since Pirate is your own hosted web app, you are in the control of everything. You maintain full copyright and control of all of your content. There is no big brother here.

Rest assured that the content that you produce, is fully owned by you!

Yes! Pirate is completely free of any costs. It is built to be hosted on the largest online hosting companies and utilizes their free service tiers. The only costs is if your site is very popular or uses a lot of resources. Even then, it is a metered cost, so you only pay when you exceed their thresholds. You can view more about the hosting plans: https://www.netlify.com/pricing/

The simple answer is that we don't. Pirate is an open source project that arose from the calamity that we called social media and the privatization of the web.

Pirate was created to allow EVERYONE to have their own space on the web and can do with it, as they please.