Comparisons:
- Does most things; does none of them particularly well
- Comes with the system
- Most people think that’s just how the platform is
- Annoying bugs take forever to get fixed
- Only wears 15 pieces of flair
- Extremely annoying to use after using a better system for any amount of time
I’ve seen very few 3rd party clients that are not miles ahead of Lemmy-UI. Of those that weren’t ahead of L-UI, most of them weren’t even finished, so it’s hardly a fair comparison.
If you’re reading this on Lemmy-UI, you might want to check out https://lemmyapps.com and see what you’ve been missing. I’m not affiliated with that, it’s just a good resource.
Lemmy-UI is the “default” way to interact with lemmy on most instances. It’s kind of a dumpster fire in a lot of ways, but you only really start to notice it after you’ve used a third party client for any length of time.
The link in the post, LemmyApps.com, is a directory of actively supported 3rd party clients. You’re on Lemmy World, and they already run a few alternate frontends you can try with little/no effort:
Definitely going to have to test Alexandrite vs Mlmym. Alexandrite feels just like old reddit, but I’m liking the UI of Alexandrite, too. Thanks!
My friend says thank you. old.lemmy.world is LEGIT
You’re certainly welcome to your own opinion, but besides the old.lemmy.world, most of those look like “new reddit” which I hated there too. Even the old.lemmy.world imports artifacts from reddit that aren’t really useful on lemmy (but I understand the appeal for folks that still use reddit).
The default UI is fairly lightweight. My preference is typically for lightweight over “feature rich”. I mean, we’re not curing cancer here, so the stakes are pretty low.
I like Alexandrite’s 2-column view. I can browse on one tab without having to go back and forth between posts and feeds or opening posts in new tabs. It’s fast and lightweight too. For me it’s the only web UI option that actually enhances the browsing experience.