# TheBlue.social

Social media cross-posting and analytics for creators who want to save time while growing their audience and manage their content in one place.

## Features

### Cross-Posting & Scheduling

- Cross-post to 8 social networks: X, Threads, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Bluesky, Mastodon (TikTok coming soon)
- Schedule posts for later with automatic publishing
- Write once, publish everywhere

### Bluesky Analytics

- Real-time analytics for Bluesky posts
- Track post engagement and follower growth
- 7, 30, and 90-day analytics views
- Heatmap showing best posting times

### Engagement & Growth Tools

- Follow-back manager: Find followers you don't follow back and follow with one click
- Clean up followings: Remove inactive accounts from your following list
- Smart engagement tool: Reply to 20 posts in 2 minutes
- Weekly growth reports via email
- Manage blocked users on Bluesky

### Starter Packs

- Browse 30,000+ curated Bluesky starter packs
- Find communities and content matching your interests
- Discover starter packs you're not included in

## Free Tools

### Username Availability Checkers

- All-platform username checker: https://theblue.social/tools/username-availability-checker
- Instagram username checker: https://theblue.social/tools/instagram-username-availability-checker
- Bluesky handle checker: https://theblue.social/tools/bluesky-username-availability-checker
- X/Twitter handle checker: https://theblue.social/tools/x-username-availability-checker
- Threads username checker: https://theblue.social/tools/threads-username-availability-checker
- TikTok username checker: https://theblue.social/tools/tiktok-username-availability-checker
- Pinterest username checker: https://theblue.social/tools/pinterest-username-availability-checker
- LinkedIn username checker: https://theblue.social/tools/linkedin-username-availability-checker

### Service Status

- Bluesky status checker: https://theblue.social/tools/is-bluesky-down
- X/Twitter status checker: https://theblue.social/tools/is-x-twitter-down
- Threads status checker: https://theblue.social/tools/is-threads-down
- Instagram status checker: https://theblue.social/tools/is-instagram-down
- Pinterest status checker: https://theblue.social/tools/is-pinterest-down
- LinkedIn status checker: https://theblue.social/tools/is-linkedin-down
- TikTok status checker: https://theblue.social/tools/is-tiktok-down
- Mastodon.social status checker: https://theblue.social/tools/is-mastodon-social-down

### Content & Media Tools

- Open Graph preview: https://theblue.social/tools/og-preview
- AI alt text generator for images: https://theblue.social/tools/generate-image-alt-text
- Bulk alt text generation for multiple images: https://theblue.social/tools/generate-image-alt-text-bulk
- Hashtag generator: https://theblue.social/tools/generate-hashtag
- Add emojis to posts: https://theblue.social/tools/add-emojis
- Extract text from images (OCR): https://theblue.social/tools/extract-text-from-image
- Instagram grid maker for carousels: https://theblue.social/tools/instagram-grid-maker
- Instagram caption formatter: https://theblue.social/tools/instagram-caption-formatter
- Instagram font generator: https://theblue.social/tools/instagram-fonts
- X/Twitter font generator: https://theblue.social/tools/x-fonts
- Facebook font generator: https://theblue.social/tools/facebook-fonts
- Profile picture editor: https://theblue.social/tools/pfp

### Reference

- Bluesky network statistics: https://theblue.social/tools/bluesky-stats
- Social network character limits guide: https://theblue.social/tools/maximum-character-limits-social-networks

## API (Beta)

Schedule posts to multiple social networks programmatically via API. Useful for integrations with IFTTT, Zapier, or custom applications.

- Endpoint: POST https://theblue.social/api/post
- Supports text content posted to multiple networks (Bluesky, X, Mastodon, Threads, etc.)
- Use scheduledAt: "queue" to schedule 30 minutes after the latest future post within the next 2 days, capped at 2 days from now
- Optional image attachments with alt text (upload via POST /api/upload first)
- Requires Bearer token authentication (sk_* token from API)

## About

TheBlue.social is built by Hwee-Boon Yar, a solo indie developer who has been writing and delivering software for 30 years. The project is self-funded, totally supported by paying customers.

## Contact

- Email: hboon@motionobj.com
- @hboon on X/Twitter: https://x.com/hboon
- @theblue.social on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theblue.social