Sébastien Gruhier

Dragonfly - A better Bluesky experience starts with drafts and bookmarks

Dragonfly is an app client for Bluesky, built by Sébastien and Inès Gruhier. Now available on desktop (macOS) and iPad, coming soon to iPhone, Android, Windows, and Linux. Get more out of Bluesky with exclusive features like bookmarks and drafts.

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Sébastien Gruhier

Hey everyone! 👋


We’re Sébastien & Inès, the duo behind Dragonfly. Our goal was simple: bring Bluesky to desktop with added features that make it better and easier to use! But as we kept using it, we saw the need to expand, so we launched on iPad. Now, we're working on mobile (iOS & Android), with Windows and Linux coming next.


Like many of you, we love Bluesky, but we also felt it was missing some key features and wasn’t available on enough devices. So instead of waiting, we decided to build it ourselves! Dragonfly makes Bluesky smoother, more intuitive, and more user-friendly.


What makes Dragonfly special?

Alongside most of native Bluesky features, we’ve added some much-needed upgrades:


✅ Bookmarks – Save posts & organize them into collections

✍️ Drafts – Start a post, save it as a draft, edit it and publish it later

🔄 Pick up where you left off – Keep scrolling from where you paused last time you used the app

👥 Multi-account support – Switch between accounts seamlessly, in just 2 clicks

🔔 Smart notifications – Notifications are sorted into tabs for better clarity (e.g., likes, mentions, follows, quotes...)

🧵 Improved threads & replies layout – Wavy lines for threads and straight lines for replies make conversations more intuitive and easier to follow.


What’s next?

We’re hard at work on iOS and Android, with Windows and Linux next in line! Plus, we're bringing exciting new features:

- Push notifications

- Synchronization of bookmarks and last-read posts across devices

- Chat


Dragonfly is available for €0.99/month (€7.99/year) after a 7-day free trial. Right now, we’re also offering an early-adopter lifetime deal for €19.99.


We're building Dragonfly with Bluesky users in mind, so your feedback is really important to us! What do you think? What features would you love to see next?


Inès Gruhier

@sgruhier You can keep track of our progress through our changelog / roadmap, or follow us on Bluesky for the latest updates!

Tania Bell

really cool. good luck with the launch, team @Dragonfly

Inès Gruhier
@taniabell Thanks a lot, Tania !
Zepeng She

🎉 Congrats Sébastien @sgruhier & Inès @odubudesign on launching Dragonfly! I’m thrilled to finally have drafts ✍️ and bookmarks ✅ (collections are chef’s kiss!). The multi-account support 🔄 and smart notifications 🔔 are game-changers for power users like me.

Small suggestion: Since syncing bookmarks across devices is already on your roadmap, could adding search/filter within bookmark collections be prioritized? It’d save hours when curating content! Also, any plans for scheduled drafts? That’d make Dragonfly the ultimate Bluesky toolkit! 💡

👏 How do you plan to balance cross-device sync with performance?

Sébastien Gruhier

@odubudesign  @rocsheh cross-device sync with performance won't be an issue :)

Inès Gruhier
@rocsheh Scheduling posts is definitely doable, possibly later on our roadmap!
Jonas Urbonas

This is such a thoughtful take on improving Bluesky! The additions like bookmarks, drafts, and seamless multi-account support really make the experience smoother. How do you plan to handle syncing data across all devices, especially with new features like push notifications and chat coming soon?

Sébastien Gruhier

Hi @jonurbonas 

Synchronization between devices will be seamless. We'll have our own backend to handle that. Chat and notifications don't need to be synchronized as they're handled by the Bluesky API.

Rebecca Meyer

Interesting idea. Do you also offer better reporting? I find quite annoying that blue sky doesn't report about post views.

Inès Gruhier

@rebecca_meyer Thank you for your support!

We'd love to implement that, but unfortunately Bluesky doesn’t provide post view analytics via their API yet, so we can’t add this feature at the moment. But if they introduce it in the future, we’d definitely consider integrating it!

Charvi Bothra

Excited to try this!

Inès Gruhier
@charvibothra Feel free to share your feedback with us when you do!
Nima Aksoy

Congrats on Dragonfly, Sébastien! Love the Bluesky enhancements like bookmarks and smart notifications. Upvoted to support your launch!

Inès Gruhier
@nimaaksoy Thank you for your support ! 🙏
Jun Shen

Bookmarks are a great addition for Bluesky users! 👍

Inès Gruhier
@shenjun It’s a must-have for sure !! I hope people enjoy the feature as much as we do :)
Lynette Yap

Good luck with the launch @odubudesign & @sgruhier!

Inès Gruhier

Ohh, didn't expect to see you here Lynette! Thank you so much for the support !!

The Outset

Good luck with launching!

anku

Nicely built!