# Atmosphere

The Atmosphere is an open social web made of apps and services that work together.
Instead of creating a fresh account for every app, you can use one portable identity
across the network.

An Atmosphere account is like a passport: one handle, one home for your data, and the
freedom to choose the apps you use.

## One account, many apps

Posts, likes, follows, comments, lists, photos, videos, blogs, and new kinds of records
can all live with the same account. Apps can present that data in different ways, but
the identity stays yours.

## Built differently

- **Universal identity** — the same `@handle` can identify you across Atmosphere apps.
- **Account ownership** — your profile and records are not trapped inside one app.
- **Anyone can build** — developers can make new apps that plug into the same network.
- **Personal domains** — your handle can be your own domain, so your identity follows
  your name or project.

## Choose your provider

Your account lives with a provider: a service that stores your personal data and keeps
it available to apps. A provider might be an app you already use, an independent host,
or infrastructure you run yourself.

You can move providers without starting over. Your account, records, and relationships
are designed to remain portable.

## Post once, show everywhere

A blog post might appear in a reader. A photo might appear in a gallery. Music might
show up in a player. The same account can produce records that many apps understand,
and the ecosystem can grow without a fixed list of app types.

## Your account, your choice

No single company has to decide what you see or where you go. Moderation, feeds, and
apps can be chosen in layers:

- Subscribe to community moderation and block lists.
- Switch feeds like playlists.
- Move between apps and providers while keeping your audience.

The promise is an internet that is open by default and owned by the people using
it.

## Credit

Adapted from [Atmosphere Account](https://atmosphereaccount.com/).
