This would b a bigger change to the app. I would like to start with seeing what we can solve with other gestures (e.g. double tap to like which was added recently). What swipe actions do you want specifically?
this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2025
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The four main ones are the most important: upvote, downvote, reply, and save. Of those, upvote and downvote would be used most often.
While swipes would be the fastest gesture, perhaps another gesture that could be used to complement it is the long press (though it may be too similar to double tap).
Long press menu in Mlem:

I'll never understand why people love these swipe actions/gestures. Personal preference, I guess ๐ฌ
I personally find the upvote and downvote buttons hard to tap in Blorp, and would rather have the option to swipe than making them large to the point of reducing feed compactness, but multiple options to suit user preference should definitely be available.
Fair enough
Short Left Swipe
Long Left Swipe
Short Right Swipe
Long Right Swipe