What with everything that happens Recently, we’re seeing a lot of users moving away from Twitter—sorry, X—and establishing social media presences elsewhere. Bluesky is currently one of the main beneficiaries of this user migration, and if you’re thinking of making the same switch, we’ve got a full guide to the process right here.

Download your archive Twitter

If you’re attached to posts you’ve already published on Twitter (or X), then you can save a record of them by downloading the archive, going back to when you first started on the platform. Sign in Twitter on the weband click More (the three dots) then Settings & Privacy > Your Account > Download an archive of your data.

Click Request the archiveand the process is initiated. You will see a message explaining that your archive it may take 48 hours to be ready, depending on how busy you’ve been on the platform. When your archive it’s ready, you’ll get a notification that you can download it.

Follow the download link and you’ll get a zip archive containing all your posts, along with other information: the devices you’ve used, the interests you’ve registered on Twitter, and even your profile data. of advertising.

Set up your Bluesky account

If you’re not already set up on Bluesky, the signup process doesn’t take long – just make sure you have a profile photo handy (or you can borrow the one from your Twitter profile for consistency). Head towards Bluesky websiteclick Register and follow the on-screen instructions.

You’ll need to provide an email address and date of birth, and you’ll also need to choose a username. As with Twitter, this will be used to identify you on the platform. You can add a profile photo and tell Bluesky about your interests. (which will be used to recommend accounts to follow).

After you have created your account, click on your account picture (top left), then Edit profile. You can add a cover photo to the top of your page. profile and you can fill out a little bio to tell people about yourself. To send others a link to your new profile, click the three dots, then Share.

Find your follows and favorites. on Twitter on Bluesky

You may want to start over on Bluesky, but there are tools available if you want to bring some of the old Twitter (X) life with you. For posts, porto is an extension for Chrome and Edge that will copy everything in a few clicks: all you have to do is give it the details of the two accounts and it will move your posts (excluding replies, tweet quotes and retweets, as they are linked to the posts others).

When it comes to finding all the people you’ve followed on Twitter, it delivers The following bridge of the sky an attempt. The extension is available for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox, and you need to launch it with the list of people you follow on Twitter open in your browser. Give the extension your credentials. Bluesky and it will find everyone who made the change.

Once the list of results appears on the screen, it’s up to you who you want to follow again – click the Follow All button if you want to add them all at once. The scanning and matching process can take a while, especially if you’re following a lot of people, but it’s worth it to make sure you’re not leaving anyone behind.

I’m moving forward on Twitter and Bluesky

You can leave your Twitter account in place – and you might want to, if there are certain accounts you want to follow that aren’t on Bluesky. Keeping your account also prevents anyone from taking your username (and possibly pretending to be you). You will need to log in to your account periodically so that your account not to be considered inactive.

If you decide you want to delete your account, from Twitter on the web click More (the three dots) then Settings & Privacy > Your Account > Deactivate Account. Deactivating your account will hide your profile and tweets for 30 days. During this time, if you log in to your account, it will be reactivated. If you don’t, your account will be permanently deleted and your handle it will be free for others.

Then you’re ready to start your Bluesky life: you’ll probably want to download the official app for Android or iOSas well as accessing it on the web. Lots of features you’ll be familiar with from Twitter (X) are here, including the ability to create lists of users, support for direct messaging, and control over who can see your posts.

There are also some Bluesky extras, including feeds (followed tags) and starter packs (collections of other Bluesky accounts that you can share). The good news is that everything is clearly laid out and easy to navigate, so it shouldn’t take long to get to grips with everything Bluesky has to offer.