On Mastodon, if you’re logged in on your server’s website, you can log out by clicking on the ☰ and selecting Logout at the bottom of the menu. On desktop mode this is on the left of the screen next to your username, on mobile mode it’s in the top right corner.
If you’re logged in on the official apps, you can log out by clicking the ⚙️ settings icon and selecting Sign out at the bottom of the menu.
The third party apps will have various ways of logging out, usually on their settings pages.
However, you probably don’t need to log out of Mastodon!
Even if you have multiple accounts, as long as they are on separate servers you can be logged into all of them at once. Almost all the apps and the website interface support being signed in with multiple accounts, and you can switch between them whenever you want.
- On the web interface, you can log into another account by just going to its server’s website and logging in on the same browser. They can even be kept open in separate tabs if you want to switch between them rapidly.
- On apps, there will be a switcher that lets you add more accounts and switch between them. The official app lets you access its switcher by clicking and holding your profile picture in the bottom right corner of the screen.
When would I need to log out?
The most likely scenarios where you might need to regularly log out of Mastodon are:
- If you have multiple accounts on the same server. However, this is probably a bad idea anyway as it means if something happens to that server you would lose all your accounts.
- If you’re using a computer in public, for example in a library.
- If you’re sharing a computer or other device with other people.