Divine, an app reviving Vine’s signature six-second looping video format, became publicly available on the App Store and Google Play on April 29, 2026. The launch marks the first time the platform is accessible beyond a waitlist, with access initially rolling out via invite codes.
The app is backed by “and Other Stuff,” a nonprofit founded in May 2025 by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. Dorsey, who shut down Vine during his time as Twitter’s CEO, is not seeking a financial return on the project. Instead, the nonprofit funds experimental open-source projects aimed at reshaping social media. The app was built by Evan Henshaw-Plath — known online as “Rabble” — an early Twitter employee and member of the nonprofit.
Divine currently hosts roughly 500,000 videos from nearly 100,000 original Vine creators, restored from a community backup originally preserved by the Archive Team. The files were stored as 40–50 GB binary blobs, requiring custom data scripts to reconstruct the videos along with their original engagement data — views, likes, and comments. The app launched to testers last November with 100,000 videos before growing to its current library.
A notable feature is compilation mode, which lets users build or browse autoplay streams of videos organized by hashtag. The app also takes a firm stance against AI-generated content, requiring users to either record directly in the app or verify uploaded content using C2PA, an open industry standard for establishing a file’s origin and edit history.
Divine is built on the open social protocol Nostr and is experimenting with integration of the AT Protocol, which powers Bluesky. Future integration with ActivityPub — the protocol behind Mastodon and Meta’s Threads — is also being considered. The app is structured as a public benefit corporation with no current revenue model, though Henshaw-Plath has pointed to creator brand deals, a Patreon-style model, and a potential Pro tier as possible future directions.
Early Vine creators including Lele Pons, JimmyHere, MightyDuck, and Jack and Jack have engaged with the relaunch. Divine is also available through the Nostr-powered Zapstore.
Source: TechCrunch