"But people think they're being slowed down." "Whether or not it slows you down is debatable," he said.
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"(Aqua is) pretty different and there's a lot of people who are not willing to make a drastic shift in how they use their computer," said John Bafford, a long-time Mac user who runs OS X Talk, a clearinghouse for information about the new operating system.īafford, a programmer who also uses Linux machines, modified his copy to put the trash and disk icons on the desktop, banish the Dock, and swap out the bright desktop background for a darker one.īafford said many Mac OS X users are also tinkering with the system to remove elaborate animations that accompany opening and closing applications, which appear to slow the system down. You can always revoke Tweetbot’s access to your account from Twitter’s website at any time.While it's impossible to know how many people have "Macified" Mac OS X, all the testers contacted for this story reported installing one modification or another, and said the practice was widespread.ĭozens of Web sites have sprung up to document the modifications, including MacOS X Tips, Tricks & Hacks and Project Freedom, which aims to put the "Mac OS into Mac OS X" by providing information about hacks and utilities. When you sign into your account via Tweetbot, it is done securely from Twitter’s website and Tweetbot is given permission to use your account via a token.
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Your Twitter password never gets shared with Tweetbot. How does Tweetbot handle my account access? The purchase of Tweetbot 3 allows us to continue updating Tweetbot for years to come. Tweetbot 3 has been rewritten from the ground up and been in development for over a year.
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We released Tweetbot 2 for Mac as a free update in 2015. Tweetbot for Mac was originally released in 2012. Is Tweetbot 3 for Mac a free update for Tweetbot 2 for Mac users? A lot of hard work goes into developing and maintaining each version, so we must charge for each to be sustainable as a small company. Tweetbot for Mac and iOS are completely separate apps. If they ever do enable public access, we will be happy to add them. Twitter currently doesn’t provide access to a few features to 3rd party developers. Why doesn’t Tweetbot support group direct messages, polls, or Twitter bookmarks? Paste profile or tweet links directly into Tweetbot to view them instantly.įrequently Asked Questions.
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Open them in separate windows or full screen spaces. Quickly switch between multiple accounts via the quick account picker, menu bar or keyboard shortcuts.
Topics automatically chain together multiple Tweets to easily create tweetstorms or live blog events.Įver forget why you followed someone or wanted to jot notes about someone for future reference? Create notes on a user’s profile that only you can see. Open Tweetbot fullscreen with columns for a command center-like Twitter experience. Tweetbot for Mac syncs your read position and much more with Tweetbot for iOS so your experience is seamless when switching from desktop to mobile and vice versa. Create limited time filters to avoid spoilers for upcoming blockbuster movies or sporting events. Hide Tweets in your timelines by specific users, keywords, hashtags, or even the client that published the Tweet. Use them as custom curated timelines or even as your main timeline. Quickly filter a timeline to just show tweets with media, retweets, links, or create your own keyword or rules-based filters.įull support for managing your Twitter lists. The powerful timeline filters from Tweetbot for iOS are finally on the Mac. See how images and videos pop beautifully. Go easy on your eyes in low light situations with the new dark theme, one of the most highly requested features for Tweetbot. Your browser does not support the video tag.