Finally - A Fun Mac Twitter Client
For quite a while, I have been looking for a decent Mac Twitter client. With so many clients based on Adobe’s AIR platform, it’s hard to find one that is native to the Mac OS X Cocoa system.
I have found that Adobe AIR apps are often buggy and simply don’t measure up to the competition.
So, for me, a Twitter app needs to meet a few qualifications:
It must be a native Mac app. I don’t want to have to install a runtime just for that application.
The program must be exceedingly stable. I hate programs that crash.
It must have a clean, fluid interface without the clutter of most Twitter clients.
The application must have the standard Twitter features: block/unblock, follow/unfollow, user profile viewing, trend searches, and direct messaging.
Finally I have found an application that is fun and easy to use: Tweetie.
First for Atebits was Tweetie for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Now it has made it’s way to the Mac platform.
Tweetie quickly became a popular download in the Apple App store as one of the best Twitter clients for such a low price.
Because of Tweetie’s iPhone version success, Atebits developed a full-featured version of the software for the Mac platform.
Tweetie is a 100% native Mac Twitter application. Based on Cocoa, Apple’s native programming workflow, Tweetie meets my first requirement.
Tweetie has yet to crash for me. I have it open nearly any time I’m at my computer (which is often) and I have yet to see a single crash or slowdown. So it meets my second requirement.
Tweeties UI is nothing short of impressive. It’s beautiful and powerful but not overworked. It isn’t littered with useless buttons and widgets. At the left side of the screen are four buttons:
Timeline (for updates from you and your friends) Mentions (for all tweets that mention you with an @yourusernamehere ) Direct Messages Search
You can also get to several unlisted functions by using key combos - as shown in the program’s menus. In the notification area of your Finder bar sits a notification icon that glows blue when new Tweets arrive. This beautiful UI satisfies my third requirement.
Tweetie does sport an impressive set of features. You can drill down into your conversations and see a detailed display of what you said and what was said in reply.
Tweetie for Mac also supports user profiles. Read bios, find out who is following you and who isn’t. You also have the option to block a user from his profile.
By using the search function, you can find hot topics, users, or even phrases. See who is talking about a given topic and follow or block users from this screen.
Tweetie even includes a nifty “bookmarklet” for your web browser so you can quickly send links via Twitter.
For photo uploads, Tweetie for Mac uses yFrong, TwitPic, Posterous, Twitgoo, Img.ly, and Pix.im
You can even shorten long URLs directly in Tweetie with it’s support for Bit.ly, TinyURL, Is.gd, tr.im, and even DiggBar.
Multiple user accounts are also supported by Tweetie.
With such an extensive feature list, Tweetie more than fulfills my fourth requirement.
Tweetie is a free to download and try as long as you want. The free version is ad supported. You also have the option of buying a license for $20 which removes the ads.
I have no complaints about this amazing little app. It does everything I need and more. If you are seriously looking for a Twitter client for you Mac, take a serious look at Tweetie. I think you will be impressed.
If you want more info about Tweetie, check out the Atebits website.
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Source: Michael Swengel
