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Twitter for Mac 4.0 — Twitter's official Mac app with a fresh new look and feel
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@rrhoover I use Tweetdeck as well, and probably will continue to use it even after this update, but I imagine Tweetdeck is overkill to the average user. It is nice to see Twitter giving some love to their non-powerusers with some features Tweetdeck has had for a while.
@rrhoover do y'all use tweetdeck as a standalone app? So much easier for me that way... on the mac I use Fluid to create a standalone app for many things like tweetdeck
I'm probably the only person who still used Twitter 3.0 as their main Twitter client on any platform. Was really excited to upgrade. Seems like this is a full rewrite (possibly ditching Flex for native?)
The good: muting, tweet quotes, gifs inline all work now.
The bad: It's insanely buggy. The old version was smooth and animated; the new version feels like nothing happens when you click something. The sidebar icons are awkwardly spaced out (and take up 2x as much room as before). But the worst is I keep getting notifications for things I turned off notifications for.
I really hope they don't do what they did last time: launch a new version, and then abandon it for a few years. I can live with the bugginess for now if it's actively being improved.
Tried it, got annoyed with the bugs, went back to Tweetdeck. Still, at least they're updating it again…
Who can I complain to about new tweets being appended to the top right by default with no way of changing it? Otherwise, pretty stoked about this update. Reading and writing quote tweets how intended is probably the best part of the whole update.
I've used tweetbot for a long time now, does everything I need it to. Multiple accounts, multiple panes, saved searches etc.
Just wish they'd update the favourite star to the like heart
I gave it a go and I've been very disappointed with the experience. A lot of bugs, performance issues and the UI looks very weird overall for a Mac app, IMO. Was expecting a lot more. With other alternatives, like Tweetbot, you just can't go back.
RIP ⭐️
I personally use Tweetdeck, but wanted to give 4.0 a try. It's a little too buggy IMO - keep getting the same notifications over and over. Anyone else?
@jackdweck Happening here too. Was an instant delete after realizing we'll be basically beta testing 4.0 for them.
@jackdweck I moved over to Tweetdeck after being a Twitter app user for a while, and have been waiting for a new native app to come out ever since. Bugs and all, I'm doing my best to stick with 4.0- just hoping for an update. I'm honestly okay with losing some of Tweetdeck's functionality because Twitter (should) cover the bases for me.
Aw man, was so excited for this. But way to buggy at the moment. Especially when you try to toggle between two accounts.
I just played with it for a while... a much needed update to the legacy UI but that is pretty much it.. disappointing :(
I really want to like this. Here's to hoping. The desktop app has just always felt like it was lacking.
I'd down vote this one if we had the option, buggy as hell and does a great job of making me want to spend money to buy Tweetbot.
I'm still a big fan of Tweetbot, and there's nothing about this update that will make me switch. Design-wise, at least for me, there is still too much wasted space, and I can't squeeze it down small enough to stay on the right side of my monitor like I keep my current client constantly.
I was a long time user of the Twitter Mac app, but somehow migrated to Tweetdeck. This looks nice, but I'm not sure if it'll entice me back. I just wish Twitter would do the sensible thing and merge the two apps and give the option of Simple vs Advanced layouts.
The blue bar with blue icons seems really strange to me. The features in the screenshots aren't too exciting.
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