X (Twitter) for Mac

Official Twitter client for Mac

Twitter for Mac is the official Twitter application for Mac. It started out life as Tweetie but Twitter were so impressed with it, they licensed it as their official twitter client and changed the name to Twitter for Mac.

The official Twitter client has long been available for iPhone and Android but its taken the arrival of the Mac App Store to bring it to Mac. Note that there is also TweetDeck for Mac which is also developed by Twitter although this is the official client.

Twitter for Mac looks and feels very much like its original incarnation as Tweetie which is no surprise, but is a bit more polished and integrated with Twitter as you might expect. Twitter features the same slick interface with tweets appearing down the right hand side and six buttons down the left to navigate and use it including new tweets, personal messages or trending topics.

One thing that is a bit odd in Twitter for Mac is that the option to write a new tweet is hidden away in the bottom left hand corner of the interface. Of course, once you know where this is, its not a problem but it does seem strange that the developers have chosen to "hide" it like this. Notifications are also limited - a blue box in your Menu Bar is all you get to tell you that a new tweet has been made if the main interface is hidden.

Twitter for Mac is a wonderfully slick twitter client and if you liked Tweetie, you'll love it

Changes

Now you can see when your Tweets have been retweeted or favorited, when you have a new follower, and when you've been added to a list in your @Connect timeline. You can also update your notification settings to see interactions in real time. When you read a Direct message on Twitter for Mac it will be marked as read in all of your official Twitter apps, including Twitter for iPhone, Twitter for iPad, Twitter for Android, twitter.com, mobile.twitter.com and TweetDeck. When you read a message on another official Twitter app, it will be marked as read on your Mac. Support for 6 new languages: Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Thai and Filipino Real names and @usernames appear together in all parts of the app Fixed character counting bug in the Tweet composer Fix for unfavoriting Tweets Fix for Growl notifications Other nifty fixes and improvements