January is here and I am right on time with posting a new Mac App of The Month for everyone. Let’s get right into it eh? This months app is another staple in my everyday life on the computer. It actually follows me wherever I go since they have both a Desktop version and an iPhone version. Both of them are fantastic. What’s this app called then you might ask? Well read on for more!
The app goes by the name Tweetie 2, as if you couldn’t tell from the title of the article! Before we go any further go to their website and download it now, CLICK HERE. Developed by atebits software Tweetie 2 is a sleek and very mac like desktop Twitter app. My previous favorite had been Tweedeck, but since Tweetdeck ran on Adobe Air it just didn’t have that native feel to it that I was looking for. One of my requirements that if I was going to find a new Twitter client is that it must be made for the iPhone too. It may just be me, but I’m a stickler for going from my desktop to my iPhone and having my Twitter experience be the same. Luckily atebits developed Tweetie for both the Mac and iPhone. Their iPhone app is spectacular, and I’m just sitting here waiting on the update to their mac client to bring the two apps together in terms of functionality. The desktop app doesn’t have lists or anything built into it yet! Hurry atebits!
Why do I love this app so? It’s simple, check out some of the shots of the interface below as I explain them. For one, like I mentioned, the app has a wonderful interface and it is a wonderfully native feeling app. It fits right in on your desktop. It’s organized very well, and is sleek and modern. For instance I have 5 Twitter accounts setup in Tweetie and if you checkout the left sidebar you can see the icons for them. To access each account further simply click on the icon. Once you’ve clicked on the icon for an account you’ll see a chat bubble, at sign, envelope, and search wand. All of these icons obviously stand for your main twitter feed, your mentions, direct messages, and searches. I particularly love this part of the interface. In the preferences you can setup the dock icon to display a badge whenever you have any new messages from any of these sections. I don’t do the main twitter feed but for mentions and DM’s I do. Very handy indeed!
Another thing I love about the app is it’s ability to open images without going to the web browser. You can open them in the browser if you’d like, but I like to open them right up on my desktop. The screenshot of the wine is one example. While we are mentioning favorite things, there is the option to open URL’s in the background. I love this ability because as I read through my Twitter feed I’ll open and link but not want to read it until after I’ve gone through all of my feed. This simply opens it up in Safari in the background and I can do read all the links I clicked on when I’m ready. Beautiful idea and implementation.
So what are you waiting for, please take my advice and grab Tweetie 2 for your Mac, and if you have an iPhone fork over the $2.99 and get it on your iPhone. It’s the best Twitter app out there right now. Stylish and functional all in one!
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