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11 Free Twitter Clients

Posted by on 27th May 2008 Social Media 17 comments

TwitterTwitter is a fantastic service and really makes meeting new friends and contacts easy. More importantly, it makes keeping in contact with them a breeze. You can keep the Twitter website open on your browser all day however a Twitter Client is a much better way method of using the service. Desktop Twitter clients operate the same as other messaging systems and they will give you real time updates via pop up windows, the same way msn messenger or skype pops a window up when you have a message. There are also many clients available which integrate with your browser.

If you use Twitter, I encourage you to try out one of the Twitter clients listed below. I’m sure it will improve the Twitter experience for you. Enjoy :)

* Note, many Twitter clients use Adobe Air. Depending on what client you download, you may have to download it for the client to work.


Twhirl

TwhirlTwirl is one of the most popular Twitter clients. It’s available for both Windows and Mac and works with a variety of other Twitter related services including FriendFeed, TweetBurner, TwitPic and TweetScan.

Twhirl Preview

Link : Twirl


Google Twitter Gadget

Google Twitter GadgetThe Twitter gadget from Google is an add on for Google Desktop. It’s pretty basic and currently still has a lot of bugs. If you use Google Desktop then it’s worth checking out, otherwise, you would be better off trying a client with more features.

Link : Google Twitter Gadget


Twitteroo

TwitterooTwitteroo has some nice features including URL shortening, sound notification and many other features which help you speed up your tweeting.

Twitteroo Preview

Lnk : Twitteroo


TwitBin

TwitBinAvailable to Mac, Windows and Linux owners, TwitBin is a plugin for Firefox 2.0+. I installed this a few weeks ago and it’s pretty handy. Tweets appear in a sidebar at the side of your page so you can still work away as normal. You can change how often messages are refreshed (from 3 mins to 45 mins) and you can switch it off and on using the TwitBin icon. If you’re a FireFox user, it’s worth downloading :)

TwitBin Preview

Link : TwitBin


Spaz

The oddly named Spaz is a desktop Twitter client which is available on Windows, Mac and Linux. The utility has a lot of features and is incredibly easy to customize due to it’s coding from Javascript, XHTML and CSS.

Spaz

Link : Spaz


Tweetr

Available on Mac and Windows, Tweetr is a great looking Twitter Client. There are alternatives with more features however it’s still worth checking out.

Tweetr

Link : Tweetr


Twitter Opera Widget

The Twitter widget for Opera users is quite basic but it works well nonetheless.

Twitter Opera Widget

Link : Twitter Opera Widget


Snitter

Snitter is one of the best looking desktop Twitter clients available. It’s a colourful tool which is incredibly user friendly. New messages appear at the bottom of your desktop and you can set how often tweets are updated too.

Snitter

Link : Snitter


Twibble

TwibbleThe Twibble desktop client is available on Mac and Windows. It allows you to add multiple profiles and even lets you see where you’re Twitter friends are via google Maps.

They also have a client for Mobiles which works on all Smartphones which have Java installed.

Link : Twibble


Pwytter

Available on Windows, Mac and Linux, Pwytter has been translated into a whopping 14 languages : Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian.

It’s a pretty basic client and doesn’t have many features though International users may be interested in trying it out.

Pwytter

Link : Pwytter


Witty

Witty is a good looking Twitter client which works with Windows Vista and XP. It’s a good looking script which Windows users should consider trying out.

Witty

Link : Witty


Other Twitter Clients

The following clients let you use Twitter on your mobile phone.

  • Widsets Twitter – Lets you use and update Twitter on your mobile without having to send an SMS.
  • Mobio Twitter – Another Twitter option for mobile phone users. You can see a demo of it here.
  • Twobile – A Twitter client for users of Windows Mobile Pocket PCs.

Another good Twitter Client worth mentioning is Twitterrific. It’s a good looking Twitter client designed specifically for Mac owners. Unfortunately, the script is not free, Twitterrific will set you back $14.95.

Overview

Twitter Clients really improve the Twitter experience. I recommend downloading a few scripts to see which one suits you.

If you are already using a Twitter Client, please leave a comment and let us know what you use and why :)

Kevin Muldoon is a webmaster and blogger who lives in Central Scotland. His current project is WordPress Mods; a blog which focuses on WordPress Themes, Plugins, Tutorials, News and Modifications and useful resources such as 101 Places To Find Images For Your Blog Posts.

17 comments - Leave a reply
  • Posted by Eric Odom on 27th May 2008

    I was using Twhirl for Ubuntu but it crashed today and is now refusing to restart. I could probably reinstall it but after reading your post I decided I would Twitbin a try. So far so good.

    Great post!

    By the way… my new Twitter account is in need of follows (hint to any readers)

    http://twitter.com/ericjodom

  • Posted by John on 27th May 2008

    Twitterific is free, albeit ad-supported. Every now and then you get an inline ad from The Deck. They are very unobtrusive, and you can delete them if they truly bother you.

  • Posted by Kevin on 27th May 2008

    John is correct; Twitterrific can be used for free too. I've been using it for months and the ads don't bother me. The $15 will make the client ad free for those wishing to avoid the ads.

  • Posted by Sue @ TameBay on 27th May 2008

    I like Twitter4Skype; it means I don't have to have yet another client open all the time. Their website seems to have disappeared, but you can join by sending a chat to "twitter4skype" like this:

    /account

    your twitter id

    your twitter password

  • Posted by Kevin Muldoon on 27th May 2008

    I wasn't aware that Twitterrific was free(albeit with ads). I dont have a mac so I wasn't able to try it out :)

  • Posted by Myo Kyaw Htun on 27th May 2008

    Well, not a client. Twitterfox, a firefox plugin makes easier to update and retrieve tweets :)

  • Posted by mahdi yusuf on 27th May 2008

    you forgot about twitterfox! :mrgreen:

  • Posted by Andris on 28th May 2008

    Twhirl… whats this? I have never heard of this and don;t know the uses too. But still want to learn about this and would like to use it and enjoy the benifits.

  • Posted by tanya25m on 28th May 2008

    I use cellity Tweeter from my Nokia mobile phone. Works well…. no problems at all.

  • Posted by Eric on 8th Jun 2008

    I use Yakkle to read my tweets and create new statuses. I was using it as my IM client since it has built in voice and desktop sharing and now it has built in Twitter support. It supports lots of timeline viewing and caches more than 20 friend timeline posts so that I can go back and forth through any that I may have missed!

  • Posted by Internet Shopping on 8th Jun 2008

    I have not yet used Twitter much more.

  • Posted by rajeev verma on 6th Sep 2008

    thanks for the list. let me check which client suits me. :razz: