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Updates: Week of October 27, 2019
- Search is even more pathetic
- Command-L is now useless
- After you open an album and select a song then push the back button it takes you to the top of the playlist
- Album Artwork Screensaver still doesn't work
Sep 25, 2017 Tweetbot for Mac syncs your read position and much more with Tweetbot for iOS so your experience is seamless when switching from desktop to mobile and vice versa. Tweet Topics. Topics automatically chain together multiple Tweets to easily create tweetstorms or live blog events. Lol Tweetbot For Mac Failed To AuthorizeYour browser does not support the video tag. Night Mode Go easy on your eyes in low light situations.
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Updates: Week of October 27, 2019
Microsoft Office 2019 16.31 - Office suite including: Word, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint and Outlook
CopyLess 2.13.1 - Clipboard manager
Twitter 8.2 - Twitter's client for Mac
Hogwasher 5.23 - Usenet client
Steam v020 1572467257 - Buy games and connect to other players
Cyberduck 7.1.2 - FTP client
Borderlands 3 - First Person Shooter
BBEdit 13.0.2 - It doesn't suck
Safari 13.0.3 - Apple's browser
Music 1.0.1 - Apple's mp3 player
- Doesn't seem any snappier than the music player in iTunes- Search is even more pathetic
- Command-L is now useless
- After you open an album and select a song then push the back button it takes you to the top of the playlist
- Album Artwork Screensaver still doesn't work
TableEdit 1.4.3 - Simple spreadsheet application
Tor 9.0 - The privacy browser
ARK: Survival Evolved 300.1 - Multiplayer survival game
The Elder Scrolls Online 5.2.6 - Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
Rocket League 1.69 - Driving meets soccer
GarageSale 8.0 - Create auctions for eBay
cTivo 3.4.0 - Download shows from your TiVo
qBittorrent 4.1.9 - BitTorrent client
iFinance 4.5.28 - Personal finance application
Plex Media Server 1.18.1 - Media server
Cisdem PDF Converter OCR 7.1.0 - Convert PDF to text, Word, ePub etc.
Transmit 5.6.1 - FTP client
Spotify 1.1.18.611 - Streaming music
ForkLift 3.3.7 - FTP client and file manager
Beyond Compare 4.3.1 - Compare files and folders (now 64-bit)
Free Ruler 2.0.3 - Screen ruler (now 64-bit)
Prefs Editor 1.2.5 - Edit application and system preferences
uBlock Origin 1.23.0 - Content blocker (reason enough to switch to Firefox or Chrome)
Audio Hijack 3.6.2 - Record audio from any application
Pixelmator Pro 1.5.1 - Image editor
Photoshop CC 20.0.7 - Image editor
Updates: Week of October 20, 2019Ecamm Live 3.2.3 - Facebook Live, YouTube Live, Twitch and Periscope production
CADintosh 8.5 - 2D CAD program
Swinsian 2.2.2 - mp3 player
XAMPP 7.3.10 - Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl
League of Legends 9.21 - Multiplayer Online Battle Arena
StarCraft II 4.10.4 - Blizzard's online game of strategy
ConceptDraw Diagram 13.0.0.302 - Charts and diagrams
ConceptDraw MindMap 11.0.0.128 - Mindmapping software
ConceptDraw Project 10.0.0.18 - Project management
OmniGraffle 7.11.5 - Charts and diagrams
Wireshark 3.0.6 - Network protocol analyzer
Mellel 4.2.5 - Word processor
Thunderbird 68.2.0 - Email client
Grammarian PRO3 X 3.0 - Grammar checker
IShowU Instant 1.3.0 - Screen recorder
Default Folder X 5.4.1 - Enhance Open and Save dialogs
Apple Remote Desktop 3.9.3 - Manage the Macs on your network
Chac 2.8.2 - Mayan calendar
Sketch 59.1 - Vector graphics and design
SwitchResX 4.9.1 - Automatically change resolutions
MacPorts 2.6.2 - Package manager
Shotcut 19.10 - Free, open source, cross-platform video editor
Total War: SHOGUN 2 1.5 - Strategy game (now 64-bit)
Onyx 3.7.0 - Maintenance tool for Catalina
Booxter 2.8 - Book collection manager
Smultron 12.0.3 - Text editor
Updates: Week of October 13, 2019WeatherTracker 1.7.4 - Monitor the weather on your roof
iTrash 5.0.1 - Delete applications and their related files
Geekbench 5.0.3 - Benchmark utility
OmniFocus 3.4.3 - Task manager
Calibre 4.2.0 - eBook editor and manager
LINE 5.19.1 - Video calls and messenger
Viber 11.7.0 - Messenger with video calls
Carbon Copy Cloner 5.1.13 - Backup utility
FreeFileSync 10.17 - Folder comparison and synchronization
India Ink 1.9 - Photoshop plug-in to convert color images to black-and-white halftones
Filter Forge 8.006 - Photoshop plug-in with an array of filters, effects and more
Draw 8.0 - Photoshop plug-in and application to turn your photos into drawings
AirBrush 7.0 - Photoshop plug-in and application to turn your photos into airbrush paintings
Charcoal 4.0 - Photoshop plug-in and application to turn your photos into charcoal drawings
Call Recorder 3.0.3 - Record Skype video and audio
Swift Publisher 5.5.1 - Page layout
World of Tanks Blitz 6.4 - Multiplayer tank game
Dota 2 7.22h - Multiplayer Online Battle Arena
Battle.net 1.15.5 - Blizzard's game manager
Heroes of the Storm 2.48.2 - Multiplayer Online Battle Arena
VirtualBox 6.0.14 - Run another OS along with macOS
SketchUp 19.3 - 3D modeling
TinkerTool 7.42 - System tweaker
DEVONagent 3.11.2 - Web search assistant
Zoom 4.5.5 - Video conferencing program
TeXShop 4.43 - Front end to TeX and LaTeX
EtreCheck Pro 6.1.3 - Identify problems and remove adware
Deezer 4.17.10 - Streaming music
Banktivity 7.3.2 - Personal finance program
Stella 6.0.2 - Atari 2600 emulator
CotEditor 3.8.3 - Text editor
Ableton Live 10.1.3 - Digital Audio Workstation
GyazMail 1.6.1 - Email client (now 64-bit)
Posterino 3.6.4 - Turn your pictures into a collage
A Better Finder Rename 10.46 - Batch rename files and folders
iOS 13.1.3 - Update for your iPhone 6s or later
iPadOS 13.1.3 - Update for your iPad
Fortnite Chapter 2 - Epic's Battle Royale
OpenSSH 8.1p1 - Remote operations using ssh, scp, and sftp
Homebrew 2.1.15 - Package manager
CLIX 2.4.0.0 - Learn to fish
VirusBarrier 10.9.21 - Malware scanner
ClamXAV 3.0.14 - Malware scanner
Guild Wars 2 build 99,835 - Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
Hearthstone 15.4 - Online strategy card game
BibDesk 1.7.2 - Bibliography manager
ScummVM 2.1 - Run classic graphical point-and-click adventure games
Scrivener 3.1.4 - Word processor for writers
iClip 5.5.1 - Clipboard manager
Amadeus 2.6.2 - Audio editor
Screenflick 2.7.45 - Screen recorder
X Lossless Decoder 20191004 - Audio encoder/converter
Dupin 3.0 - Manage duplicate tracks in the Music.app
Find Album Artwork with Google 4.0 - If you automate adding artwork to your mp3's, you aren't doing it right
Updates: Week of October 6, 2019Find Any File 2.0 (now 64-bit) - Search your Mac
Final Cut Pro 10.4.7 - Apple's video editor
Motion 5.4.5 - Create motion graphics for video effects
Compressor 4.4.5 - Video and audio media compression
iMovie 10.1.13 - Apple's video editor
Logic Pro X 10.4.7 - Apple's music production software
GarageBand 10.3.3 - Apple's music creation studio
Updates: Week of September 30, 2019DEVONthink 3.0.1 - Store and organize your notes and files
Affinity Photo 1.7.3 - Photo editing software
Affinity Designer 1.7.3 - Vector graphic design software
Affinity Publisher 1.7.3 - Page layout program
Stellarium 0.19.2 - Planetarium
Skim 1.5.3 - PDF reader
SQLEditor 3.6.2 - Create graphical SQL databases
BOINC 7.16.3 - Client for various distributed computing projects
LaunchBar 6.12 - Launcher
XtraFinder 1.5.1 - Tabs, colorful icons in the Sidebar etc.
TextMate 2.0 - Text editor
Updates: Week of September 22, 2019Amazon Music 7.8.3 - Amazon's streaming music player
Virtual ][ 9.2 - Apple ][ emulator
Basilisk II 1.0 (2019-09-08) - Run System 7.x thru Mac OS 8.1 (64-bit)
SheepShaver 2.5 (2019-09-08) - Run System 7.5.2 thru Mac OS 9.0.4 (64-bit)
ExpressVPN 7.5.0 - VPN service
TimeMachineEditor 5.0.8 - Change the backup interval of Time Machine
Twitterrific 5.4.3 - Twitter client
SDLMAME 0.214 - Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator
Cookie 6.0.2 - Cookie manager for Safari, Chrome, Firefox etc.
4D 17.3 - Database and application development tool
Valentina 9.6.1 - Database, database manager and server
Coinbase 6.14.0 - Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin exchange
VNC Server 6.6.0 - Server for VNC Connect
VNC Viewer 6.19.943 - VNC client for VNC Connect
EagleFiler 1.8.10 - Store and organizer your notes, images, documents etc.
Quicken 2019 5.12.5 - Online personal finance service
Vivaldi 2.8.1664.40 - Web browser
Lingon X 7.4.2 - Schedule launching of programs and scripts
FontAgent 9.5.1 - Font manager
HoudahSpot 5.0.9 - Search your Mac
Paparazzi! 1.0b11 - Web page screenshots
World of Warcraft 8.2.5 - Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
Diablo III 2.6.6A - Blizzard's action role playing game
StarCraft 1.23.1 - Blizzard's classic game of strategy
Itsycal 0.12.1 - Menubar calendar
Coda 2.7.4 - Web editor
Skype 8.52 - Video calls
RazorSQL 8.4.7 - SQL editor and database administration tool
ZOC Terminal 7.24.2 - Terminal program
BookMacster 2.9.15 - Cross-browser, multi-Mac bookmarks synchronization tool
Markster 2.9.15 - Keep your bookmarks in a central location on your Mac
Daylite 6.8 - CRM, project management
MacFamilyTree 9.0.9 - Genealogy program
WhatsApp 0.3.4679 - Messenger
OpenOffice 4.1.7 - Office suite
Backup and Sync 3.46 - Google Drive's Mac program
DiskCatalogMaker 7.5.6 - Catalog your disks
SubEthaEdit 5.1 - Collaborative text editor
iClock 5.5 - Multifunction Menubar clock
TrailRunner mini 3.6.7648 - Route planning program
MacWise 19.3.7 - Terminal emulator
OK, so you’re already on Twitter; basically everyone is. Possibly more than once. But the perennial question is, what client should you use on your iOS device? There are several good options, but Tweetbot 5 is the best.
Tweetbot 5 is full of features, looks great on iPhones and iPads, and brings a level of power and finesse to Twitter that other clients can’t match.
Setup & Configuration
On first launch, Tweetbot will ask to use any Twitter accounts that have been entered in Settings on the device. Additional accounts are easily added by tapping the + button on the account screen.
Notifications can be set up and configured on a per-account basis. Tweetbot can alert you to mentions (from everyone or just those you follow) and direct messages. Due to new Twitter API limitations, these notifications can be delayed by several minutes.
Like Tweetbot for Mac, the iOS app can use several different services to share things like photos, videos, and links. Services like bit.ly, CloudApp, Droplr, Pocket, and Instapaper can be configured on a per-account basis.
User Interface
Tweetbot 5 is a modern iOS app through-and-through. It uses Apple’s San Francisco font face (Avenir can be swapped in), bright colors, white space, and blur to fit in right at home.
Tweetbot includes a beautiful dark mode, making it easier to use the app late at night or in the early morning. To enable it, swipe down with two fingers on the screen; swipe up to turn the lights back on, so to speak. Additionally, Tweetbot can select the theme for you based on display brightness. With Tweetbot 5, the newest dark theme takes advantage of the newer OLED displays that make the background blend into the edges of the phone.
The limited number of UI options from earlier versions of Tweetbot remain. You can change font size, whether to display usernames and/or full names, select sizes for image thumbnails, the shape of avatars, and if they should display verified badges or not.
As a new perk in Tweetbot 5, you can choose to have media playback automatically. This applies to gifs and videos, but you can also turn this option off so that you have to tap media in order to play, and you can also choose for media to play automatically while connected to WiFi.
If your device supports 3D Touch, you can use it to peek and pop into user profiles, web pages, and more. Likewise, a 3D Touch on the app’s icon lets you jump straight to the search screen or the new tweet screen, with the option to do so and attach the last photo taken on the device.
Tweetbot 5’s most immediately noticeable feature are its new icon and new design. Tweetbot 5 adopts the same icon that debuted with Tweetbot 3 for the Mac. It has a more polarizing, angry look than the Tweetbot 4 icon of old. Tweetbot 5’s actual design has also been updated to better match the Mac version — larger glyphs, new UI graphics, and other bits have been updated to make everything feel cohesive across platforms.
If you want to keep the old icon around, you can get it back by giving Tapbots a tip in the app settings. Tipping in the app opens up “retro” icons in the iconic Tweetbot blue, but you can also pick a dark gray version of the new and old icons. For those of you that remember, this is a throwback to the App.net days.
Haptic feedback is also included in these design tweaks. Tweetbot has always been an app full of design character. Tweetbot’s visual design initially resembled a robot, while audio bits had a mechanical feeling to them to round out the app’s full-bodied character. With haptic feedback, that character has now exuded into touch and physical being. Very neat.
Composing a tweet is straightforward, but one nice addition with the latest version is GIPHY support. GIFS can be quickly inserted into tweets right in the new compose view, where GIPHY support is built right into the keyboard. Tap “GIF” just above the keyboard to bring up a search bar and select a GIF extra quickly.
Tweetbot’s timeline view may look simple, but there’s a lot of power under the hood.
Tapping a tweet unveils actions like reply, retweet or quote, favorite, and share from this view. (Long press on these items for hidden goodies.) Tapping the gear icon allows you to view details, RTs, favorites, or translate the tweet:
Swiping on a tweet will pull in any related tweets. It’s a great way to catch up on a conversation thread or view a bunch of replies all in one place.
The main view in the app can show more than just your timeline. On the iPad, the icons down the right side of the screen will switch the view between the Timeline, Mentions, Direct Messages, Stats/Activity, Search, Favorites, your Profile, Lists, and Mute Filters.
(On the iPhone, some of these are stashed away in the last two controls across the bottom of the screen. Long press to change between them.)
With their devices in the landscape orientation, iPad users will see an extra column to the right of the main timeline view. This always-visible right-hand pane that — by tapping on the name at the top — can be set to display: (a) your mentions stream; or (b) one of your saved searches; (c) one of your Twitter lists.
Advanced Features
Tweetbot checks all the boxes required to make a good Twitter client. It’s easy to read the timeline, check on replies, and dive into a conversation with just a tap or two. You can update your profile, edit your lists, and check on saved searches easily, as well.
Tweetbot includes a powerful mute filter. Muted users, hashtags, or phrases will simply vanish from your timeline. It’s smart, though: Tweetbot won’t mute your mentions or DMs if they contain muted language or are from a muted user.
To mute a hashtag, simply tap on it in your timeline. A menu will slide up from the bottom of the screen. Tap Mute, then the amount of time you want to mute the hashtag for. Trying to avoid news about a TV show? A day may be long enough. Trying to avoid news about #KanyeForPresident? Go ahead and select “Forever.”
Likewise, users can be muted. If you view their profile, you can tap the gear icon and mute from there. Mute filters can be viewed and edited in its own view.
Tweetbot 5 uses iOS 12’s Safari View Controller instead of a custom in-app browser. This means in-app browsing is just as fast as it is in Safari, but as SVC takes over the entire screen, gone are the days of following a link in your Mentions timeline and leaving the webpage up as you tap your way through other views in the app.
Price
Tweetbot 5 is a $4.99 universal iOS app and it requires iOS 10.3 or later.
Some may consider that expensive in a world of free apps, and while we think it’s worth it, there are other options.
Other Contenders
There are several Twitter clients on the iOS App Store, but only two are worth looking at if Tweetbot isn’t your cup of tea.
Twitterrific
Twitterrific for iOS has been around since day one of the App Store. Over the years, its undergone numerous revisions, and is a solid alternative if you don’t care for Tweetbot.
While both it and Tweetbot offer a dark mode (seriously, all apps should do this), Twitterrific goes a step further, allowing users to choose from multiple fonts, adjust things like line height of text, and even avatar size.
It supports all of iOS 9’s multitasking features, and comes with an Apple Watch app, unlike Tweetbot. On the Watch, you can compose new tweets with Siri, track tweet’s stats, receive notifications, and reply to mentions, replies, and direct messages. You can even follow new followers back, all without pulling your phone out of your pocket.
All of these events show up in order; tapping them reveals the actions you can take on them.
If having Twitter on your wrist is important to you, Twitterrific gets it right. It’s more full-featured than Tweetbot, without a doubt.
Twitterrific is free on the iOS App Store. In-app purchases are available to enable push notifications and tweet translation and remove ads. All in all, you can spend $4.99 unlocking features in Twitterrific.
Twitter.app
Twitter’s first-party client (written here as Twitter.app to avoid confusion) is free and updated on a regular basis, which is a pretty hard thing to argue with, if we were all to be honest.
So let me argue with it.
Twitter.app seems to be the company’s playground. New ideas and new features are added, and very often, not to everyone’s account at once. The result is a UI and feature set that can be confusing. While the good ideas often stick around, users are forced to live with Twitter’s bad ideas until they’re sorted out.
If you use Twitter while on your iPad, you’ll notice the Twitter.app isn’t designed to take advantage of the additional screen real estate.
In Conclusion
While Tweetbot for iPad may have been a long-time coming, version 5 marks the return of the app being our true favorite when it comes to iOS. Tweetbot 5 is well-designed, easy-to-use, but customizable and powerful at the same time. That’s a powerful combination when it comes to iOS software, and its why we recommend Tweetbot for iOS above its competition.