Version 5 of Twitterrific for Mac is really well done. I can remember using the Mac app from my first days on Twitter back in 2007/2008. Like I mentioned in my best Twitter for iPhone round-up, Twitterrific has been around forever. TweetDeck is a free app on the Mac App Store. It used to have significant crashing problems, but Twitter seems to have gotten that under control. It feels like a web app wrapped in a native wrapper. Other than being free, there is no way I can consider it to be the best Twitter app for the Mac, though. It has a number of handy features for managing multiple accounts, can use group direct messages (third-party apps cannot), can schedule tweets, and can monitor trends.ĭoes TweetDeck feel like it takes advantage of everything macOS has to offer? No, but it’s workable. While I prefer tools like Hootsuite and Buffer for managing corporate accounts (monitoring trends, managing incoming DMs, etc), TweetDeck is a nice native alternative. TweetDeck is really aimed at people who use social media for a living. It eventually was re-released as a native app for Mac and Windows (though the PC app has been discontinued in favor of a web app. I still remember using TweetDeck for Mac back in 2008 when it was an Adobe AIR application.

This week, I am going to pick the best Twitter app for the Mac. While the Twitter website is fine for casual tweeting, people who use Twitter on desktop with any regularity will want a dedicated app. Because Twitter killed its official app for Mac last March, third-party apps are all you can use (except for TweetDeck). This week, I want to look at the best Twitter app for Mac. It’s really one of those “what’s best for you” situations. The great thing about the ecosystem (it’s hanging on by a thread) is that both third-party and first-party options work for people. People who are fine with the official Twitter app (based on how they use Twitter) should stick with it. People who like third-party apps often prefer them for reasons that do make sense. It was interesting to read the replies I got on Twitter from people who felt strongly one way or another about third-party apps or using the official Twitter one. A few weeks ago, I took a look at the best Twitter apps for iPhone.

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