Tweetie
Tweetie is a native macOS Twitter client developed by Atebits, designed to provide a lightweight, focused interface for browsing tweets, composing posts, and managing Twitter accounts. It prioritises real-time updates and a streamlined user experience compared to the web interface. Tweetie was particularly popular among Mac power users during the early-to-mid 2010s before being acquired by Twitter and eventually discontinued in favour of web-based and native Twitter app strategies.
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1 suggestionTweetie appears to have been discontinued by Twitter several years ago, and we could find no evidence of an active native Apple Silicon build or ongoing development. The app will continue to run under Rosetta 2 today, but Apple is removing Rosetta in macOS 28 (late 2027), so Tweetie will stop launching on that release. For staying connected to Twitter/X, the official X app (Twitter's native macOS client) is the vendor's current offering and runs natively on Apple Silicon. Alternatively, Tweetbot 3 is a well-regarded independent third-party Twitter client available on the Mac App Store with native Apple Silicon support and strong community following. Both will ensure uninterrupted Twitter/X access beyond late 2027 when Rosetta 2 is removed.
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