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Tweetbot for Mac Launches as Public Alpha

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Roughly three weeks after Tapbots' Mark Jardine teased the existence of a Mac version of the popular iOS Twitter client Tweetbot, the application has now launched to the public. But rather than coming as a final release, Tapbots notes in a blog post that it is initially arriving as a public alpha.
We've decided to release it as a public alpha to a) motivate us to finish faster, and b) get feedback to help us build the best Mac incarnation of Tweetbot we can make. You can love it or hate it, but rest assured it will only get much much better from here.
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Tapbots has not yet decided on pricing for the final release version of Tweetbot for Mac, but should "think of [the public alpha] as a long term trial" available free of charge. The final version will be available via the Mac App Store.

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The early public alpha will undoubtedly contain a number of bugs and comes with no official support, but users are encouraged to download the application and submit feedback to help fix and improve the software. Some features such as Notification Center and iCloud sync support do not function in the public alpha due to Apple restricting such features to Mac App Store apps, but they will be included in the final shipping version.

Tweetbot gained a loyal following with its iPhone app [App Store], released in April of last year. Tweetbot made the jump to the larger screen with the launch of an iPad version [App Store] in February of this year. Each of the iOS apps is priced at $2.99.

Article Link: Tweetbot for Mac Launches as Public Alpha
 
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Does anybody else love that icon? :) It also wobbles like an egg about to hatch when you visit the download page.
 
Awesome. Just downloaded it. It looks like the iPad and iPhone version, especially the iPad version. My favorite Twitter app.
 
I took a quick look at this, but it needs to be much more polished for me to use it. Basic features work fine though so it's definitely usable if you don't mind unfinished software. Good luck to the developers re possible changes to Twitter policies.
 
Do ANY of these twitter clients sync (via iCloud or proprietary means) so that when I pick up my iPhone it is scrolled to where I left off on my Mac or my iPad and vice versa, etc?
 
Tapbots is one of these companies who have Apple's passion. Their stuff just works and works awesomely.

Sadly not so much companies are left there.
 
akm3 said:
Do ANY of these twitter clients sync (via iCloud or proprietary means) so that when I pick up my iPhone it is scrolled to where I left off on my Mac or my iPad and vice versa, etc?
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Tweetbot for iOS does that with Markers. I have to assume that the OS X version of Tweetbot does or will have the same capability at some point, and that will be very nice.
 
SandboxGeneral said:
Tweetbot for iOS does that with Markers. I have to assume that the OS X version of Tweetbot does or will have the same capability at some point, and that will be very nice.
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The Mac version currently supports TweetMarker so you could use that for iOS. But like you saw, iCloud isn't supported...yet.
 
WordMasterRice said:
What does that even mean, being an alpha is as rough as it gets.
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I was expecting an alpha but this is, I don't know, it doesn't feel like something tapbots would put out. The app is sluggish, everywhere, unfinished graphics etc. I don't know, I guess I was expecting a finished product or at least something that is better than the default twitter app, even in alpha form. This is just bad.

Ok, now i go back to my cave :D
 
The final version will have at least iCloud support, and I assume it'll get Tweet Marker support like the iOS version.

I hope they do a "small" version of this UI. It's way too big for my 13" MBP. There needs to be a way to hide the sidebar, too.
 
rmwebs said:
I hope this is only the alpha UI - it looks very fugly and rushed.
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Pretty sure it looks just like Tweetbot for iOS... and that's a pretty damn good thing.

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Cougarcat said:
The final version will have at least iCloud support, and I assume it'll get Tweet Marker support like the iOS version.
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Tweet Marker support is already in there. iCloud support coming when shipped.
 
starflyer said:
How so?
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The interface (scrolling particularly) is a bit sluggish. But it's an alpha so that'll get fixed up undoubtedly.

Also, there's no back/forward swipe gesture. I'm so used to that in Safari and the official Twitter app, and other apps, that I just expect it to be there. Hopefully that'll get added (I'll send feedback).

Otherwise, it looks great! Can't wait for the final release.
 
iCloud support is limited to MAS apps so once it ships it should have that.

great so far from what i've seen and used.
 
sure, it's an "alpha" release but that UI is disgusting. even twitter for mac is far superior in UI design.
 
rorschach said:
The interface (scrolling particularly) is a bit sluggish. But it's an alpha so that'll get fixed up undoubtedly.

Also, there's no back/forward swipe gesture. I'm so used to that in Safari and the official Twitter app, and other apps, that I just expect it to be there. Hopefully that'll get added (I'll send feedback).

Otherwise, it looks great! Can't wait for the final release.
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swiping left brings up the user's profile, swiping right brings up the conversation. however the only way to get back is to use the top navigation.
 
Compile 'em all said:
I was expecting an alpha but this is, I don't know, it doesn't feel like something tapbots would put out. The app is sluggish, everywhere, unfinished graphics etc. I don't know, I guess I was expecting a finished product or at least something that is better than the default twitter app, even in alpha form. This is just bad.

Ok, now i go back to my cave :D
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Alpha is, by definition, not even feature complete, let along optimized, which doesn't come along until beta when all of the features have been nailed down.
 
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