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Tweeten Changelog

What's new in Tweeten 5.5.0

Jul 29, 2021
  • Introducing Tweeten Notifications:
  • Get real-time updates for your columns, built on top of the existing TweetDeck notification system.
  • Tweeten Notifications allow you to interact with tweets directly, including being able to like a tweet.
  • Complete control over how and where notifications appear via Tweeten Settings > Notifications.
  • You can view images and GIFs within notifications.
  • You can view quoted tweets in notifications, as well as more general details for each tweet/notification.
  • Tweeten Notifications respect Do Not Disturb settings in macOS (only on Intel Mac devices) and Focus Assist settings in Windows 10/11.
  • Built-in mute feature allows you to temporarily disable notifications easily.
  • Added the ability to set custom notification sounds (#233). This is independent of Tweeten Notifications, so you will be able to use custom notification sounds even if you disable Tweeten Notifications.
  • Added the ability to disable the spell checker (#211).
  • Added ability to choose the language for spell checker on Windows. On macOS, Tweeten follows native OS settings (System Preferences > Keyboard > Spelling).
  • The new Tweeten logo has been slightly adjusted to be larger on both Windows and macOS.
  • Fixed an issue where the app would not close properly in macOS (#238), resulting in changed behaviour:
  • When you now close the Tweeten window with the red X button, it will simply hide the window, and clicking on the Tweeten icon on the taskbar will show the window again. This will ensure that notifications still show up and that you are able to perform tweet actions (like/RT/reply) from the notifications.
  • To completely close the app, including the notifications, you will have to hit CMD+Q, or "Quit App" from the context menu of the app in the dock.
  • This is in line with the behaviour of other apps such as Discord, Spotify, etc.
  • Fixed an issue where the app would not focus the existing instance when attempting to launch a second instance with "multiple instances" option disabled.
  • Fixed an issue where the compact RT modal did not work when the Tweeten window is narrow (#248).
  • Fixed an issue where the compact RT modal broke modals such as "Add or remove from lists..." and "Add to Collection..." (#249).
  • Changed compact RT modal behaviour to only close when the tweet moves. Previously, the modal would close if there was any scroll event in the app.
  • Fixed an issue where native Twitter videos would not play (#230).
  • Fixed an issue where the GIF zoom preview would take up the entire window for larger GIFs (#243).
  • Fixed an issue where the app wouldn't persist previous window state before installing a new update.
  • Fixed an issue where the "clear column" quick action did not appear for Search columns (#227).
  • Fixed an issue where Tweeten did not persist the zoom level across sessions (#192).

New in Tweeten 5.4 (Jul 12, 2021)

  • Compact RT modal: when retweeting, the RT modal will no longer take up the whole screen. Instead, you will see a compact modal that is much easier and quicker to access.
  • Fixed an issue where Tweeten would not release the video lock after watching a video, preventing monitors from going to sleep (#231)
  • Fixed an issue where Tweeten was checking for app updates even if automatic updates were disabled in Settings (#240)

New in Tweeten 5.3 (Mar 26, 2021)

  • Settings: completely revamped from the ground-up!
  • New, responsive design.
  • Instant theme changes without reloading.
  • Ability to sync Tweeten theme with your OS theme.
  • Search for settings instantly — search by keywords, or by tags like "privacy", "customization".
  • Most settings are now applied instantly — reloads/restarts and only required based on the context.
  • Custom CSS now uses the same editor (i.e. Monaco) as Visual Studio Code so you can now custom CSS for Tweeten with syntax highlighting and more. You can now see changes in effect instantly, too.
  • Muted words and filters have been moved out of settings
  • Apple Silicon support.
  • You can now display column icons in the column headers.
  • You can now grab the top-left corner of columns to move them around and re-order the layout.
  • You can now display a separator between tweets.
  • "Clear column" icon has been updated to be less confusing.
  • Fixed an issue where the app wouldn't close from the custom titlebar in Windows.
  • Fixed an issue with Hardware Acceleration — please turn off hardware acceleration if you experience frame drops.

New in Tweeten 5.2.1 (Dec 19, 2020)

  • Fixes:
  • The new spellchecker prevented the app from starting in some countries.
  • Tweeten shortcuts were activated globally, instead of just within the app.
  • The "Edit" menu in the right-click menu was not appearing in some cases.
  • Known issues:
  • It is not possible to disable the spellchecker completely

New in Tweeten 5.1.0 (Aug 10, 2020)

  • Say hello to the new Tweeten pickers: completely rebuilt from the ground-up with new features and design. The new GIF and Emoji pickers are now available across Tweeten, not just the compose box. You can add GIFs and emojis when you are writing a new tweet, replying to someone, or direct messaging someone.
  • Two new handy shortcuts make it even easier to access the new pickers: use Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+E to access the emoji picker and Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+G for the GIF picker. Checkout Settings > App for new options related to the new Tweeten pickers.
  • Accessibility: Tweeten can now automatically prompt you to add image descriptions whenever you are adding a new image. The feature is disabled by default, but you can enable it under Settings > App to help make Twitter more accessible to everyone.
  • Support Tweeten: I'm testing a new, less intrusive "Support Tweeten" message that's much easier on the eyes, and takes up less space. This is just a test and maybe reverted in the future.
  • Others: Fixed the interface for the Trending column, and some other minor fixes.

New in Tweeten 5.0.5 (Jul 6, 2020)

  • Improved Search: search results column now appear at the beginning of your columns list, instead of moving to the end.
  • You can now quickly remove a search results column with the new remove button at the column header.
  • You can now display quick action buttons for clearing and removing a column on column headers. Enable it under the new Columns sections in Settings > Customizations.
  • Fixed an issue where the settings confirmation dialog was preventing users from saving/closing the settings window.
  • Windows: Fixed a number of issues with state management and DPI support for those with multi-monitors.

New in Tweeten 5.0.4 (Jun 22, 2020)

  • For Windows users, the app state management has been completely rebuilt to be more reliable, especially with multi-monitor setups.
  • Theme syncing with your TweetDeck theme no longer requires a full restart of the app.
  • For macOS users, the “Move to Applications folder” dialog has been fixed.
  • Added donation link to the app bar.

New in Tweeten 5.0.3 (May 16, 2020)

  • General:
  • New, reliable update system -- completely rebuilt from the roundup and now shows update size, update progress, and the download speed for updates
  • Fixed the "automatically pause GIFs in column" option
  • Fixed an issue with the video player where opening a video would not automatically start playing the video
  • Fixed the "Download Video" button
  • Minor styling fixes
  • Windows:
  • Fixed the issue where the option for "Update download path when saved to a different location" did not work as expected (#172)

New in Tweeten 5.0.2 (Feb 13, 2020)

  • With Tweeten 5, the best Twitter experience for Windows s coming to ARM64 devices. Tweeten 5 also brings a number of new features, including:
  • Improved download video and download GIF feature, with new option to open the downloaded file in your file manager
  • Ability to set a default download location
  • Importing previously backed up settings will now check for validness of the file so it doesn't corrupt the app settings
  • You can now reset Tweeten settings without having to logout
  • Improved login interface

New in Tweeten 4.9.0 (Feb 9, 2020)

  • Update hotfix-4.6.9.css

New in Tweeten 4.7.0.0 (Feb 9, 2020)

  • Tweeten 4.7 fixes GIF search, video downloads.

New in Tweeten 4.6.9.0 (May 20, 2019)

  • Added compatibility for the new, opt-in compose system.

New in Tweeten 4.6.8.0 (Mar 25, 2019)

  • Brings back the Emoji Picker and GIF Search.

New in Tweeten 4.6.7.0 (Jan 18, 2019)

  • Minor UI fixes
  • Fixes a memory leak caused by the updater
  • Removes the holiday season theme
  • Updates the link in About to builtbymeh.com

New in Tweeten 4.6.6.0 (Dec 17, 2018)

  • A new, holiday-themed welcome screen for the season
  • The full-screen mode in Windows 10 now has a button to exit the full-screen mode
  • Hotfixes are now theme-specific
  • You can now share certain columns like lists, collections, etc.
  • Tweeten now checks for new updates every 30 minutes
  • Fixed an issue where Tweeten would show a message notifying users they are up to date every hour
  • Bunch of sweet, sweet UI fixes

New in Tweeten 4.6.3 (Dec 5, 2018)

  • Further fixes and improvements

New in Tweeten 4.6.2 (Nov 28, 2018)

  • Update auto_updater.json

New in Tweeten 4.6.1 (Jul 28, 2018)

  • Tweeten 4.6.1 comes with a fix for the broken UI of the new like/reply/retweet counts in the stream view for columns. There's also a minor UI fix for the broken layout when the "View Tweet Analytics" option is visible.

New in Tweeten 4.6.0 (Jul 23, 2018)

  • Tweeten's installer on Windows is now down to ~40MB from ~160MB 🎉
  • Tweeten now supports delta updates for major updates and patches, which means you can now update to the latest version of Tweeten in seconds. Like Flash ⚡
  • Tweeten now checks for updates in the background, so when you are running the app for hours and there's a new update released, you can get it installed instantly without having to restart the app to check for updates ✨
  • The update system is now more reliable and less prone to crashing 🙌
  • Tweeten should now once again be functional on older versions of macOS (e.g. 10.9.5) 😌

New in Tweeten 4.5.3 (Jul 2, 2018)

  • Another emergency patch for Tweeten 4.5 to protect against latest TweetDeck update.

New in Tweeten 4.5.2 (Jul 2, 2018)

  • TweetDeck will release a new update on Monday that is expected to break Tweeten, this patch should help prevent that.
  • Windows users, the splash screen of Tweeten now shows a Windows device instead of a Mac.

New in Tweeten 4.5 (Jun 27, 2018)

  • Say hello to Tweeten Black: A beautiful new dark theme that is full of deep blacks, offering a super sexy tweeting experience that you won't get anywhere else. Now on Tweeten. For free.
  • A new onboarding experience: Completely rebuilt from the ground up, the login and start-up experience for the app has been revamped with a vibrant new design.
  • Settings: A re-organized settings app, with sub-sections, make it much quicker to find the exact customization options you're looking for.
  • Direct Messages: You can now download private images on DMs. Privacy features such as the ability to blur messages and hide other info on the DM column are once again available.
  • Patching: Tweeten can now automatically update itself to apply patches when there's a breaking TweetDeck bug, meaning you no longer have to manually download updates from the site. Oh, and, when something is broken and we are aware of the issue, you will be notified on the splash screen of the app so you can rest assured and don't bug us about the broken things while we are busy focusing on fixing it.
  • Tweeten is now a single instance application by default, but you can enable multiple instances from settings if you'd like.
  • macOS users: Tweeten will no longer bug you about moving the app to the applications folder, and fail to do so when you allow it. Yes, Tweeten can now properly move itself to the applications folder. Finally.
  • Design tweaks for the dark and light themes, plus a lot of minor UI fixes throughout the app.

New in Tweeten 4.4.1 (May 15, 2018)

  • Tweeten 4.4.1 comes with a fix for the latest TweetDeck update which caused the app to stop functioning.

New in Tweeten 4.4.0 (Apr 9, 2018)

  • Tweeten is now fully responsive and works beautifully even when you make the window narrow.
  • Replaced TweetDeck's new rounded UI with the classic Tweeten square UI.
  • User columns now show the user’s profile picture on the navigation instead of an icon.
  • You can now display profile pictures for each column on the navigation.
  • Tweeten can now automagically detect when it’s off-screen, and reposition itself.
  • Always On Top mode now notifies you when it's enabled/disabled.
  • Tweeten's Settings window now automagically repositions itself when it's off-screen, or partially cut off.
  • Lots of minor UI fixes throughout the app.

New in Tweeten 4.3.4 (Feb 27, 2018)

  • Today we are releasing 4.3.4 with some critical fixes:
  • Fixed an issue that prevented new users from logging into the app properly
  • Fixed an issue that prevented users from using the app when they are required to re-login with TweetDeck
  • Tweeten now shows up under its own folder within the Windows Start Menu instead of under GitHub Inc.
  • Re-implemented how God Mode works
  • UI tweaks

New in Tweeten 4.3.3 (Feb 12, 2018)

  • This release of Tweeten includes updated Electron, better fixes for the new TweetDeck dark blue theme, ability to disable super powers, and some minor tweaks to prepare for the new Chrome extension release.

New in Tweeten 4.3.2 (Jan 20, 2018)

  • Filters: We have fixed a bunch of issues related to how Tweeten manages filters in order to improve stability and reliability of the feature. Things should be much better. Sorry for the inconveniences caused by the recent updates.
  • The custom title bar now works better when the app is full-screened.
  • Added a couple of visual cues to the loading screen to better indicate when something is wrong, or when your network is potentially slow.
  • The minimum width of the app now correlates with the column width setting.
  • Added a new mode which will help us debug issues more quickly and easily.
  • The donation dialog no longer opens up instantly for brand new users -- instead, it will only open up after you use Tweeten for a few times.
  • Minor UI fixes

New in Tweeten 4.3.1 (Jan 2, 2018)

  • Syncing: Tweeten now syncs your theme, font, and some other settings across devices and TweetDeck without you needing to do anything. It's that simple. (#48, #47)
  • Filters: Your TweetDeck/Twitter filters now automatically sync on Tweeten, which means your TweetDeck filters will no longer get destroyed as you start using Tweeten. EXTREMELY sorry about that! (thx @pixeldesu)
  • GIF previews are no longer huge, so you can now actually close them. Plus, hitting the Esc key now automatically closes the preview
  • Fixed an issue where the new loading screen would be stuck for some users
  • Fixed an issue which prevented Windows 10 users from closing media previews using the close icon

New in Tweeten 4.3.0 (Dec 27, 2017)

  • Windows 10 users, Tweeten now has a beautiful new titlebar: it works exactly like the default Windows titlebar, but it looks way better than ever before. Not a fan? Go to settings and feel free to disable it
  • Flexible Columns were a terrible idea: With 4.3, we are bringing back the old way of configuring the width of columns, plus with the ability to enter any value you want
  • Settings 1.5: Completely re-built how Tweeten's settings are handled. This means 1) you no longer have to manually restart the app when tweaking settings like hardware acceleration, tray options, etc. 2) the design of the settings dialog has been slightly tweaked. 3) that's it
  • Threads: Tweet threads now have a better UI on TweetDeck, making it easier to go through tweets on a thread that you are probably wasting time reading
  • Say goodbye to the TweetDeck loading screen: you will only see the Tweeten loading screen from now on, rather than seeing the TweetDeck loading screen along with the Tweeten loading screen. It's much nicer now
  • Design: As usual, lots of minor UI-related fixes throughout the app

New in Tweeten 4.2.2 (Dec 3, 2017)

  • Fixed an issue where GIF Search would remove the tweet that you are replying to after adding a new GIF
  • Added option to donate via Patreon
  • Fixed an issue where the like/favorite icon's placement would be visually incorrect
  • Fixed an issue where the columns on modals wouldn't take up the full space

New in Tweeten 4.2.1 (Nov 28, 2017)

  • GIF Search: Now you can directly upload GIFs to Tweeten without needing to save them to your device and manually upload to your tweets. Thanks to https://github.com/eramdam/BetterTweetDeck.
  • Flexible Columns: Reset all of your column sizes, and bring them back to their original size with a single click.
  • Improved profile UI
  • Improved UI for Retweet, Like from accounts, Follow from accounts modals
  • Removed Old Reply Style feature
  • Fixed a bug where the columns would move slightly after the app loads

New in Tweeten 4.2.0 (Nov 20, 2017)

  • GIF Search: itshappening.gif. We have completely rebuild the GIF search feature from the ground up to offer a cleaner and much faster experience
  • Flexible Columns: You can now input any width for each column on Tweeten's Flexible Columns feature from the Settings page. This means you can now have a column that's only 50 pixels wide or a column that's 2000 pixels wide
  • 280 characters: Tweeten now lets you bring back the numerical character count for tweets
  • UI: Bunch of fixes throughout the app

New in Tweeten 4.1.0 (Oct 8, 2017)

  • Flexible Columns: You can now set different sizes for every column. Use the new settings UI to make your columns bigger or smaller, and see the changes in real-time.
  • Notification and status updates have been redesigned
  • Accounts UI has been redesigned
  • Improved user interface for video uploads
  • Minor design fixes for direct messages
  • UI fixes for some modals
  • Other small UI fixes throughout the app

New in Tweeten 4.0.3 (Jul 13, 2017)

  • Improved the hotifixing system to be theme-aware
  • Fixed an issue which caused the dark theme to break in some parts
  • Fixed an issue where you a column's styling would break for a split second when going back from like and RT activities
  • Fixed the issue which caused developer windows to open up in the welcome page

New in Tweeten 4.0.2 (Jul 3, 2017)

  • I'm releasing Tweeten 4.0.2 today with some improvements to the onboarding experience. Tweeten now supports backup codes for those with two-factor authentication enabled, and more:
  • Tweeten now lets you reset your Twitter password from within the app
  • Backup codes for two-factor authentication are now support
  • Fixed the copy/paste issue for the input fields on the login page for Mac users
  • The alerts in the login window are less obtrusive now
  • Improved the loading animation and the login window animations
  • Tweeten no longer looks bigger than other app icons on your Mac's dock
  • Improved Windows Store detection for auto updates

New in Tweeten 4.0.1 (Jul 3, 2017)

  • You can now download Twitter Videos
  • Added more options for font sizes
  • [Windows] Fixed an issue which prevented the app from removing older update files after updating to a newer app
  • [Windows] Fixed an issue which resulted in the app not focusing on the compose box when using shortcuts from the tray icon
  • [Windows] The app no longer requires you to have the "Show app icon on tray" for the "Minimize to tray" option to work

New in Tweeten 4.0.0 (Jul 3, 2017)

  • Completely re-written from the ground-up
  • The new Tweeten is 50% lighter than the original Tweeten on Windows and takes less than 20 seconds to install on a new machine
  • A significantly improved interface that offers a gorgeous tweeting experience
  • A built-in emoji picker
  • New privacy features: you can now hide DMs on the Direct Messages column
  • Lots of new settings
  • Filters
  • GIF Zoom lets you get all the details on a GIF without hurting your eyeballs
  • You can now automatically pause GIFs in columns
  • You no longer need to update Tweeten by manually downloading a new file for every update
  • Our new hotfix system lets us deliver quick fixes rapidly
  • You can now paste images from your clipboard to upload
  • Custom CSS support

New in Tweeten 3.3.6 Beta (Jun 19, 2017)

  • Update to prepare for Tweeten 2 and fix some of the TweetDeck icons.

New in Tweeten 3.3.5 Beta (Mar 30, 2017)

  • Twitter today rolled out a new UX for how replies work on TweetDeck and it is quite terrible. With this update, we are adding an option to bring back the old style for replies! It's an optional feature, you can enable it from Settings (right click anywhere in the app > Settings).
  • If you happen to like the new UX for replies, we have something new for you too: we've slightly updated the Tweeten UI so that it works nicer with the new reply UX. Enjoy!
  • We are still working hard on a major update for Tweeten, and we can't wait to share it with you in a few months! As usual, if you have any feedback, please let us know via Twitter (@tweetenapp). Happy Tweeting!

New in Tweeten 3.3.4 Beta (Feb 27, 2017)

  • We are releasing Tweeten 3.3.4 with a design fix introduced by one of the recent TweetDeck updates

New in Tweeten 3.3.3 Beta (Jan 13, 2017)

  • We are releasing Tweeten 3.3.3 today with a couple of bug fixes:
  • Add New Column box displayed weird buttons, should be fixed now
  • Users using Tweeten's icons for Like/RT notifications had their formatting broken, should be fixed now

New in Tweeten 3.3.2 Beta (Dec 10, 2016)

  • TweetDeck added stats for Replies to tweets, which looked a bit of out place -- so we made it look nicer!
  • TweetDeck rolled out a new update which caused our app design to break a bit, but it should be fixed now.

New in Tweeten 3.3.1 Beta (Sep 18, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue where emojis were huge in user names

New in Tweeten 3.3.0 Beta (Aug 22, 2016)

  • You can search for GIFs on Tweeten and upload them to TweetDeck pretty easily
  • The update fixes all the performance issues introduced with the recent updates
  • We have fixed an issue where Tweeten would forget its position on multi-monitor setups
  • Tweeten now properly remembers its Fullscreen state
  • We've updated how spellchecking works in the app, so it should be slightly faster now
  • Fixed an issue which prevented the spellchecker from working properly on macOS
  • Fixed an issue which prevented users from being able to remote a Quoted Tweet on the Compose sidebar
  • Other minor improvements throughout the app

New in Tweeten 3.2.0 Beta (Aug 10, 2016)

  • We are releasing Tweeten 3.2 today with a a couple of improvements and 2FA support:
  • Added support two-factor authentication support to login
  • The app is now nearly 50% lighter on Windows
  • You can now show Media Details when enlarged
  • UI tweaks for the Compose sidebar
  • We are bringing back the Show More Tweets Button
  • The About section now shows the version number of the app
  • Check For Updates will now notify you when there isn't any new update available
  • Fixed an issue which prevented TweetDeck shortcuts from working when Alt+Tab'ing

New in Tweeten 3.1.1 Beta (Aug 1, 2016)

  • Fixed some minor bugs introduced with Tweeten 3.1.

New in Tweeten 3.1 Beta (Aug 1, 2016)

  • We've added a new splash screen for the app
  • The login experience has been completely redesigned
  • We have also redesigned the logout experience
  • You can now enable GIFs to download in the background automatically
  • The app can now minimizes to tray (disabled by default) when you close it on Windows (previously it'd go to the tray when you minimized the window)
  • Fixed an issue where Tweeten would forget its window state when opened from the tray
  • Fixed an issue which prevented the tray icon from retaining its position on the tray

New in Tweeten 3.0.1 Beta (Jun 27, 2016)

  • You can now save GIFs within Tweeten (as .gif)
  • You can now Drag and Drop static images and .gif files
  • You can now save static images
  • You can now copy URLs for tweets, user profiles, mentions, and more.
  • You can now copy image URLs
  • We've a new font on macOS which looks a lot better
  • We've added support for TweetDeck's native polls
  • The Settings window now closes by itself when you click 'Save Settings'
  • We've fixed the overlay issue for videos and GIFs
  • We've fixed a bunch of other UI issues and optimized some parts of the app

New in Tweeten 2.0.3 Beta (May 24, 2016)

  • Today, we are releasing Tweeten Beta 2.0.3 for Windows and OS X which fixes the issue which caused the Retweet indicators to disappear after last night's update. Additionally, on popular demand, we have made the new message indicator slightly brighter so that it's easier for you to notice new DMs

New in Tweeten 2.0 Beta (May 10, 2016)

  • With the latest update, the app can now display Tweet Actions (RT/Like buttons) all the time. Additionally, the update also lets you display a separator for tweets, which will hopefully make reading tweets slightly easier.
  • We have also packed a bunch of small UI tweaks with this update. In addition to this, we have also improved font rendering, and the font shoud look slightly better with this update.

New in Tweeten 1.8 Beta (Apr 4, 2016)

  • On Windows, we have added the ability to minmize Tweeten to the tray. Just right click anywhere in the app, and click on minimze to tray!
  • We have fixed an issue which caused the app to crash while trying to drag and drop a file on both Windows and Mac. Additionally, we have fixed the Report Tweet and Add to list modals which didn't show the text properly before.

New in Tweeten 1.7.2 Beta (Mar 28, 2016)

  • With the latest release, we are removing suggestions for spell-check from the Windows app due to performance issues. After you install the update, the app should run smoothly from now on. Keep in mind that spell-check is still here, and we just removed the suggestions from the feature.

New in Tweeten 1.7 Beta (Mar 20, 2016)

  • Today we are releasing Beta 1.7 for Tweeten with a bunch of UI improvements
  • With 1.7, we have polished the user interface for the Search feature. We are also adding support for Light theme to the Search feature, so if you use the Light theme, make sure to check it out
  • We have recieved a lot of feedback about the scrollbars recently from our users. With 1.7, we have tweaked the color of the scrollbars slightly, and they are much easier to notice now
  • We have also added support for the Mention list when composing a new tweet in the Light theme. Additionally, we have also added support for Mention list for inline-replies in the Dark theme (also available in the Light theme)
  • The update also introduces a tonne of small UI improvements, including a new UI for the Column Settings option