MetroTwit - (Freeware)
Socialize and enter Tweets quickly with the MetroTwit, the Twitter application for Windows.
MetroTwit is a desktop client for Twitter, the social network to 145 characters. User can enter his Tweets quickly and track messages without his subscriptions through the browser. MetroTwit interface is very simple and allows to display on different columns, the subscriptions, direct messages, mentions or the search results. Other settings are also available: customizing the application, alert Tweets, position reporting, or change the site of loading images.
A preview system will follow the links or view images in messages posted while proposing to open them in the default browser.
- Fixed view conversation to display tweets instantly than waiting for whole thread
- Changed URL shortening setting to show native Twitter URL shortening
- Fixed pause columns utilizing the new backlog functionality
- Fixed URLs not counting correctly in tweet compose box
- Fixed media preview for very small images not appear tiny
- Fixed MetroTwit Plus verification to email addresses with “plus†symbols
- Fixed context-menu text appearing black on dark theme for Windows 8 Aero Basic users
- Fixed changing themes leading to columns no longer adapting to resizing
- Fixed media preview crashing for corrupt images
- Changed Proxlet naming in settings to generic “API Proxyâ€
- Fixed copying tweets with square brackets becoming HTML entities
- Attempted fix at profile corruption issue by reducing the number of save points
- Added pasting links prepend space before to prevent unclickable links
- Fixed duplicate tweets when resuming from Twitter streaming disconnect
- Added support for profile updating event from Twitter streaming
- Fixed high DPI bug popup column positioning
- Tweaked inline popup positioning logic when the screen might not fit
- Fixed copying expanded URL overriding normal URL
- Fixed popup column crashing if closing while moving back
- Fix blocked users tweet being retweeted in the timeline
- Fixed tweet buttons disabled if sending tweet failed once
- Fixed notification toast to show at least two lines of text with RT
- Optimized media preview to not jitter at launch
- Fixing resizing bug if lots of columns displayed
- Changed MetroTwit Plus verification failing on some locales
- Tweaked ad refresh cycle now adaptive to inactive/idle application
- Attempt to fix tweet fade in animation which caused invisible tweets
- Removed the retweet grouping functionality which deleted the original tweet
- Removed arrows and animations from popups for performance
- Fixed a popup column positioning bug after cycling back/forward
- Fixed popup column might appear out of screen
- Fixed URL displays to new Twitter format
- Added support for Twitter entities in Twitter searches
- Swapped RT/refresh icons to be more consistent with UI standards
- Changed profile column layout
- Fixed tweets appearing out of order when streaming
- Added new sign-in experience to simplify the Twitter OAuth process
- Added error if computer time is off and streaming cannot connect
- Fixed trends showing selected location name by accident
- Fixed media previews to use new Embed.ly service
- Fixed taskbar notification not updating after settings change
- Added a tip to bypass media preview
- Changed style of overlays, introduced popup column overlay
- Tweaked size of popup columns
- Fixed pressing “c†accidentally closing windows