What are the best Twitter clients for Linux?

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The Best 1 of 7 OptionsWhy?

Best Twitter clients for Linux	Price	Last Updated
91 Birdie	-	Sep 10, 2020
-- Choqok	-	Aug 23, 2020
-- KDE plasmoid twitter client	0	Sep 18, 2020
-- Turpial	-	Aug 2, 2020
-- Polly	-	Mar 27, 2020

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6 Other Options Considered

Choqok

Top Con

Out of date

More than two years since the last code commit, this app will fail when Twitter changes their API. See More

Top Pro

Plugins that extend functionality are available

LearnedCeuthonymus's Experience

Works like a charme with openSUSE LEAP 15.0 See More

Top Con

No multi-column layout option

You can just see one feed at a time. No way to set up side-by-side feeds. See More

Top Pro

Highly customizable

Custom keybindings, color schemes, etc. Even the plugins are customizable. See More

Top Con

Feels out of place on non-KDE systems

As a KDE application, it doesn't look right on desktop environments other than KDE, such as Gnome, that's used by Ubuntu's Unity. See More

Top Pro

Unfurls long URLs

Shows non-shortened URLs on hover so you can check if you feel safe visiting the URL before clicking it. See More

Top Con

Requires the KDE framework

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KDE plasmoid twitter client

Top Con

Unmaintained

The last commit to the project was in 2016. See More

Top Pro

Simplicity

EagerAmeNoKoyane's Experience

Abandoned project, in 2020 last commit already 4 years old... See More

Top Pro

Integrated into KDE Plasma

KnowledgeableCatequil's Experience

Simple, nice, quick ;) My favorite Twitter client See More

Top Pro

Only Twitter client for KDE

EnchantingMenuo's Experience

Great simple twitter client for KDE Plasma desktop enviroment. See More

Top Pro

Tweets, Notifications, Messages

Top Pro

Works really great

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Turpial

Top Con

Out of date

More than two years since the last code commit, this app will fail when Twitter changes their API. See More

Top Pro

Highly configurable

Turpial offers a plethora of confugration options. Within settings you can customize notifications, services, what happens on startup, how filters behave, the integration with the web browser, how to set up an API proxy, etc. And all of those categories of options go into great detail. For example, you can set the refreshrate on a per-column basis. See More

DedicatedEreshkigal's Experience

good client but not updated in several years, some flaws (cuts the tweets before the end) See More

Top Con

Can't display inline images

Images are embedded. See More

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Polly

Top Con

Out of date

More than two years since the last code commit, this app will fail when Twitter changes their API. See More

Top Pro

Notifications include details

Most clients use notifications only to inform you of the fact that there's a new item that needs your attention, but Polly also includes the item in the notification, allowing you to decide with a glance at the notification if you wish to take action. See More

TrustingVoluptas's Experience

One of the only client I know where you can display at the same time your feeds, single out a feed and a search. See More

Top Con

Can't view full-sized images in within the app

While the app can show previews inline, to show full images, they are opened in a browser instead of being opened within the application. See More

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corebird

Top Con

Unpleasant UI

Top Pro

Best UI of all Twitter clients

VersatileLibitina's Experience

No longer maintained :( So live stream wont work, u have to close and open the program to see new tweets. But its so good looking and simple. See More

Top Con

No live update

No live updates anymore. You have to close and reopen the program to see new tweets. See More

Top Pro

Plays movies and shows images in-line with the tweet(s)

Even movie types that chrome-based browsers on Linux do not play are shown. Images of retweeted or liked tweets are shown in-line too. See More

IndependentArebati's Experience

Unmaintained. The developer has explicitly abandoned the project. See More

Top Con

Borderline outdated

According to the installation: Warning: runtime/org.baedert.corebird.Locale/x86_64/stable is end-of-life, with reason: Vital Twitter API endpoints have been retired and as a consequence, Corebird is unmaintained and will not work in the future. See More

CourteousKakka's Experience

Does not refresh the timeline. See More

Top Con

No ability to change the tiny font that it uses

Absolutely no ability to customize UI. Completely unusable on high DPI displays. See More

PracticalFulgora's Experience

Completely pathetic and inexcusable that you can't adjust font size. See More

Top Con

Not for infinite scrolling

After showing a limited number of posts, the infinite scrolling no longer works with an "too many requests" error. See More

ThoroughNehebkau's Experience

All a twitter GUI should support See More

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Birdie

Top Con

No longer maintained

Top Pro

Simple

The app has just 5 tabs - home, replies, direct messages, profile and search. That's it. See More

PassionateYurlungur's Experience

repo doesn't work. Project hasn't been updated in years. See More

Top Con

Limited configuration options

The tradeoff to Birdie's simplicity is that if you don't like something about how it presents the information, you most likely won't be able to change it. See More

Top Pro

Good looking interface

Birdie has paid attention to details - cohesive icons, functional typography, color scheme that's easy on the eyes, layout and letter spacing that makes reading the feed comfortable, etc. See More

EnergeticEidothea's Experience

No Linux anymore See More

Top Con

Elementary OS focussed, might not work properly on other distros

The dev has decided to continue development based on Elementary OS APIs, entirely dropping support for other ditros. https://www.birdieapp.eu/building-our-future-on-elementary-os/ See More

ResponsiveZhongKui's Experience

Elementary. Very basic setup. Not good UX See More

Top Con

No built-in spell checker

Top Con

Lacks a built-in URL shortener

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The Best 1 of 7 OptionsWhy?

My Recommendation for Birdie

My Recommendation for Birdie

No longer maintained

Simple

Limited configuration options

Good looking interface

Elementary OS focussed, might not work properly on other distros

No built-in spell checker

Lacks a built-in URL shortener

6 Other Options Considered

My Recommendation for Choqok

My Recommendation for Choqok

Out of date

Plugins that extend functionality are available

No multi-column layout option

Highly customizable

Feels out of place on non-KDE systems

Unfurls long URLs

Requires the KDE framework

My Recommendation for KDE plasmoid twitter client

My Recommendation for KDE plasmoid twitter client

Unmaintained

Simplicity

Integrated into KDE Plasma

Only Twitter client for KDE

Tweets, Notifications, Messages

Works really great

My Recommendation for Turpial

My Recommendation for Turpial

Out of date

Highly configurable

Can't display inline images

My Recommendation for Polly

My Recommendation for Polly

Out of date

Notifications include details

Can't view full-sized images in within the app

My Recommendation for oysttyer

My Recommendation for oysttyer

Filters promoted tweets

No GUI

automation

Doesn't support Unicode

Out of date

My Recommendation for corebird

My Recommendation for corebird

Unpleasant UI

Best UI of all Twitter clients

No live update

Plays movies and shows images in-line with the tweet(s)

Borderline outdated

No ability to change the tiny font that it uses

Not for infinite scrolling

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My Recommendation for AgenDAV

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