I’d like a “brain-streaming”-safe Twitter client:
- no timeline
- can write and publish tweets/threads, including offline
- no like/retweet counts
- shows replies/qts/DMs from mutuals, batches others for mass triage
etc. Basically: “safe” to keep open to share during the day.
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Tweetdeck is the closest I have, but it doesn’t natively support writing threads, the like/retweet counters are poisonous, the replies are too unfiltered, and it’s inexplicably glitchy.
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(While I’m making a wishlist for non-commercially-viable software: it should of course also be a native Mac app.)
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Just discovered: you can make TweetDeck show replies/QTs (but not DMs) only from people you follow! Creates a much calmer vibe.
(Of course one of the best parts of Twitter is conversation with people you don’t already know, but I’d rather batch that for “consme mode")
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OK, and now I'm running TweetDeck with Demetricator, which removes all the poisonous numbers. I don't use FF, so using it as a dedicated TweetDeck. Thread/offline support and native app are my only remaining wishes. This is close enough, I think. Hooray!
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In order to hide like / retweet counts (this works on TweetDeck too!) I use Twitter Demetricator. Basically hides every number you might see. bengrosser.com/projects/twitt
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Oh boy, and with this extension, I can remove all the browser chrome. Getting there…
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Installed, liked the tweet, automatically went to see how many others liked it... oh wait.
Yeah, instantly worth it.
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It's amazing that there are so many plugins, which let users control experience. Besides Demetricator there is Minimal Filter, which reduces unessential features from few websites, uBlock, which let user hide any unwanted element (e.g. going "no logo"), and News-feed Eradicator.
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I use Minimal Twitter. It lets you hide those “poisonous numbers” and also declutters the UI while leaving the rest of functionality intact.
Desktop web only, though.
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Can’t you install it as a PWA? If not then a custom extension could probably enable that…
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