Which are the best Twitter clients and how to compare them? Twitter is becoming popular day by day and thousands of people join Twitter daily. Many third-party Twitter clients found their way into the internet and there are many Twitter clients available for download.
These Twitter clients enable us to tweet and perform many other functions right from the desktop. Here are some of the popular Twitter clients that are being compared based on the features available.
Twitter Client/ Features | TweetDeck | Twhirl | AlertThingy | Seesmic Desktop |
Price | Free | Free | Free | Free |
Platform | Mac + PC | Mac + PC | Mac + PC | Mac + PC |
Multiple Twitter Accounts | No (add in new version) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tweet Functionality | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Reply to Tweet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Direct Messaging | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Delete Tweets directly | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
View Public Timeline | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
View Friends Timeline | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Photo sharing | Yes via Twitpic | Yes via Twitpic | Yes via Twitpic | Yes via Twitpic and webcam |
Video Sharing | Yes via 12seconds | Yes via Seesmic | NA | Yes Directly |
Multiple Networks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
URL shortening | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Search functionality | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Keyboard Shortcuts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Message Notifications | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Total Points | 14-15/15 | 15/15 | 14/15 | 14/15 |
Twitter Client/ Features | OrSiSo | Twitterific | Nambu | Twitterified |
Price | Free | Free | Free | Free |
Platform | Mac + PC | Mac | Mac | Mac + PC |
Multiple Twitter Accounts | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA |
Tweet Functionality | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Reply to Tweet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Direct Messaging | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Delete Tweets directly | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
View Public Timeline | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
View Friends Timeline | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Photo sharing | Yes Directly | NA | Yes Via pic.im | Yes Directly |
Video Sharing | NA | NA | NA | Yes directly |
Multiple Networks | Yes | No | Yes | No |
URL shortening | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Search functionality | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Keyboard Shortcuts | No | Yes | No | No |
Message Notifications | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Total Points | 13/15 | 12/15 | 12/15 | 11/15 |
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