During this day the developers of the application Tweetbot for the iOS platform launched an alpha version of the application for Mac OS X. This version of the application represents a build that has functionality problems, not being properly tested by its developers, but the good part is that you can install the application for free on your Macs. Tweetbot is an advanced Twitter client that provides you with a whole series of functions with the help of which you can manage your account on the famous social network in an extremely intuitive way.
For now, you can download Tweetbot for Mac for free following this link, but you have to expect many functionality problems.
So what can I expect from this alpha?
Bugs! Lots of them.
Don't say we didn't warn you. Sending us bug and crash reports will help us out a lot. You can do so by hitting “Send Feedback” from the Help menu in Tweetbot for Mac.
Missing features.
We've been focusing on replicating the core features of our iOS versions. Features like multiple windows will be coming in the future. You can open a new window by hitting command-shift-n, but rest assured it will be much more elegant in the future.
Disturbing graphics and performance issues.
Okay, not disturbing to most of you, but some designers can get pretty disgusted by the slightest mis-aligned pixel. Don't be alarmed, we plan on making everything as beautiful and pixel perfect as we can. Throwing things on the canvas is just part of our process. And no, the egg icon isn't the final icon. It was thrown together for alpha/beta purposes. We also spend most of our time optimizing performance towards the end of development.
No support.
This is a public alpha so run it at your own risk. When you run into issues, we'd love it if you would send us a report. However we can't respond or spend time helping you get things up and running or else we'll end up spending time with support and not getting the app done.
No Notification Center or iCloud support (in the alpha/beta).
There's no way we can offer them until the app is signed and goes through the app store. They will work in the shipping product.
Updates and Expiring alpha/betas.
Updates will be automatically pushed out to you. We suggest you install them as each new build will fix bugs and possibly add new functionality. Old builds will also expire after a certain period of time.
