Tweetbot for Mac Alpha Updated With Muting, Animated GIFs, Drafts, and More!

TheNextWeb notes that Tapbots has released another great update to their Tweetbot for Mac alpha today, bringing a number of great features, including support for drafts, mute keywords, and animated gifs. It’s also the very last version that will support O X Lion.

Tweetbot Alpha 5 Changes:

  • Please note due to Sandboxing requirements you must install this version manually (Click on “Learn More…” to download>
  • This is the last version with 10.7 support
  • Drafts window enabled (cmd-0)
  • Edit Profile enabled (my profile tab)
  • Mute Keyword enabled (mute tab)
  • Drag/drop usernames and links
  • Storify support enabled (conversation view)
  • Animated gif support
  • Fixed issues related to lists in columns
  • Fixed some memory leaks
  • Various bug fixes

This time around, users won’t be able to update within the app – you’ll have to download the latest version from the Tweetbot alpha site due to Apple’s sandboxing requirements. The update is available now directly from Tapbots.

J. Glenn Künzler

Glenn is Managing Editor at MacTrast, and has been using a Mac since he bought his first MacBook Pro in 2006. He lives in a small town in Utah, enjoys bacon more than you can possibly imagine, and is severely addicted to pie.