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24 alternatives to Chirp

Desktop twitter-lite application

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Chirp launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Chirp for Twitter▲163

   Screenshot and tweet article quotes with one click

   2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Chirp▲74

   Facebook Messenger... for Twitter

   2017 · goo.gl · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Chirr App▲157

   Chirr App 💬 splits text into tweets and posts it as a thread

   2017 · getchirrapp.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tweet Tray▲206

   Tweet quickly from your desktop without any distractions.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   DeckHub▲221

   A TweetDeck style desktop client for GitHub.

   2016 · getdeckhub.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Chirp▲5

   Screenshot and tweet articles in one click

   2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Cerebro▲247

   Search everything in a few clicks

   2017 · cerebroapp.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Peach for Mac▲220

   Unofficial desktop client for 🍑

   2016 · ummjackson.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Chirr App browser extension▲141

   Turn a blog post into a Twitter thread in a single click

   2020 · getchirrapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Rainbow Stream▲83

    A colorful twitter client for command line lovers

    2014 · iranholocaust.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Chirp for Twitter 2.0▲87

    The best just got better

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Omniref▲144

    Stackoverflow for Github

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    DevSpace▲173

    Tweetdeck for GitHub

    2016 · devspace.sh · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Better Window Manager▲233

    A tiny window management app for the Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Chhirp▲152

    A mic button for Twitter

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Chirpify▲56

    Social Conversion Platform for Marketing & Commerce.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    OOOTwitter▲163

    Out-of-office reply for Twitter

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hash (Twitter client)▲103

    Today's talking points

    2014 · thehash.today · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Twibble.io▲97

    A Better Blog-to-Twitter Automation Service

    2014 · twibble.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    flock▲108

    A place to follow and share lists of cool people on Twitter

    2016 · flockaflame.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Gitify▲102

    GitHub Notifications on your desktop.

    2015 · gitify.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    itch▲72

    A dedicated desktop app for your itch.io games

    2016 · itch.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    twem❤ji▲80

    Open source emojis from Twitter

    2014 · twitter.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Chirp▲13

    Notification center for your team

    2015 · its alternatives →

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