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24 alternatives to Rainbowstream – Twitter the geek way

A smart and nice Twitter client on terminal written in Python. - orakaro/rainbowstream

Rainbowstream is a Twitter client designed for terminal use, built with Python. It enables developers and command-line users to browse and interact with Twitter directly from their terminal environment. The tool is… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rainbowstream – Twitter the geek way launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Rainbow Stream▲83
A colorful twitter client for command line lovers
2014 · iranholocaust.org · its alternatives →
2
Tweetbot for Mac 2.0▲297
Award-winning, native Twitter client for the Mac.
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Aviary▲276
A modern iOS client for Twitter
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
A Simple terminal-based video chat – renders in ASCII and has audio▲375
A point to point color terminal video chat. Contribute to mofarrell/p2pvc development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
Tweeten 2▲234
A powerful Twitter client based on TweetDeck.
2017 · tweetenapp.com · its alternatives →
6
Pyrun▲68
Run Python code from Tweets
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
7
Pipedream for X (Twitter)▲148
Connect X (Twitter) with 2000+ APIs and automate anything
2024 · pipedream.com · its alternatives →
8
We built a terminal-only Bluesky / AT Proto client written in Fortran▲145
Yes, that Fortran.
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
9
Tweetbank▲220
Free save & mint favorite tweets
2023 · its alternatives →
10
Rust GUI Library via Flutter▲301
Hi, I made a bridge (https://github.com/fzyzcjy/flutter_rust_bridge v2.0.0) between Flutter and Rust, which auto translates syntaxes like arbitrary types, &mut, async, traits, results, closure (callback), lifetimes, etc. The goal is to make a bridge between the two, seamlessly as if working in one single language. Then, as an example, I showed how to write Rust applications with GUI by utilizing Flutter. That is discussed in the link in details. To play with it, please visit the GitHub repo, or refer to the end of the article for detailed folders and commands. When I…
2024 · cjycode.com · its alternatives →
11
Ivory▲297
A Mastodon client from the makers of Tweetbot
2023 · tapbots.com · its alternatives →
12
TweePT3▲292
The ultimate Twitter-integrated tweet writer powered by GPT3
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
13
Fabric▲321
Mobile developer platform by Twitter
2014 · developer.twitter.com · its alternatives →
14
TDLib▲292
Build your own Telegram
2018 · telegram.org · its alternatives →
15
Graysky 2.0▲166
A faster alternative client for Bluesky
Jan 2026 · graysky.app · its alternatives →
16
t▲181
A command-line power tool for Twitter.
2017 · its alternatives →
17
Stream 2.0▲304
API for building, scaling and personalizing feeds
2016 · getstream.io · its alternatives →
18
DeckHub▲221
A TweetDeck style desktop client for GitHub.
2016 · getdeckhub.com · its alternatives →
19
Fabric mobile app by Twitter▲258
Real-time analytics and stability alerts for your app
2016 · firebase.google.com · its alternatives →
20
Aviary 2▲28
Best Twitter client
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
21
Twizzle▲266
Free desktop app for Twitter DM & tweeting from the menu bar
2019 · its alternatives →
22
Tweetbot 5▲255
Now with GIFs, redesigned feeds and true dark mode
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
TwitterToNitter. A bookmarklet that makes reading on Twitter easier▲90
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
24
Boxy for Twitter▲258
A gorgeous Twitter client for Mac 🐦💫
2018 · boxysuite.com · its alternatives →

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