Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Use Twitter as CLI for any *other* app
Ever noticed that the 140 chars tweet sometimes feels like CLIing? Me too. So I made CtrlTwit with which you can use twitter as CLI to any other app (that has an API). For example: you can like an instagram photo simply by replying "@instagram like #ctrltwit" to a tweet with an instagram photo. Or, you can RSVP to a meetup simply by replying "@meetup rsvp yes #ctrltwit" to a tweet with a meetup link. Or you can tweet "@foursquare where to eat? #ctrltwit" and fsq will reply with the best restaurant recommendation based on your location. There are more examples on the website and of course I'd…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Use Twitter as CLI for any *other* app launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
- 1
Twimmage▲242Turn tweets into beautiful images you can share on Instagram
2019 · twimmage.com · its alternatives →
- 2
- 3
Use Twitter as if you were @Jack, or any user you like
2016 · its alternatives →
- 4
Tweet Tray▲206Tweet quickly from your desktop without any distractions.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 5
Hack Twitter's 140 char limit. Disguise tweets as links.
2016 · its alternatives →
- 6
char280▲237When 140 char isn't enough. Tweet up to 280 characters.
2017 · char280.carrd.co · its alternatives →
- 7
- 8
Emoji Tweeter▲103Emoji 😻 Tweeter 😻 lets 😻 you 😻 tweet 😻 like 😻 this
2018 · emojitweeter.netlify.com · its alternatives →
- 9
TwikTwok▲175Swipe through the best videos from Twitter
2020 · twiktwok.github.io · its alternatives →
- 10
Start conversations on your site. Keep them going on social.
2018 · buffer.com · its alternatives →
- 11
Totem▲141Repo: https://github.com/nnnkit/totem Bookmarking a tweet/article/thread on X is one click, but actually reading it later is like five clicks — open X, dig into history, bookmarks, find the post, and dodge the distraction of new feeds and notifications on the way there. So I had hundreds of genuinely great tweets saved and basically never read any of them. Totem puts that queue on the browser new tab, so reading them is just one click away. No feed distraction, no algorithm, no AI, no server, no account — it's all local. In one sentence "It's like the reading…
Jul 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
- 12
- 13
- 14
AI Hotkeys▲78I caught myself copy-pasting into ChatGPT like 50 times a day. Too lazy for that, so I built a shortcut. Select text anywhere on Mac, press a hotkey — text gets rewritten / translated / summarized / whatever, right where you are. No tabs, no copy-paste dance. Native Swift app, hooks into macOS accessibility APIs. Bring your own API key and calls go straight to OpenAI / Anthropic. Or just use the free tier — 20 requests/day, no signup. https://aihotkeys.tech Curious for the feedback
Feb 2026 · aihotkeys.tech · its alternatives →
- 15
- 16
Reveal AI Generated Tweets (and generate your own)!
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
- 17
- 18
- 19
Fastest way to tweet from your Mac Desktop 👩💻
2018 · mactweeter.web.app · its alternatives →
- 20
- 21
- 22RC
2014 · ctrltwit.com · its alternatives →
- 23
- 24
Also compare
Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →