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Dev tools · July 25, 2014

Rainbowstream – Twitter the geek way

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

Rainbowstream – Twitter the geek way launched on July 25, 2014 with 93 votes, #362 of 2,263 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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In plain words

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 intended for users who prefer working in terminal interfaces and want a streamlined way to access Twitter without leaving their command line.

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