Twitter discontinues its Mac desktop app after years of spotty support

February 17, 2018 app in droid 0 Comments


 Twitter’s erratic support for its dedicated desktop Mac application is coming to an end, with the company announcing today that it’s pulled the application from the web and from Apple’s App Store. Support for Twitter for Mac will end in 30 days, the company adds.

 The app, before Twitter pulled it, had an average user rating on the App Store of 1.7 out of 5. That’s an accurate approximation of most people’s attitude toward the software, which has never quite been as robust as third-party clients like Tweetbot or even in-house services like Tweetdeck.

 We're focusing our efforts on a great Twitter experience that's consistent across platforms. So, starting today the Twitter for Mac app will no longer be available for download, and in 30 days will no longer be supported.

So it’s safe to say the software won’t be dearly missed by very many users. It’s clear Twitter wants to put more of its engineering and product resources toward web and mobile, where a vast majority of users likely access the product today.

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