Top 5 Best Twitter Clients for Windows

Twitter is a micro blogging website which is categorized as a social networking platform for sending small messages known as ‘Tweets’. The maximum message length could be 140 characters. It was founded in 2006 and off late it has gained huge popularity. Twitter works in a way that you need to follow a particular person to receive all his/her tweets. The major impact of twitter came from the fact that now people could follow their favorite movie stars, politicians, sports personality. So in a sense, twitter has brought the world more closer and has made sharing of ideas and thoughts very fast.

Here are top five free twitter software for Windows.

1. Tweetdeck

Tweetdeck is an application that brings more flexibility to twitter users. It is probably the best application for using multiple accounts. It allows one to follow any number of twitter and facebook accounts which can run in one column application i.e from one interface. It is a software for desktop,web and mobile devices. Tweetdeck was originally an Adobe Air desktop application designed with a unique columned user interface. One can also fight twitter spam with a built in spam monitor from within the tweetdeck.

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• Pros: Users can view multiple columns on one screen so need to navigate between views
• Cons:No built-in analytics feature
• OS: Windows XP/vista/7 and Mac

2. Seesmic

Seesmic web supports multiple twitter accounts. With seamless translation and advanced scheduling, it is everything you need to stay connected without leaving your web browser. It is compatible with any browser like internet explorer,firefox,chrome etc. Seesmic is a social networking tool with a suite of freeware web,mobile and desktop application. Seesmic is the best way to manage your social networks in one powerful and yet simple application. You can see and update your twitter and facebook accounts all at the same time. The seesmic desktop application, built on Adobe Air, is quite configurable. You can specify which URL shortening and image hosting services you want to use.

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• Pros: Direct Message system on a separate tag, helps you to not lose any private message in the middle of other tweets.
• Cons: Does not show who makes RT on the Retweets column
• OS: Windows XP/Vista/7, OS X, Android

3. MetroTwit

It is a windows Twitter client with a very easy to use interface. It is only a twitter client and is very beautiful and treat to use.Taking advantage of the latest Microsoft .NET 4.0 and Windows Presentation Foundation 4 frameworks, MetroTwit is a first-class native application that shines on Windows.

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• Pros: Good range of settings
• Cons: Very early beta version
• OS: Windows xp/vista/7

4. Twiget

Twitter client by Opera software which can be used as a standalone application on Windows platform. Requires Opera browser to install the application. Using this application you can get live updates from Twitter, post to and read from your Twitter feed — plus a whole lot more!.

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• Pros:Pleasant UI
• Cons: Needs opera browser
• OS: Win xp/vista/7 , mac and linux

5. Destroy Twitter

Destroy Twitter is a very compact twitter application which has very IM window kind of appearance. It packs a ton of features in an unbelievably small footprint. One can read more than 200 tweets per 30 seconds using this application. But destroy tweet doesn’t support multiple accounts as well as multiple social networks. It is designed for single twitter account.

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• Pros: Tabbed interface
• Cons: No provision for custom refresh interval
• OS: Windows XP ,mac and linux