Tweet Tray, quickly post tweets from the system tray

about tweet tray

In the next article we are going to take a look at Tweet Tray. This small Twitter desktop application will allow users to compose new tweets from the desktop. There will be no need to use a web browser or any other type of connection to the social network.

Twitter is the social network from which we can share our thoughts using its characteristic messages. This social network is mainly characterized by being much easier to use than others, such as Facebook. In addition to being much faster both when reading and posting messages. However, there is always room for improvement. That's when Tweet Tray tries to help. With this application we will be able post messages much faster. Yes indeed, "we can only publish»From the application.

Tweet Tray is a free application designed to allow us to send tweets without the need for a web browser or anything like that. This tool works like a normal application, in such a way that it enables us an icon in the system tray. From there we will be able send messages to Twitter directly. It's that easy and without distractions.

Tweet Tray general features

This application is written in cross-platform languages ​​like Electron, React y Redux. It also has a JavaScript engine ES6. The main features of this tool are:

tweet tray setup

  • It is a very simple application that uses modern programming languages like Electron and React.
  • Use the OAuth API 1.0 with Electron.
  • Its interface has been designed with Redux y Styled Components.
  • Our allows adding images, GIFs or just text in the tweets we publish.
  • In the configuration we will be able to select a "Night Mode”, Logging out and reporting a bug or reading the FAQ about the program.
  • Show notifications when tweets are posted or an error occurs.

Being a totally free application, we can download at no cost from the project website on GitHub.

How to install and use Tweet Tray

Tweet Tray is a software that works on Windows, macOS and Gnu / Linux. In the releases section of the GitHub page of this project, we will be able to find a .deb file for Ubuntu that we can use. If you like more use a .AppImage file, you can also find one to download.

If you choose to install the application using the .deb package, do so as you would any other program. On the other hand, if you decide to use the .AppImage file, remember to give it permission to execute it.

Tweet tray launcher

Launch the app. Click on the pen icon that you will find in the system tray of your desktop environment. Before starting the session, you will have to authorize the application with your social network account. All this will be done via Twitter's secure authentication platform.

authorize account with Tweet tray

Once the application is authorized, whenever you want you can start sending tweets to all your followers. You have nothing else to do click on the pen icon that you will find in the system tray at any time to open the window and start writing content. This window will be where you can write everything you want to be published on your Twitter account.

Tweet tray writing a tweet

When you start to write a message, you will see a circle that will rotate around your avatar. The circle will change from green to orange and finally to red. This change will occur as the character count approaches the 280 that Twitter limits.

tweet notice posted with tweet tray

When you finish writing what you want, click on 'Tweet'so that your message appears on your social network. The program will display a desktop notification advising that the submission was successful. Click on this notification to open your tweet on the social network and thus evaluate the reaction of your followers from a web browser tab.


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