If you've been eagerly waiting for Tapbots to launch a Mac version of Tweetbots, one of the most popular and our favorite Twitter client on our iPhone and iPad then we've some good news (kind of).
Tapbots has just released a free alpha version of Tweetbot for Mac almost three weeks after giving us a glimpse of the Mac version.
Tapbots has explained why they decided to launch the alpha version of the Mac app in a blog post:
So what can you expect from the free alpha version? Tapbots has tried to port most of the features that we love in the iOS app to the Mac. However, the alpha version won't have features such as Notification Center or iCloud support (some of the features that will be available with OS X Mountain Lion). It is also important to note that it will be buggy.
Tweetbot for Mac is finally available! However it may not be quite as you had hoped. Developing for the Mac is no easy task, especially a full-featured Twitter client. However, we’ve gotten to a point where while not complete, it is useable. We’ve decided to release it as a public alpha to a) motivate us to finish faster, and b) get feedback to help us build the best Mac incarnation of Tweetbot we can make. You can love it or hate it, but rest assured it will only get much much better from here.
The alpha version supports OS X 10.7 or later, but Tapbots plans to support only OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) when the app hits the Mac App Store.
Tapbots is also yet to decide on the pricing for the Mac version. Until then download the alpha version and send your feedback to Tapbots so they can fix the bugs and release it in the Mac App Store as soon as possible.
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