# jsgtk-twitter

**Repository Path**: mirrors_WebReflection/jsgtk-twitter

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: jsgtk-twitter
- **Description**: JSGtk Desktop Twitter Client based on Mobile Twitter
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-19
- **Last Updated**: 2026-07-11

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

# A Desktop Client for Twitter Mobile
 ... if that makes any sense to you.

### WAT!?!
Twitter released a new https://mobile.twitter.com/ which looks pretty nice.
You can finally have it as stand-alone application on Linux Desktop too,
through a simple wrapper written in few hours of JavaScript writing and testing.

![jsGtk Twitter screenshot](http://webreflection.github.io/jsgtk-twitter/img/sc02.png?360)

This is the beauty of [writing native App with JavaScript](https://www.webreflection.co.uk/blog/2015/12/08/writing-native-apps-with-javascript).


## How To Install on Mac / OSX

**Note**: Highly experimental, it takes long time to install due lack of pre-built WebKit2GTK quartz package via MacPorts.

If you don't have Command Line Tools already installed, please write this on your terminal:
```sh
# content in https://github.com/WebReflection/jsgtk/blob/gh-pages/clt
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://webreflection.github.io/jsgtk/clt)"
```

After that, the only current working packages manager is MacPorts.

Please download and install it [from the official page](https://www.macports.org/install.php).

The last step is to install [jsgtk]() and all dependencies, including WebKit2 GTK.
Please write this in console.
```sh
# content in https://github.com/WebReflection/jsgtk/blob/gh-pages/install
WEBKIT=true sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://webreflection.github.io/jsgtk/install)"
```

Please note it might take very long time to fully build all dependencies.

In case you have/want X11 instead of quartz as UI backend, please export `X11=true` too.
If you don't want any `gstreamer1-gst-plugin-bad`, neither `x11` nor `gtk2`, you can export `PURE_QUARTZ=true`.


## How To Install on Linux
The dependency number 1 is [jsgtk](https://github.com/WebReflection/jsgtk).
There are [few ways to install it](https://github.com/WebReflection/jsgtk#how-to-install), just pick your favorite.

The easiest way is to write this on a terminal:
```sh
# content in https://github.com/WebReflection/jsgtk/blob/gh-pages/install
WEBKIT=true sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://webreflection.github.io/jsgtk/install)"
```


## How to run
I haven't yet created a proper [AUR](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository) or [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) package yet, but I eventually will.
The simplest way to use this app is to clone this repository and then launch `./app`.

The first time only you'll need to login through the website.
This app doesn't hold, send, use, or analyze anything about you, your account, your twitter activity, or your credentials.


### How to install on Linux as Desktop App
There is an `app.install` which, if executed, should make the app available through the main Desktop environment, at least in ArchLinux and GNOME, [which is my primary OS of choice](http://archibold.io/).


### How to test stuff ?
Remember to launch the app via `./app --debug` to get notified about all the things and have no conflicts with the live web app.

![jsGtk Twitter screenshot](http://webreflection.github.io/jsgtk-twitter/img/sc01.png?360)