Tween (software)

{{Infobox Software

| name = Tween

| screenshot = 250px

| logo =

| author = @kiri_feather{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/kiri_feather |title=kiri_feather on Twitter|publisher=Twitter.com}}

| developer = @kiri_feather

| released = November 21, 2007

| latest release version = 1.4.9.0

| latest release date = {{release date|2013|03|15}}

| latest preview version = 0.9.9.1

| latest preview date = {{release date|2011|02|18}}

| operating system = Windows

| platform = .NET Framework 4.0 (or later)

| language =

| genre = Twitter client

| license = Proprietary

| website = [https://sites.google.com/site/tweentwitterclient/ Tween - Twitter Client(Japanese)]

}}

Tween is a Twitter client for Microsoft Windows, written in Visual Basic .NET. It was one of the most popular Twitter clients in Japan,{{Cite web|url=http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Lingurin/20090522/1242977754|title=Twitter Client share survey in Japan|publisher=Hatena Diary}} and it was open-source.

Summary

Originally, Tween was developed for heavy users. For this reason, Tween is a Twitter client with various functions. There are web mode and API mode, and users can switch between modes. Web mode allows users to avoid API limit's operation.{{Cite web|url=http://en.sourceforge.jp/projects/tween/wiki/Feature|title=Tween's Feature}}

History

The first beta version was released at Hatena Diary on Nov. 21, 2007.{{Cite web|url=http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Kiri_Feather/20071121|title=Tween, A Twitter Client for Windows beta release|publisher=Hatena Diary}} Originally web mode was an only way to get data, then API mode was implemented. 0.7.7.7 was released on Oct. 2, 2009, and API mode was set as default.{{Cite web|url=http://en.sourceforge.jp/projects/tween/wiki/更新履歴|title=Tween changelog}} 1.2.0.0 or later became Proprietary software.

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