Popular Twitter client Tweetbot is now ready for your new M1 Mac & Big Sur

By Oliver Haslam
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Tweetbot and Twitter on Mac
Tweetbot and Twitter on Mac (Image credit: iMore)

What you need to know

  • Tweetbot has been updated to add support for macOS Big Sur and Apple silicon.

Developer Tapbots today updated the popular Mac Twitter app, Tweetbot. A free update for existing users, the release adds support for macOS Big Sur and Apple's new M1-powered Macs.

Tapbots says that we can also look forward to the usual array of bug fixes but the release notes don't go into detail about what they might be. Still, any bug fix is a good bug fix!

What's New

  • Support for Big Sur and M1 Macs
  • Bug fixes

While the M1 support won't mean much for those of us running Intel Macs, the improved support for macOS Big Sur will benefit everyone. There's even a new icon that better matches the Big Sur aesthetic, too.

Tweetbot is now a universal app, meaning it will take full advantage of the power offered by Apple silicon on those blazing fast new Macs. Existing users can get the new universal Tweetbot for free from the App Store now, while new users can pick it up for $9.99.

Oliver Haslam
Oliver Haslam
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Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.