Nitter AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Twitter Clients

The best Twitter Client alternative to Nitter is Squawker, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Nitter and nine of them are Twitter Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Twitter Client alternatives to Nitter are Fritter for Twitter, Twicca, qTwitter and Oysttyer.

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Nitter

Twitter Client
Free • Open Source

Nitter is a free and open-source front-end mirror of Twitter, which allows you to consult Twitter, with a focus on privacy.

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Nitter alternatives page was last updated Oct 13, 2024

Squawker
10 likes
Squawker is an open-source anonymous Twitter client. It was created as a fork of fritter.
7 Squawker alternatives
+2
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Twitter Client
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
Squawker Features
1. Ad-free
2. Dark Mode
3. Privacy focused
4. Lightweight
5. No registration required
6. Multiple Account support
Squawker VS Nitter
Is Squawker a good alternative to Nitter?
- Squawker is the most popular Open Source alternative to Nitter.
- Squawker is Free and Open SourceNitter is also Free and Open Source

Fritter for Twitter
18 likes
A free, open-source X client for Android and iOS.
7 Fritter for Twitter alternatives
+2
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Twitter Client
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
- Twitter
Fritter for Twitter Features
Ad-free
No registration required
Lightweight
Dark Mode
Discontinued
The last release is from May 2023.
Fritter for Twitter VS Nitter
Is Fritter for Twitter a good alternative to Nitter?

Twicca
18 likes
Twicca is a Twitter client for Android that is simply awesome.

Features:

Notification

Auto pager

Search

Post with photo upload

Geo tagging

Saved searches

Recent hashtags

Reply history

Lists

Retweet

Color label

Managing twitter profile

Trending topics *.
20 Twicca alternatives
+2
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Twitter Client
- Social Network
Platforms
- Android
Discontinued
Developer hasn't updated the app since 2015. See https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.r246.twicca
Twicca VS Nitter
Is Twicca a good alternative to Nitter?

qTwitter
1 like
qTwitter is an application interacting with microblogging services, such as Twitter, Identi.ca and others based on StatusNet application (former laconica). It aims to be as compact as possible still providing outstanding usability.
23 qTwitter alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Twitter Client
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
qTwitter Features
Portable
Discontinued
The official website and the program are no longer available. The source code is still available on GitHub. Last version, 0.10.0, was released on November 2nd, 2009.
qTwitter VS Nitter
Is qTwitter a good alternative to Nitter?
- qTwitter is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Nitter.
- qTwitter is Free and Open SourceNitter is also Free and Open Source

Oysttyer
3 likes
Oysttyer is a console text-based command-line Twitter client and Perl platform, fork of ttytter
18 Oysttyer alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Twitter Client
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Oysttyer Features
Console-based
Text-based
Discontinued
This repository has been archived by the owner on Feb 2, 2023. It is now read-only.
Oysttyer VS Nitter
Is Oysttyer a good alternative to Nitter?

Tweetdeckr
4 likes
Tweetdeckr is an open source X Pro replacement client.
16 Tweetdeckr alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Twitter Client
- Social Network
Platforms
- Windows
Discontinued
No updates since 2016.
Tweetdeckr VS Nitter
Is Tweetdeckr a good alternative to Nitter?

Flamingo for Twitter
6 likes
Flamingo is a bright and colourful Twitter client, which a simple and greatly customisable interface. It provides you with the Twitter experience you know and love with beautiful material design. You can easily switch between several accounts, and individually theme those...
20 Flamingo for Twitter alternatives
+2
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- Twitter Client
Platforms
- Android
Discontinued
Flamingo unavailable from Google Play showing the Item not found error.
Flamingo for Twitter VS Nitter
Is Flamingo for Twitter a good alternative to Nitter?

Twitux
1 like
Twitux it's a free and open source GTK+ application for X. you can: Send status, View friend status and see what they are doing , Send direct messages to your Twitter friends, GUI notificactions when a friend update their status..
16 Twitux alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Twitter Client
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
Discontinued
The project seems to be abandoned. Last version, 0.69, released on January 2009, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
Twitux VS Nitter
Is Twitux a good alternative to Nitter?

Parasitter
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Parasitter allows you to follow your favorite Twitter accounts with full privacy. Parasitter uses Nitter's rss feed in order to gather the latest tweets from your favourite accounts and builds a twitter-like feed so you can read them.
4 Parasitter alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
Parasitter Features
Privacy focused
Discontinued
This project is no longer maintained.
Parasitter VS Nitter
Is Parasitter a good alternative to Nitter?
- Parasitter is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Nitter.
- Parasitter is Free and Open SourceNitter is also Free and Open Source