Rainbow Stream Alternatives

Rainbow Stream is described as 'A smart and nice Twitter client on terminal written in Python' and is a Twitter Client in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Rainbow Stream for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best Rainbow Stream alternative is X Pro. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Gwibber or Choqok. Other great apps like Rainbow Stream are Earthquake, Janetter, Turses and Fenice.

Rainbow Stream alternatives are mainly Twitter Clients but may also be Social Networks or Microblogs. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Rainbow Stream.

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Rainbow Stream

Free • Open Source
Twitter Client

A smart and nice Twitter client on terminal written in Python.

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X Pro
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Paid • Proprietary
Twitter Client
Social Network
Online
Google Chrome
58 X Pro alternatives
XPro, formerly TweetDeck, aims to evolve the existing functionality of Twitter by taking an abundance of information i.e twitter feeds, and breaking it down into more manageable bite sized pieces. From a poster's point of view, it supports shortening URLs by a couple of...
- - X Pro is the most popular Web-based alternative to Rainbow Stream.
- - X Pro is the most popular commercial alternative to Rainbow Stream.
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X Pro Features
Schedule Tweets
Gwibber
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Free • Open Source
Twitter Client
Social Network
Linux
35 Gwibber alternatives
Gwibber is an open source microblogging client for GNOME developed with Python and GTK.
- - Gwibber is the most popular Linux alternative to Rainbow Stream.
- - Gwibber is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Rainbow Stream.
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Gwibber Features
Built-in URL shortening
Integrated Search
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The project seems to be no longer developed. Last verson, 3.6.0, released in October 2012, can be still downloaded from Launchpad.'s not in Ubuntu 14.04
Choqok
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Free • Open Source
Social Network
Linux
30 Choqok alternatives
Choqok - KDE Micro-Blogging Client The name comes from an ancient Persian word, means Sparrow! Currently supports Twitter.com and Identi.ca services. It currently features:
- Supporting Twitter.com micro-blogging service.
- Supporting Identi.ca micro-blogging service. (U.
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Choqok Features
1. Multiple Account supportChoqok support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
Built-in URL shortening
Earthquake
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Free • Open Source
Twitter Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
26 Earthquake alternatives
Terminal-based Twitter Client with Streaming API support. Only supports Ruby 1.9 and later.
- - Earthquake is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Rainbow Stream.
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Earthquake Features
Console-based
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The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 1.0.2, released in May 2014, can be still downloaded from GitHub
Janetter
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Freemium • Proprietary
Twitter Client
Social Network
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Kindle Fire
30 Janetter alternatives
Janetter is a Twitter client application. Faster, smarter, and more powerful. The best Twitter client on the net!

Janetter's Features: -A variety of designs -Realtime update -High Speed Performance -Support for Multiple Accounts -Multiple time-line viewer -Easy to follow con.
- - Janetter is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Rainbow Stream.
Janetter has no features, suggest some!
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Direct from http://janetter.net/desktop.html: "Because of Twitter's token policy, you can't register accounts on this app anymore. Sorry." If you install now, you can't load your accounts into the app.
Turses
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Free • Open Source
Twitter Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
ncurses
Twitter
1 Turses alternatives
A Twitter client for the console.
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Turses Features
1. Command line interfaceTurses either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Fenice
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Paid • Proprietary
Twitter Client
Social Network
Windows
Windows Phone
39 Fenice alternatives
Fenice is a full-featured Twitter app for Windows designed to offer the best Twitter experience to every user (pro or casual ones).
Fenice has no features, suggest some!
Tweet It!
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No
Paid • Proprietary
Twitter Client
Windows
Windows Phone
40 Tweet It! alternatives
"Tweet It!" is designed with every single Windows device in mind. From phone with touch screen to desktop PC with mouse and keyboard you'll have great expirience. And Continuum support for pleasant PC like Twitter browsing when you are away from it.
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Tweet It! Features
1. Multiple Account supportTweet It! support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
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The website is dead but you can still get the app from the Microsoft Windows Store.
Twicca
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No
Freemium • Proprietary
Twitter Client
Social Network
Android
35 Twicca alternatives
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 *.
Twicca has no features, suggest some!
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Developer hasn't updated the app since 2015. See https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.r246.twicca
Oysttyer
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Free • Open Source
Twitter Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
29 Oysttyer alternatives
Oysttyer is a console text-based command-line Twitter client and Perl platform, fork of ttytter
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Oysttyer Features
Console-based
Text-based
Add a screenshot
Birdie
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No
Free • Open Source
Twitter Client
Social Network
Linux
elementary OS
42 Birdie alternatives
Birdie is a beautiful & fast Twitter client designed for elementary OS .
Birdie has no features, suggest some!
Gravity Twitter Client
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No
Paid • Proprietary
Twitter Client
Social Network
Symbian S60
37 Gravity Twitter Client alternatives
Gravity is the S60 Twitter & Social Networking Client. It supports multiple accounts, all Twitter features and integrates Facebook, Foursquare and even a fully fledged Google Reader into an easy-to-use and gorgeous looking User Interface.
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Gravity Twitter Client Features
Facebook integration
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The app is no longer updated since 2013. Last version can be still bought from the official website but it would probably not work