What is Spaz?
Spaz is an open source Twitter client originally created by Michael Grinich in 2008. It is designed to provide a simple, clean, and full-featured Twitter experience.
Some key features of Spaz include:
- Support for multiple Twitter accounts
- Customizable interface with different color themes
- Real-time tweet streaming
- Advanced Twitter search and filtering
- Lists, favorites, direct messages
- Trending topics and hashtag views
- URL shortening and image uploading
- Notification alerts
- Available on Linux, Mac, and Windows
Originally implemented in Adobe AIR, Spaz has been reimplemented in HTML5 and JavaScript to be a more cross-platform Twitter desktop app. It is open source software released under the MIT license.
Spaz provides a fast, fluid way to view Twitter without the distractions of the Twitter website. It's great for power Twitter users who want to manage multiple accounts or need advanced Twitter features. The open source nature allows for ongoing community enhancements and bug fixes.
Telegram, Signal, X Pro, Facebook Messenger, Coccinella, Socialite, KakaoTalk, Pinger, Choqok, Gwibber, Simplify360° are some alternatives to Spaz.