Complete feature list

TweetDuck is a highly customizable desktop client for the TweetDeck web interface. This is a detailed list of all available features in the latest version.

General

Settings and Plugins can be opened by clicking the Settings button in TweetDeck, or by using the global context menu items described below
Spell check with an English dictionary can be enabled in the Settings
Muting notifications will pause both desktop and sound notifications (the option persists across restarts)
If the old TweetDeck is installed when running TweetDuck for the first time, you have an option to Migrate your account, and optionally also completely Purge the old installation (removed in 1.5.1)

Context Menu

Right-click anywhere in the browser window (or click Settings -> TweetDuck on the website) to display a global context menu
- The menu gives you access to the Settings, Plugins, and About TweetDuck dialogs, as well as an option to Reload browser and toggle Mute notifications
Right-click on a tweet to display the Open tweet in browser and Copy tweet address items (plus ones for quoted tweet if there is one), and a Screenshot tweet to clipboard option which takes a screenshot of the full tweet
Right-click on a link to display the Open link in browser and Copy link address items
Right-click on an account link to display the Open account in browser, Copy account address, and Copy account username items
Right-click on an image to display the Open image in browser, Save image as..., and Copy image address items

Desktop Notifications

Each column can be configured to display Desktop pop-up notifications by ticking the box in Alerts section in the settings of each column. The notifications are highly configurable in the app settings.

The window title contains the amount of remaining tweets if there are more than one, and can also display the column name if enabled in the Settings
The window has a timer bar that counts down and cycles though the tweets one by one
- The bar can be configured to be hidden, or count up instead of down
- The timer speed is customizable, and is based on the amount of characters in the tweet
The position of the window can be set to several presets (set which screen they should display on, which corner of the screen, and how far from the corner), or use a Custom setting and move the window manually
There is an option to avoid notifications from showing if the cursor is in the way, and to pause notifications when idle
Long notifications can be scrolled using the mouse wheel (the window does not have to be focused as long as the cursor is above it)
Right-clicking anywhere in the notification window brings up a context menu
- Skip tweet goes to the next tweet in the queue, or hides the window if there are no more tweets left
- Freeze pauses the timer bar
- You can easily Copy tweet address and Copy quoted tweet address
Special mouse buttons can be used over the notification window
- The forward button skips the current tweet
- The back button closes the notification window

Sound Notifications

Columns also have an option to enable Sound notifications, which can also be configured in the app settings.

By default, TweetDeck has a default notification sound which can be replaced with a custom sound file
All major formats (including .mp3, .wav, .wma, and many others) are supported if Windows Media Player is available on the system (if not, the app can only play most .wav files, unless they use special codecs)

Updates

The update notification system displays a small pop-up in the main window whenever there is an update available
- You can download and install the update within TweetDuck, or dismiss the update which will hide it until another update is released
- Automatic update checking is an option in Settings -> General, you can also check updates manually there

TweetDeck Improvements

Hovering over shortened links expands them, or displays a tooltip (configurable)
Copying links bypasses the t.co shortener
Images can be pasted directly from clipboard when writing a tweet
Special mouse buttons can be used for easier navigation
- The forward button opens the hovered tweet
- The back button closes modal dialogs, and allows quick returning back to timeline if a tweet is opened (either the hovered column, or all at once if none is hovered)
Swapped the Shift key functionality when selecting accounts, so that clicking on an account selects only that account, and holding Shift allows toggling individual accounts (can be toggled in the settings)
Holding Shift with column settings open turns the Clear button into a Restore button
Disabled TweetDeck's realtime metrics system
Fixed a bug where Scheduled tweets often wouldn't immediately display in the column
Fixed a bug where tooltips for column header icons would not show if the mouse was not directly over the icon
Fixed cut off account names and Verified badges
Fixed alignment of the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog
Fixed DM reply box not being focused after opening a conversation
Fixed DM notifications not getting triggered when the conversation is open
Fixed some youtu.be links not showing previews
Fixed various other (hopefully temporary) TweetDeck bugs such as broken tooltips, misaligned usernames, and other design/layout issues

System Tray

There is a variety of settings for the Tray icon - Disabled, Display Icon Only, Minimize to Tray, Close to Tray, and Combined which both minimizes and closes to tray
If tray highlight is enabled, the icon changes whenever there is a new tweet in a column with any Alert enabled, and resets back to default when the TweetDuck window is opened or focused again
Right-clicking on the icon allows you to Restore or Close the window, and toggle Mute Notifications

Miscellaneous

TweetDuck is based on the Chromium Embedded Framework, and lets you use many features from Chrome but also tweaks others
- Copying text from the website will automatically strip custom formatting (with the exception of links)
- Hold Alt if you want to select text from links or other interactive elements
- Hold Ctrl or use the middle mouse button when clicking on special links (such as account names) to open them in your browser instead
You can change the Zoom level in the Settings, which affects the main window, notifications, and screenshots
TweetDuck only supports videos that use free and open formats (such as YouTube videos), unsupported video formats show a red play button and open in the browser when clicked on

Advanced

Moved

Plugins