Twitter: desktop clients

There are MANY twitter desktop clients out there. Some have more features than others, some have better user interfaces. Since I spend time using the 3 mainstream operating systems out there, thought I'd list what I find to be the best ones I have worked with. Hopefully this will help you narrow down what's best for you.

MAC OSX:

• Tweetie
• Twitterrific
• Twhirl
• TweetDeck

Windows:

• Snitter
• Spaz
• TweetDeck

Linux:

• TweetDeck
• gTwitter
• Twitux

Many of these are cross platform Adobe Air applications. They are all very functional. I tend to like more aesthetically pleasing interfaces so bare that in mind.

• On the Mac side of things, Tweetie is the clear winner from my point of view.
• In Windows, Spaz gets my vote.
• Finally in Linux, I prefer Tweetdeck. Not the best looking in this case, but definitely functional.

These are by no means the Best for everyone. That said, I do see them as common use on other friends, co-workers, and users monitoring their Twitter accounts.