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TWBlue 2023.4.13 released

Today we have releasing a new version of TWBlue, the software that from now on can only be used to manage Mastodon accounts. As of last week, Twitter has definitively cut off access to its API for most third-party clients, such as TWBlue. From MCV Software we can only regret this situation, and act accordingly, removing the source code from our repositories that was used to communicate with the Twitter API. The development of TWBlue, although without Twitter support, still continues and we are working on improving our support for Mastodon, while exploring other protocols and different sessions to add to TWBlue. Our goal for TWBlue is to become a multi-session, multi-service client so that it will be possible to manage a wide variety of accounts on websites with TWBlue. We will shortly update the website and all project information to reflect these changes in our goals, but in the meantime, here it is, once again, another new version of TWBlue.

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TWBlue 2023.2.6 released

Just 4 days after our last release, we have decided to release TWBlue version 2023.2.6, as we have received reports about some major client issues, which were caused on some Mastodon instances. We hope that after this new version, TWBlue will behave better with those instances and in general will provide fixes on these and some other bugs reported during the weekend. Remember that TWBlue will always be available through the project’s download page, and its source code can be reviewed on GitHub.

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TWBlue 2023.2.3 released

Note: Due to a bug in our update service, this version cannot be updated automatically. However, you can install this version over a previous one without removing configurations.

Today we are releasing the first TWBlue release of the year, this time with somewhat difficult news for our users. As is known to everyone who uses Twitter, new rules have recently been added to the social network’s developer policies that explicitly prohibit making a third-party client that offers some or all of the same functionality as official Twitter applications. In addition to this change, which would already cause TWBlue to be in breach of Twitter’s rules, free API access has been closed as of February 9, making it impossible to continue to offer Twitter session support for the client. This will be disabled in TWBlue until that day, so you will still be able to use it for a week with Twitter accounts. Remember that TWBlue will always be available through the project’s download page, and its source code can be reviewed on GitHub. If you find the software useful and think it’s worthwhile, consider making a small donation with whatever you can, and help keep the project going. For more information, you can read the TWBlue page.

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TWBlue 2022.12.13 released

Today we are releasing TWBlue version 2022.12.13, with news regarding our support for windows 7 users. After receiving many requests from users of the application who were left without support after our last versions, we have decided to restore support for Windows 7 in a special version of TWBlue, which will always be built in portable format, for 32-bit systems only. However, this version will not be upgraded automatically. Windows 7 users will be alerted when new versions are available, but will be instructed to get the version manually from the TWBlue website. These versions will continue to exist as long as it is possible to build TWBlue with Python 3.7 for Windows 7. Remember that TWBlue will always be available via the project’s download page, and its source code can be reviewed on GitHub. If you find the software useful and think it’s worthwhile, consider making a small donation with what you can, and help keep the project going. For more information, you can read the TWBlue page.

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TWBlue 2022.12.06 released

We have received some reports from TWBlue users, from different parts of the world (mainly in America), where the application has stopped working completely. After a brief investigation, we have come to the conclusion that this problem has been caused by a bug in the call to one of the Twitter API methods, which does not happen everywhere in the world, but we have been able to fix it in a version that we are releasing today. This release contains all the new features added in testing with Mastodon, plus some important bug fixes both in Mastodon support and the fix that makes it possible to use Twitter in TWBlue again. This version is safe to use, as it has been tested and most of the reported bugs have been fixed. We expect to release successive versions with more new features and fixes very soon. If you find the software useful and think it is worthwhile, please consider making a small donation of whatever you can, and help keep the project going. For more information, you can read the TWBlue website

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Test support for Mastodon in TWBlue

Note: This article is about some software features in early development phase. It is not recommended for inexperienced users.

Today, here at MCV software, we have decided to release a preliminary version of TWBlue. Since October, we have intensified our efforts to make TWBlue an application capable of interacting with sessions for multiple services, being Mastodon our first additional social network. If you wish to follow the progress of this development, a pull Request is available on GitHub, where you can check the planned and currently implemented features. Since a considerable number of users have shown interest in early testing of Mastodon support, we have decided to release a version with these changes.

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TWBlue 2022.08.28 released

Today, after several delays due to different situations, we are pleased to announce a new version of TWBlue. This version is one of the last ones that will be compatible with Windows 7. We hope to release a couple of versions that will continue to be compatible with this operating system, but by the end of September, any version of TWBlue released will no longer be compatible with Windows 7 and earlier. Remember that TWBlue will always be available via the project’s download page, and its source code can be reviewed on GitHub. If you find the software useful and think it’s worthwhile, consider making a small donation with what you can, and help keep the project going. For more information, you can read the TWBlue page.

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TWBlue 2022.2.23 released

Today we are pleased to announce the immediate availability of this year’s first version of TWBlue. TWBlue is a piece of software, available for Windows operating systems, that allows interaction with Twitter’s most important features from a convenient interface for screen reader users. The application is available via the project’s download page, and source code can be reviewed on GitHub. If you find the software useful and think it’s worthwhile, consider making a small donation with what you can, and help keep the project going. For more information, you can read the TWBlue page

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