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Twitter's access token limit claims another victim as MetroTwit shuts down

One of the most popular Twitter clients for Windows is shutting down effective immediately. MetroTwit is the latest client to fall victim to the microblogging platform’s access token limit implemented in August 2012 to prevent third-party clients from becoming too popular.

In a blog post on the matter, MetroTwit said they are preemptively retiring the application because Twitter’s API will prevent existing users from accessing it once the token limit has been crossed. Developer Long Zheng told The Verge that they reached out to Twitter after the token limit announcement was made but they didn’t offer to extend their cap.

Effectively immediately, the company is removing the MetroTwit for Desktop installer and MetroTwit for Windows 8 Store listing to ensure that the app remains usable for existing users. That said, the app will continue to work for those that already have it but the company won’t be issuing any further updates for it.

MetroTwit was born out of a Photoshop mockup in early 2010 and has since amassed more than 400,000 users. It’s not the first client to shut down due to Twitter’s token limit, however, as both Rowi and Carbon have vanished in recent memory.Third-party app Tweetium is still available for Windows 8 although it’s likely to be the next to kick the bucket. Twitter’s own TweetDeck app might soon be the only worthwhile option unless the company changes their token restrictions.

MetroTwit is one of the best Twitter clients I've ever used, and I've pretty much used them all on Windows, OSX, iOS, Android and Windows Phone. 

Sporting clean looks, easy to read tweets, the ability to pin topics to the app's home screen and the ability to read two topics at once (for example something you're interested AND your timeline), both updating in real time.

Like the official Twitter app and People for Windows 8 or Rowi, MeTweets or Mehdoh for Windows Phone, MetroTwit makes Twitter a fun, engaging, simple to use, easy-to-understand and clutter-free experience.

MetroTwit has also a gorgeous Desktop app for the desktop lovers. that works also with Windows 7. Of course the Desktop app works also with Windows 8.

MetroTwit in Windows Store

There is just one twitter desktop app that I like to use and it's called MetroTwit (the Win7 version, not the 8). Unfortunately it doesn't work in Linux (but for that OS there's Turpial - not perfect, but a neat app), but hey - nothing is perfect, right?

Besides being light and sleek, MetroTwit lets me customize the hell of it. Among other features, I can have as many "tabs" as I want (though since my screen is small and I don't like to scroll to the sides I only use  4), that can be anything, from Mentions, DMs, Timeline, to lists, search results, hashtags, an account, etc... On top of it all we've got these geeky details like the ones I've printscreened. These messages appear while MetroTwit is fetching results. They're so funny (and there's more than those, two, btw) I giggle every time, like a kid.

I will probably never tweet from the web again.

And this shit is way better than tweetdeck. i find its a much better set up.