Twitter is Bringing Back Its App for Apple MacOS Users

The micro-blogging platform had taken down the app as it was managing two different code base for iOS and MacOS.

(Photo: Apple keynote screen grab)

Micro-blogging site Twitter has announced that it will be bringing back "Twitter to Mac" with help from Apple's Project Catalyst, Pro, which is Apple's initiative to help developers port their iOS apps into Mac.

Twitter made the announcement during Apple's WWDC conference last week, saying that the app would launch with Catalina and this new version would have a variety of features like dark mode, keyboard shortcuts, multiple windows, and notifications, The Verge reported late on Saturday.

The all-new Twitter for Mac is being developed and is scheduled for an early launch by this year on macOS Catalina 10.15.

The company previously had a "Twitter for Mac app" that was discontinued in February 2018 because it was not sustainable to maintain two separate code bases.

But it’s probably the first sign of Apple’s Project Catalyst making the right impact, enabling developers to work on apps for two different platforms, without worrying about managing two different code sets.

In a post about the return of Twitter for Mac users, the company said: "We are excited that Project Catalyst will enable us to bring Twitter back to the Mac by leveraging our existing iOS code base. We'll also be able to add native Mac features on top of our existing iPad experience, while keeping our maintenance efficient as we continue to improve this shared code base in the years to come."

According to the report, the company said that with Project Catalyst, they would be able to use their existing iOS code base along with new features for desktops.