Tweak New Twitter

Tweak New Twitter is a browser extension which removes algorithmic content from Twitter, hides news and trends, lets you control which shared tweets appear on your timeline, and adds other UI improvements

Install

• Install Firefox Extension
• Install Edge Add-on
• Install Chrome Extension – can also be installed in Edge and Opera (instructions in links)
• Install as a user script (requires a user script manager) – compatible with the Userscripts extension for Safari

Install on Firefox Nightly for Android

As of v2.0, Tweak New Twitter supports the mobile version of Twitter and is tested on Firefox for Android, but Mozilla Add-ons currently only lets you install a small, curated list of extensions on Android.

For now, to use Tweak New Twitter on your Android device:

• Install Firefox for Android Nightly
• Follow these instructions to enable Custom Add-on collections:
  • TL;DR: Settings → About Firefox Nightly → Tap on the Firefox logo 5 times
• In the "Custom Add-on collection" setting which is now available, enter the following details and tap "OK":
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  • Android-Collection

You'll now be able to install Tweak New Twitter via the Add-ons page.

If you open mobile.twitter.com and use the "Install" option in Firefox Nightly's main menu, you'll have a configurable (via Firefox Nightly's Add-ons settings), user-respectful Twitter app on your phone.

Features

Remove algorithmic content

• Keeps you on the Latest Tweets (chronological) timeline, automatically switching you back if Twitter tries to move you to the "Home" (algorithmic) timeline
  • Hides the new timeline tabs if you have them
• Hide "Who to follow", "Follow some Topics" etc. in the timeline
• Hide "What's happening", "Topics to follow" etc. in the sidebar
• Hide "More Tweets" when linked to a tweet
• Hide algorithmic tweets based on likes, replies, lists, and suggested topics in the "Home" timeline, if you use it
• Hide Explore page contents on mobile and use it only for searching

Control which tweets shared by people you follow appear on your timeline

• Move Retweets to a separate timeline (default setting), or hide them entirely
• Move Quote Tweets and replies to them to a separate timeline, or hide them entirely (off by default)
• Hide tweets quoting accounts you've blocked or muted
• Mute quoting of specific tweets - adds a "Mute this conversation" menu item to Quote Tweets in the timeline

UI improvements

• Disable use of the Chirp font if you don't like it
• Uninvert the Follow and Following buttons to make them less jarring
  • Choice of monochrome or themed (classic) styling for uninverted buttons
• Use the site's normal text font style in the primary navigation menu on desktop to make it less distracting
• Fast blocking - skips the confirm dialog when you try to block an account
• Add a new item to the "More" menu (desktop) or slide-out menu (mobile) which takes you straight to the "Add muted word" page
• When viewing a tweet's Quote Tweets, hide the quoted tweet to make more room for quotes
• Hide "Open app", "Switch to the app" etc. nags on mobile

Hide UI items you don't use

• Hide navigation items you don't use on desktop, and other distracting screen elements such as the account switcher and Messages drawer
• Hide the bottom nav item for Messages on mobile if you don't use it
• Hide items you don't use in the "More" menu (desktop) or slide-out menu (mobile)

Experiments

Optional features you can try, to see how they change how you perceive and use Twitter:

• Hide metrics: hide like, retweet, quote tweet and follower counts
• Reduced interaction mode: hide the action bar under tweets – replies are now the only means of interacting
• Full-width timeline content: hide the sidebar and let timeline content go full-width
• Verified accounts: highlight tweets by – or interacting with – verified accounts, or hide them to simulate the aftermath of the July 2020 Twitter hacks
• Disable the home timeline: find yourself wasting too much time on Twitter? Try preventing use of the home timeline, going to Notifications or Messages by default instead

Screenshots

Home timeline with all tweaks enabled

Desktop	Mobile

Separate timeline for Retweets (default setting) and/or Quote Tweets

Desktop	Mobile

Tidied-up menu, with instant access to "Add muted word"

Desktop - "More" menu	Mobile - slide-out menu

Uninverted Follow buttons

Followers page with uninverted buttons

Monochrome	Themed

Disable use of Chirp font

Chirp on	Chirp off

Improved Quote Tweets page

Desktop - duplicate quoted tweet hidden, leaving more room for quotes	Mobile - duplicate quoted tweet hidden, leaving more room for quotes

Experimental features

Hide metrics	Reduced interaction mode

Highlight (or hide) verified accounts	Disable the home timeline

Full-width timeline

Configurable via extension options

Firefox	Edge

Chrome	Firefox Android

Other mobile features

No trends on Explore screen, just search	No "Open app" nag in tweet header	No "Switch to the app" nag when logged out…	…or when logging in

Language support

As of v2.2, all 48 of the display languages available on Twitter are supported, some examples:

Gaeilge (Irish)	日本語 (Japanese)	العربية (Arabic)

User script support

Tweak New Twitter is also available as a user script – to change the default options, you'll need to edit the config object at the top of the script.

Tweak New Twitter on Safari using the Userscripts extension

Attribution

Icon adapted from "Twitter free icon" by Icomoon from www.flaticon.com, CC 3.0 BY