t0astbread / minimal-twitter

Minimal Theme for the new Twitter UI!

Minimal Twitter

Minimal Theme for the new Twitter UI – install now!

This theme aims to drastically simplify and declutter the new Twitter UI. By default:

• No border on main feed
• Hidden navigation labels (shown on hover)
• Navigation pushed to left side of window
• No trends or “Who to Follow” on Home Page
• Search on top right
• Tweet button on bottom right.

Installation

• Chrome Extension
  • How to customize
  • Get Latest Version
• Firefox Extension
• Safari Extension (see below for instructions)

Instructions to install the (unofficial) Safari Extension

To install Minimal Twitter on Safari, just follow the below instructions:

1. Download the the Minimal Twitter GitHub repository
2. Unzip the zipped Minimal Twitter file that you just downloaded.
3. Go to Safari > Preferences and click on the Advanced tab.
4. Check the box "Show Develop menu in menu bar"
5. Now, go to Develop > Show Extension Builder
6. Click the + button > Add Extension
7. Go to the unzipped Minimal Twitter and select the twitter.safariextension folder.
8. Click run

Why is this unofficial? Well... Official Safari extensions require me to have Apple Developer Program membership and create a Apple developer certificate. Because Apple Developer membership costs $99 + tax a year, unforunately, I can't add an official extension right now (too broke).

Chrome Customization

Customization currently only available in Chrome! ⚙️

• Select preferred width of Twitter feed sections
• Minimize borders between tweets, in explore, and in notifications
• Hide the bottom right Tweet button
• Hide retweet and/or like numbers

How to customize:

1. Right click or secondary click on the Minimal Twitter Extension and select "Options"
2. Set user preferences
3. Click "Save" button

Get Latest Version

To get the latest version on Chrome without waiting for Chrome Web Store, follow these instructions:

1. Clone or Download this repo
2. Open Chrome, then type in chrome://extensions in your address bar.
3. Enable Developer Mode by clicking the toggle switch next to Developer mode.
4. Click the LOAD UNPACKED button
5. Select the extension folder/directory, called chrome that you downloaded in this repo

Developing

Feel free to clone/fork this repository and extend it to your ❤️'s delight. The following documentation is the official documentation used at time of development.

• Chrome Extensions Documentation
  • How to load extensions into Chrome locally
• Firefox Add-ons Documentation
  • How to load add-ons into Firefox locally
• Safari App Extensions Documentation
  • Using the Safari Extension Builder

Support this project!

If you found this project useful, consider supporting me on Patreon :)