# Twitter App

> Twitter App brings Twitter right into your Firefox Sidebar.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/twitter-app](https://chrome-stats.com/d/twitter-app)

## Overview

- **ID:** `twitter-app`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Baris Derin
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 522
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 3.10 / 5 (50 ratings)
- **Version:** 63.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2013-02-28
- **Size:** 266 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/twitter-app/)
- **Website:** [http://barisderin.com](http://barisderin.com/)

## Description

The **Twitter App** integrates Twitter seamlessly into your Firefox Sidebar, allowing you to stay updated without switching tabs. Access your favorites, lists, friends, and notifications instantly while browsing. Simply open the sidebar via the Firefox menu and log into Twitter to get started.

Designed as a convenient helper tool for Twitter users, it keeps your Twitter timeline and interactions readily accessible. Future updates will include keyboard shortcuts for quick access. Note that Twitter App is not officially affiliated with Twitter Inc., but provides a smooth Twitter experience within Firefox.

## Rankings

- #4,943 — Overall
- #4 — app
- #8 — twitter data
- #9 — twitter
- #12 — apps
- #113 — trademark

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextualIdentities`
- `cookies`
- `tabs`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `contextMenus`
- `storage`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- `*.barisderin.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Excellent app, working like a charm
- Better than Corebird
- Very snappy performance

### Cons

- Doesn't work on modern Firefox
- Keeps returning errors and does not refresh
- Not available for Android

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/twitter-app)