X (Twitter) for Windows

Snapshot of X (previously Twitter)

X, the app that replaced Twitter, is a free social networking and communication platform where users publish short posts to a personal profile. Posts can include a variety of media — for example, videos, polls, links, photos, GIFs, and plain text — and they show up on your profile, the home timeline, and in the feeds of anyone who follows you. You can follow other accounts and be followed in return, creating a personalized stream of content.

Navigation, composing posts, and visibility controls

• Search the network quickly via the magnifying glass, check private conversations in direct messages, view alerts in notifications, and return to your main feed — all from the icon bar along the bottom.
• Create posts with a familiar 280-character cap; enrich them with photos, GIFs, or video attachments.
• Launch a poll to collect feedback — polls support up to four answer options and let you pick how long they remain open.
• Schedule a post to publish later, making it simple to time announcements or updates.
• Control who sees each post by tapping the globe/visibility icon and choosing whether it’s limited to followers, addressed to specific mentions, or visible to everyone.

The Explore section continues to surface trending topics, breaking news, and popular conversations using hashtags to help users stay current.

Recent updates, add-ons, and access changes

• The platform now supports voice posts and includes Grok 2, an AI chat assistant that users can interact with.
• Fact-checking features remain in place to help reduce the spread of false information across the site.
• A visual rebrand replaced the blue bird emblem with a minimalist X logo, and post terminology shifted from “tweets/retweets” to “posts/reposts.”
• Search access is limited for unregistered visitors — casual browsing is more constrained than before.
• Verification and certain perks such as fewer ads and priority features are now tied to paid premium subscriptions, which has blurred the line between authentic public figures and paid accounts.

Benefits and caveats to weigh

X still offers a feature-rich, easy-to-use environment for real-time sharing and discovery. Its mix of multimedia posts, polls, trending lists, and scheduling tools makes it useful for both casual users and organizations. That said, the service’s rebranding, subscription-based verification, and changed access policies may affect how reliably you can identify notable accounts and how freely you can explore content without an account. Consider registering if you want full search functionality and smoother interaction with the platform.