gTwitter is a Twitter client for Linux written in Mono/C# and uses GTK+ for the GUI, which was inspired by the Mac client Twitterific. The version being tested is 1.0 beta, released in June 2007. According to the project’s homepage, gTwitter is currently “under heavy development”.

I wrote a text review of the gTwitter application over at Microblink, so feel free to check out the full review there. Here’s a recap of the scores I gave it:

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In my testing, I couldn’t find anything that set gTwitter apart from other Linux clients (to compare apples to apples) or anything that would give me any reason to use it. If you’re looking for a Twitter application for Linux, there is at least one nominally better option. Unless you need a desktop application, I recommend sticking with the web interface or taking your chances on an AIR client.

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