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While looking at social media on your favorite iOS devices is smooth, making the transition to the Mac just isn't quite the same. Though there are plenty of top-notch applications for looking at Twitter or Snapchat on iOS, the social media gems on Mac can be hard to find.
In today's video, we'll show you the top social media apps for Mac so you can transport the fun from iOS to your desktop in the most efficient ways possible. Here's how to enjoy the fun of Snapchat, Instagram and more, all on your Mac by downloading some killer social apps.
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one of my favorite things to do is check
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out my social media whether Twitter
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Instagram or even Snapchat luckily
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there's lots of great apps for the
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iPhone letting you check out all of
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these but sometimes you're away from
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your iPhone or let's say you're on your
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Mac while some of these have decent
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websites to check out there's actually
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some pretty great app Alternatives that
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get the job done without feeling like
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you're downgrading your experience so
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here's a look at my top Mac social media
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apps first up we have a little app
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perfect for those that love Instagram
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called insta feed now insta feed is an
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app where you just log into your
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Instagram account and you can then
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browse all the normal features from say
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the native IOS app what's nice about
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this app although is that it's clean cut
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and well organized so that you can see a
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lot of posts at one time without
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cluttering your screen check out your
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own profile and view any picture with
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its captions likes and even comments hop
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to your own feed and don't miss a thing
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because here you can check out all the
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latest posts from who you're following
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play videos everything and that's while
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on your Mac insta feed makes viewing
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your Instagram easy and personally even
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does a better job at helping you
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discover new accounts and popular photos
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don't randomly grab your phone when
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relaxing anymore get the $4.99 Mac app
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insta feed and enjoy your Instagram
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while on your
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Mac personally I find myself on Twitter
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more than any other social network and
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so the app tweetbot is a must-have
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already known for being one one of the
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most popular iOS Twitter client apps
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fans and users that just want the best
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Mac Twitter experience will definitely
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get it from tweetbot take full control
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of your Twitter experience and enjoy a
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much cleaner and more intuitive way to
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check out your Twitter than what you'll
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get from your internet browser the app
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automatically suggests tags from what
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you used before learning from each tweet
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you make and the overall design of the
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app leaves a cool feeling enhanced by
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the Swift animations and sounds each tab
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along the left side of the app creates a
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new sense of focus as you browse through
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your mention
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DMS favorites and more easily retweet
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favorite or even enjoy other sharing
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options for tweets and say if you're
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tired of seeing a certain account
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tweeting all the time will just mute
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them tweetbot is an application that
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specializes in meeting your personal
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Twitter desires what you do and what you
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don't like and keeps them in sync across
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all of your devices up to the very last
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tweet you read while the Mac tweetbot
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app is available for a $20 price this
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may just become the best $20 you spent
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in a while so we've got in Instagram
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we've got Twitter so you know we can't
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forget Snapchat and that's where the Mac
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App Snappy comes in now ever since I
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found this app I've been using it all
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the time a completely free application
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to download users can log into their
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Snapchat accounts and enjoy the
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disappearing photo app while on their
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Macs take new snaps set your time and
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even add text like you would on the
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native IOS app Snappy even features some
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pretty cool filters and cartoons you can
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even add to the mix I was actually
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really surprised how efficient the app
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is it automatically Imports your snap
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Snapchat contacts and you can start
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sending snaps to your friends and adding
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to your my story in no time view any
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incoming snaps people send you and even
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stay up to date with your friends latest
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my stories all while on your Mac enjoy
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the Snapchat experience on your computer
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thanks to the app Snappy and transport
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your social media experience to the Mac
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with these awesome Mac apps and you can
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be sure to check out all the latest and
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greatest app news and even more right
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here on cat.com
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well there you go there's a look at my
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top Mac social media apps but I want to
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know what apps do you use go ahead and
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let me know on Twitter at just joshua1
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123 or right down there in the comment
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section below and hey if you like the
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