There are a lot of add-on tools available for the web browser to access Twitter. But if you want to use Twitter from Windows desktop outside the web browser then there are some Twitter clients available for Windows.
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These are widely used but complex while using it and if you are looking for some simple to use that will consume less memory then obviously go for the new Echofon for Windows.
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How to use Echofon Twitter App on Windows ?
Echofon can be considered as the flexible tool for accessing the Twitter website in Firefox browser. Here you will be able to get access to your Twitter lists, recent searches, @retweets/mentions, recent topics and direct messages in the same window. In case a tweet contains a picture, Echofon will also display a thumbnail preview of that picture.
Ctrl+K can be used to mark all tweets as read
Ctrl+R can be used to check if there are any new tweets
Ctrl+I can be used while tweeting new tweet with a picture in your message.
Multiple Twitter accounts can be configured with Echofon.