GTweet formats your feed; complete with user avatars, @screenname/url detection and Reply/RT links.
How do I use it?
To use GTweet, click the "Sign in with Twitter" button at the top of this page. You will be taken to a Twitter page where you can grant GTweet access to your account without ever giving GTweet your username and password.
You will then be presented with a feed URL that you can add to Google Reader - it's as simple as that.
To add the feed to Google Reader, click the 
on your profile page.
For information on how to manually add the URL to Google Reader, click here.
How does it work?
GTweet acts as a bridge between Twitter and Google Reader. Essentially GTweet turns your protected twitter timeline into an RSS feed that does not require authentication, which Google Reader can handle.
You'll notice that your GTweet URL contains a long string of gibberish separated by dashes. This is your unique identifier that correlates to your Twitter OAuth token which is stored by GTweet so that it can be used to fetch your protected twitter feeds.
Your Twitter password is NEVER stored anywhere by GTweet. Please see the GTweet privacy policy (on the right side of this page) and the Google Privacy Policy for more information.
Wasn't this already possible?
Twitter's native RSS feed requires authentication, so the only way to add it to Google Reader before was to use a service like freemyfeed.com.
While freemyfeed is a great (and free) service, it was not designed specifically for Twitter. As a result, the unaltered feed from Twitter that is presented in Google Reader is pretty ugly: urls and @screennames contained in the tweet are not turned into links, the tweeter's avatar is not displayed and there is no way to reply to or to favorite a tweet.
Why would I want to use GTweet?
To put it simply, you might not; people use Twitter in a ton of different ways.
However, GTweet may be helpful if
- you want to read tweets at work, but your office network blocks Twitter
- you don't like being on Twitter 24/7 but still don't want to miss tweets
- you don't want to run a dedicated Twitter application
- you want to be able to mark tweets as "read"
- you were already using Google Reader to read your timeline via freemyfeed and you are unsatisfied with the presentation
- you have multiple Twitter accounts that you would like to consolidate into one feed (this can be accomplished by subscribing to all of them in Google Reader, placing them all in the same folder and then reading the digest of that folder)
If you're curious about how this project (formerly called "Twitterfeed") evolved, check out these posts.
If you're looking for something that lets you use Twitter in a standalone web application with a Google Reader like interface, Twittereader might be for you. I'm not affiliated with Twittereader, I'm just throwing it out there.
Why is GTweet considered "beta?"
GTweet should be perfectly usable but has not been thoroughly tested.
If you encounter a bug or would like to provide feedback, please e-mail adam at gtweet dot net or send an @reply to @gtweetnews
Who's responsible for this madness?
GTweet was created by Adam Jarret. Check out adamjarret.com for my blog and other projects and be sure to follow @adamjarret on Twitter.
News
Follow @gtweetnews or subscribe to GTweet blog updates to get the latest developments with GTweet!
GTweet is a completely free service.
If you find it useful, why not buy me a drink?
Privacy Policy and Terms of Service
When you click the "Sign in with Twitter" button you will be taken to Twitter.com where you can authorize the GTweet application to access your protected feeds.
An authorization token is provided to GTweet from Twitter after you have granted GTweet access to your account. This token is used to authenticate requests for your protected Twitter feeds. At no point does GTweet have access to your Twitter password.
The URL provided after entering your account information should be treated like a password. Anyone who has your GTweet URL can read your Twitter timeline and mark a tweet as one of your favorites.
It is unwise to use the 'Email' link displayed by Google Reader below each Tweet, because a link to your private feed is included in the message (thanks to RJAlvarez for brining this to my attention in this comment).
Your GTweet URL cannot be used to post new tweets.
Those who choose to use GTweet do so at their own risk. I cannot be held responsible for any damages resulting from the use or misuse of GTweet. This policy may be updated at any time.
GTweet is now hosted on Google App Engine. Please read the Google Privacy Policy for more information.
