Twitter is testing a major redesign of its desktop website - take a look
- Twitter is testing a redesign of its desktop website.
- If implemented, it would be the first major Twitter web redesign in a long time.
- We've got screenshots of the test.
Twitter is testing a redesign of its desktop website that adds a night mode, data-saving mode, bookmarks, and other new features, the company announced on Thursday.
The redesign will look very familiar to anyone who's used Twitter on a mobile phone or Windows. The experience is nearly identical.
"This is a limited test for now," a Twitter spokesperson told Business Insider.
It appears that the new desktop website test is a Progressive Web App, a standard that discusses how to build apps in browser windows. One cool feature is that it allows websites to be pinned to a dock or taskbar, just like an app.
A Business Insider reporter was given an opportunity to opt-in to the test on Thursday. Here are some screenshots:
Opt-in pop-up:
Timeline:
Night mode:
Data saver:
New tweet embed features:
Compose tweet:
Settings:
So if you don't like the new design, at least you can switch back to "legacy Twitter" for now.