XDeck: TweetDeck-style columns for X, free and open source

Description and use

XDeck restores a free, customizable multi‑column X interface similar to TweetDeck, offering full interaction, filters, alerts, and collections, all running locally in the browser.

Problem

TweetDeck became X Pro and moved behind a subscription, limiting users to a single column and algorithmic content.

Outcome

Users regain a free, customizable multi‑column X experience with full interaction capabilities, filters, alerts, and collections, all running locally in the browser.

Workflow

• Install XDeck from the Chrome Web Store
• Open the XDeck interface via the icon or x.com/i/xdeck
• Add columns for desired X pages (home, notifications, searches, etc.)
• Configure filters per column (include/exclude words, accounts, media, etc.)
• Set auto‑refresh intervals and enable desktop alerts
• Use the reading pane to view threads without leaving the column
• Save posts to collections, tag, note, and export
• Switch between workspaces (Main, News, Work)
• Use keyboard shortcuts for navigation

Evidence

For years I read X in TweetDeck: a few searches, a list, notifications and the home timeline side by side, refreshing on their own, nothing recommended to me.

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Then TweetDeck became X Pro, moved behind a subscription, and I was back to one column and an algorithm deciding what I see.

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XDeck is a free Chrome extension that turns X into a multi-column deck again.

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Every column is a live x.com page with your normal login, so likes, replies, media and DMs work exactly as they do on X.

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XDeck adds filters that really hide posts, unread counts, keyword alerts, timed refresh, a reading pane and a place to keep posts that is not X's bookmarks.

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XDeck does not use X's API and has no server. It is x.com, several times, in one tab.

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Everything stays in your browser. Workspaces, filters, settings and saved posts live in Chrome's extension storage.

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One X account at a time. All columns share your browser's X login.

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The deck tab has to stay open for alerts, unread counts and auto refresh. In the background is fine.

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