🐦 Freebird - X (Twitter) Logo Restorer 🔄

Freebird is a Chrome extension designed to bring back the classic Twitter logo and favicon. Download it from the chrome store here. This extension restores the classic Twitter logo, bringing back the nostalgia and familiarity of the original design. Free the bird.

🌟 Features

• Logo Restoration: The extension replaces the new X (twitter) logo with the classic one, restoring the familiar look of your Twitter interface.

• Favicon Restoration: Not just the logo, but the favicon (the small icon you see on the browser tab) is also replaced with the classic one.

• Tweet Button Restoration: Changes the "Post" button text to "Tweet," bringing back the traditional Twitter terminology.

• Home Button Restoration: Restores the original birdhouse icon for the home button.

• Header Title Restoration: The extension changes the Chrome Tab's title from "X" to "Twitter," maintaining the consistent appearance of the platform.

• Tweet Text Restoration: Changes instances where "Post" or "Repost" text is shown to "Tweet", i.e on profiles.

• Seamless Integration: The extension works smoothly and does not disrupt your Twitter browsing experience.

📝 How It Works

1. Locates the Logo: The extension identifies the X (twitter) logo by targeting the SVG path of the logo.

2. Replaces the Logo: Once the logo is identified, it is replaced with the classic Twitter logo. The same process is repeated for the favicon.

3. Tweet Button Restoration: Changes the "Post" button text to "Tweet," bringing back the traditional Twitter terminology.

4. Changes Header Title: The extension changes the Chrome Tab's title from "X" to "Twitter," maintaining the consistent appearance of the platform.

⚙️ Installation

1. Download From the Chrome Store: Download the chrome extension from the published chrome store listing here.

OR

1. Clone the Repository: Clone or download this repository to your local machine.
2. Load the Extension: Open Google Chrome, navigate to chrome://extensions/, enable "Developer Mode", click on "Load unpacked", and select the directory where you cloned or downloaded the repository.
3. Enjoy: Start browsing Twitter and enjoy the classic Twitter logo and favicon!

🤝 Contribution

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Please open an issue to discuss your ideas or submit a pull request.

V1.28 Notes:

-- Tweet button on inner tweet panel restored

-- (tab headers will be fixed shortly the developer is aware and working towards a solution)

V1.27 Notes:

-- support re-added for both x.com and twitter.com domains

V1.26 Notes:

• Tweet text buttons restored from twitter update

• New extension icon added

• Domain changed from twitter.com to x.com from twitter update

V1.25 Notes:

• Bug fix for accounts with "X" in tab title

V1.24 Notes:

• Bug fix for "Undo Retweet" text

V1.23 Notes:

• Hover tooltip for tablet sidebar tweet button restored to "Tweet"

V1.22 Notes:

• In For You tab bubble "posts" text changed to "tweets"
• "tweets" text restored on blocked accounts
• "tweets" text restored on account that have you blocked

V1.21 Notes:

• "tweets" text restored in trending tab
• "These tweets are protected" text restored
• "Save tweet" text restored
• V1.1-2 changelog notes moved to changelog.md file for brevity

V1.20 Notes:

• Retweets text in analytics tab fix