FuseTweet: Download, Edit, Translate & Re-Publish Any Tweet in Minutes

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Tired of juggling screenshots, copy-pasting text, and hunting for every last GIF?

I was too. Here’s how FuseTweet cut my curation time in half.

The Twitter-Archiving Struggle

Saving a meme, a thought-provoking thread, or a breaking-news tweet should be frictionless.

Instead, we jump through hoops:

Manually copy text
Right-click → Save every image/video
Recreate the post elsewhere
Repeat for translations

Sound familiar?

Meet FuseTweet

FuseTweet is a lightweight web app (no sign-up, fully client-side) that:

Fetches the full text and media of any public tweet or thread
Lets you edit the content inline
Adds one-click Translate → [language]
Re-publishes the updated tweet(s) to your account via your own X API key
Stores nothing on the server—everything lives in your browser

Key Features at a Glance

1. One-Click Fetch

Paste a tweet URL → get the raw text plus every attached image/GIF/video in original quality.

2. Inline Editor

Tweak wording, trim hashtags, reorder media—what you see is what you post.

3. Instant Translate

Hit Translate → choose your language → watch the text update live.

4. Re-Publish with Your API Key

Click Re-publish; FuseTweet posts straight to X using the key stored in your browser (never sent to any server).

5. 100 % Free & Privacy-First

No trackers, no hidden quotas beyond X’s own rate limits.

Step-by-Step Guide

Copy the URL of a public tweet or the first tweet in a thread.
Open FuseTweet → Downloader and click Fetch.
(Optional) Translate → pick a language.
Edit the text or swap media as desired.
Re-publish. The first time, you’ll be prompted for your API key.

How to Get a Free X API Key

Visit developer.x.com.
Create a new write-only project (the Free tier offers 500 posts/month).
Copy the key and paste it into FuseTweet when prompted.
The key is saved in localStorage—clear it anytime under Settings → API key.

Real-World Use Cases

Persona	How FuseTweet Helps
Content Creator	Localize viral tweets, add commentary, and schedule re-posts.
Social-Media Manager	Maintain brand voice while curating industry news threads.
Language Learner	Grab native-speaker tweets, translate them, compare side-by-side.
Researcher/Journalist	Archive source tweets with original media for citation.

Limitations & Best Practices

Works only on public tweets (no private/paid-sub content).
X’s free API caps you at 500 posts/month; heavy users need higher tiers.
Respect creators’ copyrights and X’s Terms of Service—FuseTweet is for lawful archiving or authorized reposting.

Roadmap & How You Can Help

Bulk-queue threads for batch processing
Auto-format exports to Markdown/Notion

Star the project on GitHub or drop feature requests in the comments!

Final Thoughts

Curation shouldn’t be harder than creation.

With FuseTweet, a task that used to take 10 minutes now takes 30 seconds—and I stay in control of every character.

Ready to try it? Head over to FuseTweet.com and fetch your first tweet.

Happy tweeting, editing, and re-publishing!