See your thread before the world does
X/Twitter threads are tricky. You’re chaining 5, 10, maybe 20 tweets together, and the formatting has to flow naturally from one to the next. The character count matters. The thread numbering needs to be consistent. And you can’t preview how the whole thing looks as a connected thread until you actually post it.
This tool fixes that. Write your tweets, see them connected with the vertical thread line between avatars, and check that everything reads well before committing to the post button. Download the preview as a PNG if you need it for content planning docs or social media audits.
How to use it
Start with your profile info, display name, @username, and whether you want the verified badge. These carry across all tweets in the thread.
Each tweet gets its own text area. A live character counter shows how close you’re getting to the 280-character limit, green when you’re safe, yellow past 250, red when you’ve exceeded the limit. Thread numbering (1/5, 2/5, etc.) auto-updates as you add or remove tweets.
Add tweets with the plus button. Remove them with the trash icon. Reorder them if your argument works better in a different sequence.
The preview renders all tweets connected by that vertical gray line between the avatar circles, exactly how X displays threaded content. Each tweet shows engagement metrics, replies, reposts, likes, with randomly generated numbers that make the preview feel realistic.
Toggle between light and dark themes. X’s dark mode uses pure black (#000000) while light mode uses white. Both render correctly with the right text colors and border styles.
Why preview matters
Thought leaders and professionals crafting long-form thread content. Your audience reads the whole thread in sequence, so pacing matters. Previewing it reveals where transitions feel abrupt or where a tweet stands alone awkwardly without context from the previous one.
Marketing teams planning brand threads. The thread goes through three rounds of approval before posting. A PNG screenshot of the preview is way easier to circulate for feedback than a shared Google Doc with numbered paragraphs.
Ghostwriters and social media managers handling multiple accounts. Show the client exactly what their thread will look like, including their profile picture and verified badge, before it goes live.
Researchers and journalists documenting threads. Sometimes you need a mockup of a thread structure for an article about social media communication patterns. The download captures the whole threaded layout in one image.
Formatting details
The thread connector line runs from the bottom of one avatar to the top of the next, a 2px light gray line that X uses to indicate connected tweets. Each tweet’s bottom border separates it from the next.
Character counts update in real time. The counter turns from gray to orange at 250 characters and red at 280+. This matches X’s own composer behavior, so you’ll know immediately if a tweet is too long.
Engagement metrics (reply, repost, like counts) generate randomly for each tweet to fill the interaction row. These numbers change each time you add a tweet, giving varied, realistic-looking engagement across the thread.
The timestamp on each tweet shows a relative time format (“2h”) by default, but you can set a custom value for all tweets.
FAQ
Does it enforce the 280-character limit? The counter shows the limit visually, but it doesn’t prevent you from typing past 280 characters. This way you can write freely and then trim down, the red indicator tells you which tweets need editing.
Can I add images to individual tweets? Yes. Each tweet has an image upload option. Uploaded images appear in the tweet body with X’s standard rounded-corner image format.
What about the thread numbering? The tool automatically adds “X/Y” numbering in the thread indicator. As you add or remove tweets, the numbering updates. You can also hide the numbering if your thread doesn’t need it.
Does it show quote tweets or mentions? The tool focuses on the thread’s own connected tweets. For quotes and mentions, write them directly in the tweet text, X renders @mentions as plain text in the composer anyway.
Can I export the thread as text too? The primary output is a PNG image. If you need the raw text, copy it from the input fields. Each tweet’s text is available directly in the editor.