IMPORTANT: If you currently operate a Twitter bot, you have to apply for a Developer account or you will eventually lose API access. It's free and doesn't take much time. Full instructions are here.

What's New

• Tootbot now uploads full-quality MP4 versions of GIFs when posting to Mastodon. This feature currently works with links from Imgur, Gfycat, and Giphy. (#3)
• Reddit video links (v.redd.it) are now supported by Tootbot, but only when posting to Mastodon. (#74) Video upload support for Twitter may be possible at some point in the future, see #75.
• The codebase has been significantly reworked, with a focus on making the code easier to understand.
• Console messages have been improved.

Update instructions (local install)

No special steps are required when updating from Tootbot 2.1-2.3. Just replace tootbot.py and getmedia.py with the latest versions.

Update instructions (Heroku)

See the wiki for help updating an existing Heroku installation. Since the Heroku version of Tootbot currently only supports Twitter, and there are no major improvements for posting to Twitter in this release, there's not a major reason to upgrade existing Heroku bots at this time.