Cyd is a replacement for Semiphemeral, an applicationwe’ve recommended in the past.
That system, like Cyd, was built by security engineer and journalistMicah Lee.
Whether you’releaving X for Blueskyor just deleting X, it works well.
To get started, download the program; you will be asked to sign into your Twitter account.
The recommended way to do this is to use X’s official archive feature, which we’vewritten about before.
Cyd can guide you through the processyou’ll just have to click one button.
Just note that X sometimes takes days to provide the archive.
you’re free to browse this archive anytime and even search for tweets.
It’s nice to have around.
After the backup is complete, you could start deleting.
The free version can delete your tweets and retweets.
Check the things you want to delete, then review them.
After that, the process will begin.
You will see your tweets flash before your eyes as they’re all deleted.
And that’s it: Your tweets are gone from the web, living only in your private archive.
I asked Lee why he offers an software like this for free.
A higher priced offering for teams is coming soon.
And Lee doesn’t plan on stopping with X.
“I’m planning on supporting Bluesky next,” he told me.
“We’ll see after that, but likely Facebook and Reddit.”
