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+# Tweetinvi
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+Tweetinvi is an intuitive .NET C# library to access the Twitter REST API. It is a Portable Class Library that can be used for development on Windows, Windows RT, Windows Phone, Mono, Xamarin Android and Xamarin iOS. Tweetinvi is also compatible for Universal App development.
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+* [Please click here to read the Wiki](https://github.com/linvi/tweetinvi/wiki)
+* [Nuget Package](https://www.nuget.org/packages/TweetinviAPI/) : `Install-Package TweetinviAPI`
+* [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/TweetinviApi)
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