Snapped Lets You View and Send Snapchats on Your Mac

Good news, Mac users: You can now Snapchat on your Mac with a new unofficial Snapchat client called Snapped.

Snapped is currently in beta, and brings much of the Snapchat experience to desktop. You can log in to your Snapchat account, send photos to your friends and view images they send you — all without having to grab your phone.

The app is the product of ThinkDev, a small development shop run by two University of California, San Diego students. It runs on OS X 10.9 Mavericks, and will eventually be available in the App Store.

To use Snapped, log in to Snapchat using your username and password. Choose the desired amount of time for your snap, select the recipients and you're done. By default, Snapped uses your Mac's front-facing camera to take photos, but you can also upload an image from your hard drive Read more...