{"slug": "libredirect", "name": "LibRedirect", "category": "browsers", "category_name": "Browsers and extensions", "description": "Browser extension that redirects popular sites to privacy-friendly alternative frontends.", "recommenders": 8, "commenters": 8, "warners": 0, "score": 7.637, "rising": 5.02, "first": "2026-04-28", "latest": "2026-09-23", "why": "Recommended for automatically redirecting Twitter/X, YouTube, Reddit and other links to privacy-respecting alternative frontends, with a choice of instances and built-in defaults like Nitter, Invidious and Redlib.", "why_is_quote": false, "has_verdict": true, "sentiment": {"recommend": 11, "neutral": 0, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 0, 2, 3, 3, 0], "listed": true, "loved": ["Automatic redirects", "Broad site coverage"], "caveat": "Read-only frontends", "short_quote": "I highly recommend the extension libredirect, which will redirect you to instances of your choice", "icon": true, "domain": "manerakai.com", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://libredirect.github.io/", "pricing": "open source", "aliases": ["LibRedirect"], "verdict": [{"text": "Recommended for automatically redirecting Twitter/X, YouTube, Reddit and other links to privacy-respecting alternative frontends", "cites": [{"id": 793280769, "item_id": 49580048, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49580048", "by": "robotnikman", "date": "2026-09-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I highly recommend the extension libredirect, which will redirect you to instances of your choice", "excerpt": "Thats the nice thing about alternate frontends like Nitter, if the main instance goes down you can just clone the repo and make your own very easily, or choose from one of the many alternate instances out there. I highly recommend the extension libredirect, which will redirect you to instances of your choice (or just stick with the defaults). It doesn't just work for Twitter/X, but also Reddit, Tiktok, Youtube, and m", "context": "", "use_case": "redirect to alternate frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nitter has more working instances than before the takedowns"}, {"id": 791075680, "item_id": 49442230, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49442230", "by": "culi", "date": "2026-08-25", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Would highly recommend", "excerpt": "The LibRedirect extension lets you use any alt-frontend for [Twitter|YouTube|Reddit|Fandom|you name it] and automatically redirects you when you click a link. That way you can just save the original url and let your browser redirect for you. Would highly recommend https://libredirect.manerakai.com/ It has some default options built in like Nitter for Twitter, Invidious for YouTube, Redlib for Reddit, etc", "context": "", "use_case": "redirecting to alternative frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "XCancel also down, at least for time being"}, {"id": 780802816, "item_id": 48800176, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48800176", "by": "Cider9986", "date": "2026-07-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Check out LibRedirect or Predirect (MV3), it automatically redirects youtube, X, etc links to privacy-respecting frontends.", "excerpt": "Check out LibRedirect or Predirect (MV3), it automatically redirects youtube, X, etc links to privacy-respecting frontends. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44344246 107 comments, 1 year ago.", "context": "", "use_case": "redirect to privacy frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra will be in Codex"}, {"id": 791090576, "item_id": 49443161, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49443161", "by": "mrtesthah", "date": "2026-08-26", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "The browser extension LibRedirect[1] makes these easy to use without conscious thought.", "excerpt": "I use proxy software like redlib and teddit. The browser extension LibRedirect[1] makes these easy to use without conscious thought. They're read-only, but if you were going to post something, you'd have to sign in anyway. 1. https://libredirect.manerakai.com", "context": "", "use_case": "redirecting Reddit to proxy frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "The service XCancel is stopped until further notice"}]}, {"text": ", with a choice of instances and built-in defaults like Nitter, Invidious and Redlib.", "cites": [{"id": 793280769, "item_id": 49580048, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49580048", "by": "robotnikman", "date": "2026-09-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I highly recommend the extension libredirect, which will redirect you to instances of your choice", "excerpt": "Thats the nice thing about alternate frontends like Nitter, if the main instance goes down you can just clone the repo and make your own very easily, or choose from one of the many alternate instances out there. I highly recommend the extension libredirect, which will redirect you to instances of your choice (or just stick with the defaults). It doesn't just work for Twitter/X, but also Reddit, Tiktok, Youtube, and m", "context": "", "use_case": "redirect to alternate frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nitter has more working instances than before the takedowns"}, {"id": 791075680, "item_id": 49442230, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49442230", "by": "culi", "date": "2026-08-25", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Would highly recommend", "excerpt": "The LibRedirect extension lets you use any alt-frontend for [Twitter|YouTube|Reddit|Fandom|you name it] and automatically redirects you when you click a link. That way you can just save the original url and let your browser redirect for you. Would highly recommend https://libredirect.manerakai.com/ It has some default options built in like Nitter for Twitter, Invidious for YouTube, Redlib for Reddit, etc", "context": "", "use_case": "redirecting to alternative frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "XCancel also down, at least for time being"}]}, {"text": " The main caveats are that these frontends are read-only", "cites": [{"id": 791090576, "item_id": 49443161, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49443161", "by": "mrtesthah", "date": "2026-08-26", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "The browser extension LibRedirect[1] makes these easy to use without conscious thought.", "excerpt": "I use proxy software like redlib and teddit. The browser extension LibRedirect[1] makes these easy to use without conscious thought. They're read-only, but if you were going to post something, you'd have to sign in anyway. 1. https://libredirect.manerakai.com", "context": "", "use_case": "redirecting Reddit to proxy frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "The service XCancel is stopped until further notice"}]}, {"text": " and that any single public instance isn't guaranteed to stay up, though switching to another is quick.", "cites": [{"id": 780537873, "item_id": 48783617, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48783617", "by": "RandyOrion", "date": "2026-07-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I rely on public instances on the list [1] and libredirect [2].", "excerpt": "I've been using searxng for several years now. I don't run my own instances because the inhumane network censorship imposed by GFW, and proxy detection enforced by search engines. Instead, I rely on public instances on the list [1] and libredirect [2]. 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It doesn't just work for Twitter/X, but also Reddit, Tiktok, Youtube, and m", "context": "", "use_case": "redirect to alternate frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nitter has more working instances than before the takedowns"}]}], "praise": [{"label": "Automatic redirects", "summary": "Redirects links to alternative frontends without conscious effort.", "quotes": [{"id": 791090576, "item_id": 49443161, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49443161", "by": "mrtesthah", "date": "2026-08-26", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "The browser extension LibRedirect[1] makes these easy to use without conscious thought.", "excerpt": "I use proxy software like redlib and teddit. The browser extension LibRedirect[1] makes these easy to use without conscious thought. They're read-only, but if you were going to post something, you'd have to sign in anyway. 1. https://libredirect.manerakai.com", "context": "", "use_case": "redirecting Reddit to proxy frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "The service XCancel is stopped until further notice"}, {"id": 791075680, "item_id": 49442230, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49442230", "by": "culi", "date": "2026-08-25", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Would highly recommend", "excerpt": "The LibRedirect extension lets you use any alt-frontend for [Twitter|YouTube|Reddit|Fandom|you name it] and automatically redirects you when you click a link. That way you can just save the original url and let your browser redirect for you. 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I highly recommend the extension libredirect, which will redirect you to instances of your choice (or just stick with the defaults). It doesn't just work for Twitter/X, but also Reddit, Tiktok, Youtube, and m", "context": "", "use_case": "redirect to alternate frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nitter has more working instances than before the takedowns"}, {"id": 791075680, "item_id": 49442230, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49442230", "by": "culi", "date": "2026-08-25", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Would highly recommend", "excerpt": "The LibRedirect extension lets you use any alt-frontend for [Twitter|YouTube|Reddit|Fandom|you name it] and automatically redirects you when you click a link. That way you can just save the original url and let your browser redirect for you. Would highly recommend https://libredirect.manerakai.com/ It has some default options built in like Nitter for Twitter, Invidious for YouTube, Redlib for Reddit, etc", "context": "", "use_case": "redirecting to alternative frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "XCancel also down, at least for time being"}, {"id": 780802816, "item_id": 48800176, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48800176", "by": "Cider9986", "date": "2026-07-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Check out LibRedirect or Predirect (MV3), it automatically redirects youtube, X, etc links to privacy-respecting frontends.", "excerpt": "Check out LibRedirect or Predirect (MV3), it automatically redirects youtube, X, etc links to privacy-respecting frontends. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44344246 107 comments, 1 year ago.", "context": "", "use_case": "redirect to privacy frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra will be in Codex"}]}, {"label": "Instance choice", "summary": "Lets you pick your own instances or stick with the defaults.", "quotes": [{"id": 793280769, "item_id": 49580048, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49580048", "by": "robotnikman", "date": "2026-09-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I highly recommend the extension libredirect, which will redirect you to instances of your choice", "excerpt": "Thats the nice thing about alternate frontends like Nitter, if the main instance goes down you can just clone the repo and make your own very easily, or choose from one of the many alternate instances out there. I highly recommend the extension libredirect, which will redirect you to instances of your choice (or just stick with the defaults). It doesn't just work for Twitter/X, but also Reddit, Tiktok, Youtube, and m", "context": "", "use_case": "redirect to alternate frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nitter has more working instances than before the takedowns"}, {"id": 780537873, "item_id": 48783617, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48783617", "by": "RandyOrion", "date": "2026-07-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I rely on public instances on the list [1] and libredirect [2].", "excerpt": "I've been using searxng for several years now. I don't run my own instances because the inhumane network censorship imposed by GFW, and proxy detection enforced by search engines. Instead, I rely on public instances on the list [1] and libredirect [2]. Note that service from a single instance is not guaranteed, but you can always switch to other available instances with little cost within a minute. I won't say searxn", "context": "", "use_case": "redirecting to public instances", "switched_from": "", "story": "SearXNG: A free internet metasearch engine"}]}, {"label": "Sensible defaults", "summary": "Ships with defaults like Nitter for Twitter, Invidious for YouTube and Redlib for Reddit.", "quotes": [{"id": 791075680, "item_id": 49442230, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49442230", "by": "culi", "date": "2026-08-25", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Would highly recommend", "excerpt": "The LibRedirect extension lets you use any alt-frontend for [Twitter|YouTube|Reddit|Fandom|you name it] and automatically redirects you when you click a link. That way you can just save the original url and let your browser redirect for you. 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It doesn't just work for Twitter/X, but also Reddit, Tiktok, Youtube, and m", "context": "", "use_case": "redirect to alternate frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "Nitter has more working instances than before the takedowns"}]}, {"label": "Less YouTube use", "summary": "One commenter cut YouTube use to minutes a day by using it with Invidious.", "quotes": [{"id": 772817137, "item_id": 48301071, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48301071", "by": "Cider9986", "date": "2026-05-27", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "using libredirect for invidious. my usage went to just a few minutes or 0 per day.", "excerpt": "When I used to use YT, i used https://untrap.app/, it was a great improvement. If you think you can't quit youtube, I used to think that way, and then i did it by deleting my account and using libredirect for invidious. my usage went to just a few minutes or 0 per day.", "context": "quit YouTube", "use_case": "redirecting YouTube links", "switched_from": "YouTube", "story": "YouTube to automatically label AI-generated videos"}]}], "caveats": [{"label": "Read-only frontends", "summary": "The proxy frontends it redirects to are read-only, so posting requires signing in.", "quotes": [{"id": 791090576, "item_id": 49443161, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49443161", "by": "mrtesthah", "date": "2026-08-26", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "The browser extension LibRedirect[1] makes these easy to use without conscious thought.", "excerpt": "I use proxy software like redlib and teddit. The browser extension LibRedirect[1] makes these easy to use without conscious thought. They're read-only, but if you were going to post something, you'd have to sign in anyway. 1. https://libredirect.manerakai.com", "context": "", "use_case": "redirecting Reddit to proxy frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "The service XCancel is stopped until further notice"}]}, {"label": "Instance reliability", "summary": "Service from a single public instance isn't guaranteed, so you may need to switch.", "quotes": [{"id": 780537873, "item_id": 48783617, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48783617", "by": "RandyOrion", "date": "2026-07-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I rely on public instances on the list [1] and libredirect [2].", "excerpt": "I've been using searxng for several years now. I don't run my own instances because the inhumane network censorship imposed by GFW, and proxy detection enforced by search engines. Instead, I rely on public instances on the list [1] and libredirect [2]. 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I highly recommend the extension libredirect, which will redirect you to instances of your choice (or just stick with the defaults). 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The browser extension LibRedirect[1] makes these easy to use without conscious thought. They're read-only, but if you were going to post something, you'd have to sign in anyway. 1. https://libredirect.manerakai.com", "context": "", "use_case": "redirecting Reddit to proxy frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "The service XCancel is stopped until further notice"}, {"id": 791075680, "item_id": 49442230, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49442230", "by": "culi", "date": "2026-08-25", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Would highly recommend", "excerpt": "The LibRedirect extension lets you use any alt-frontend for [Twitter|YouTube|Reddit|Fandom|you name it] and automatically redirects you when you click a link. That way you can just save the original url and let your browser redirect for you. Would highly recommend https://libredirect.manerakai.com/ It has some default options built in like Nitter for Twitter, Invidious for YouTube, Redlib for Reddit, etc", "context": "", "use_case": "redirecting to alternative frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "XCancel also down, at least for time being"}, {"id": 780802816, "item_id": 48800176, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48800176", "by": "Cider9986", "date": "2026-07-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Check out LibRedirect or Predirect (MV3), it automatically redirects youtube, X, etc links to privacy-respecting frontends.", "excerpt": "Check out LibRedirect or Predirect (MV3), it automatically redirects youtube, X, etc links to privacy-respecting frontends. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44344246 107 comments, 1 year ago.", "context": "", "use_case": "redirect to privacy frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra will be in Codex"}, {"id": 780537873, "item_id": 48783617, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48783617", "by": "RandyOrion", "date": "2026-07-04", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I rely on public instances on the list [1] and libredirect [2].", "excerpt": "I've been using searxng for several years now. I don't run my own instances because the inhumane network censorship imposed by GFW, and proxy detection enforced by search engines. Instead, I rely on public instances on the list [1] and libredirect [2]. Note that service from a single instance is not guaranteed, but you can always switch to other available instances with little cost within a minute. I won't say searxn", "context": "", "use_case": "redirecting to public instances", "switched_from": "", "story": "SearXNG: A free internet metasearch engine"}, {"id": 772817137, "item_id": 48301071, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48301071", "by": "Cider9986", "date": "2026-05-27", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "using libredirect for invidious. my usage went to just a few minutes or 0 per day.", "excerpt": "When I used to use YT, i used https://untrap.app/, it was a great improvement. If you think you can't quit youtube, I used to think that way, and then i did it by deleting my account and using libredirect for invidious. my usage went to just a few minutes or 0 per day.", "context": "quit YouTube", "use_case": "redirecting YouTube links", "switched_from": "YouTube", "story": "YouTube to automatically label AI-generated videos"}, {"id": 769651585, "item_id": 48103224, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48103224", "by": "kelvinjps10", "date": "2026-05-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "https://libredirect.github.io/", "excerpt": "check out Scribe an alternative medium frontend that's why better: https://scribe.rawbit.ninja/@NMitchem/if-ai-writes-your-code-why-use-python-bf8c4ba1a055 https://sr.ht/~edwardloveall/Scribe/ https://libredirect.github.io/", "context": "", "use_case": "redirecting to alternative frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "If AI Writes Your Code, Why Use Python?"}, {"id": 767049568, "item_id": 47940598, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47940598", "by": "Cider9986", "date": "2026-04-28", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I recommend libredirect to make it more convenient to use.", "excerpt": "Enjoy. I recommend libredirect to make it more convenient to use. (https://libredirect.github.io/)", "context": "", "use_case": "redirecting to alternative frontends", "switched_from": "", "story": "X Is Down - edit - was down"}]}