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## 𝔸 𝕝 𝕥 𝕖 𝕣 𝕟 𝕒 𝕥 𝕚 𝕧 𝕖 Frontends
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**This is a list of privacy-respecting frontends to popular services like social media. All of them are cross-plattform webapps and should work on your device no matter the OS and hardware.**
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ⓘ You can suggest new frontends and modifications to the list ** [here ](https://github.com/digitalblossom/alternative-frontends/issues/new/choose )**.
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[Youtube ](#youtube ) • [YT Music ](#youtube-music ) • [Reddit ](#reddit ) • [Twitter ](#twitter ) • [Imgur ](#imgur ) • [Tiktok ](#tiktok ) • [Medium ](#medium ) • [Quora ](#quora ) • [Translate ](#translate ) • [Search Engines ](#search-engines ) • [Instagram ](#instagram ) • [Odysee ](#odysee ) • [Wikipedia ](#wikipedia ) • [Tools ](#tools )
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☰ You can jump between sections via the little menu icon above to the left.
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ⓘ Check out the [tools section ](#tools ) at the bottom to find out how to easily adopt and even self-host.
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### YouTube
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- **Invidious**
- Lightweight YouTube frontend - no tracking, no ads and Javascript is optional.
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- [Homepage ](https://invidious.io ) | [Repo ](https://github.com/iv-org/invidious )
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- [Public Instances ](https://docs.invidious.io/Invidious-Instances.md )
- [x] Open-Source
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- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://docs.invidious.io/Installation.md )
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- [x] Decentralized Options | [I2P ](http://tube.i2p ) | [Onion ](https://github.com/iv-org/documentation/blob/master/Invidious-Instances.md#tor-onion-services ) | [Loki ](http://invidious.loki )
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- **Piped**
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- Alternative privacy-friendly YouTube frontend. Lightweight, no ads (Sponsorblock integrated), no tracking, 4K support and more.
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- [Main Instance ](https://piped.kavin.rocks ) | [Repo ](https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped )
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- [Public Instances ](https://piped.kavin.rocks/preferences ) (scroll down)
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- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://piped-docs.kavin.rocks/docs/self-hosting )
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- [x] Decentralized Options | [IPNS ](https://github.com/digitalblossom/alternative-frontends/issues/25#issuecomment-1002261657 ) | [Onion ](http://piped2bbch4xslbl2ckr6k62q56kon56ffowxaqzy42ai22a4sash3ad.onion )
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- **Cloudtube**
- Alternative Invidious frontend without Javascript.
- [Main Instance ](https://tube.cadence.moe ) | [Repo ](https://sr.ht/~cadence/tube )
- Public Instances n/a
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://git.sr.ht/~cadence/tube-docs/tree/main/item/docs/cloudtube/Installing%20CloudTube.md )
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- **Viewtube**
- Privacy-respecting frontend with subscription, watch-progress and recommendation features.
- [Main Instance ](https://viewtube.io/ ) | [Repo ](https://github.com/ViewTube/viewtube-vue )
- Public Instances n/a
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://github.com/ViewTube/viewtube-vue#host-it-yourself )
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### YouTube Music
- **BeatBump**
- Privacy-friendly YouTube Music frontend built with Svelte. Supports device sync.
- [Main Instance ](https://beatbump.ml ) | [Repo ](https://github.com/snuffyDev/Beatbump )
- Public Instances n/a
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://snuffydev.github.io/Beatbump/index.html#/docs/introduction/deploying )
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- **Hyperpipe**
- A privacy-respecting frontend for YouTube Music, inspired by and built with the help of Piped
- [Main Instance ](https://hyperpipe.surge.sh ) | [Repo ](https://codeberg.org/Hyperpipe/Hyperpipe )
- Public Instances n/a
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://codeberg.org/Hyperpipe/Hyperpipe#usage )
ⓘ Hyperpipe is in early developement, please audit the code if you intend to selfhost it.
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### Reddit
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- **Teddit**
- Privacy-focused lightweight Reddit frontend. No ads, no javascript. Provides an unofficial API.
- [Main Instance ](https://teddit.net ) | [Repo ](https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit )
- [Public Instances ](https://github.com/teddit-net/teddit#instances )
- [x] Open-Source
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- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit#installation )
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- [x] Decentralized Options | [I2P ](http://teddit.i2p )
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- **Libreddit**
- Privacy-focused fast Reddit frontend without ads, javascript and tracking. All requests are proxied through the server.
- [Main Instance ](https://libredd.it/ ) | [Repo ](https://github.com/spikecodes/libreddit )
- [Public Instances ](https://github.com/spikecodes/libreddit#instances )
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://github.com/spikecodes/libreddit#installation )
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- **Troddit**
- A significantly smaller Open Source frontend for Reddit, written in NextJS.
- [Main Instance ](https://troddit.com/ ) | [Repo ](https://github.com/burhan-syed/troddit )
- Public Instances n/a
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://github.com/burhan-syed/troddit#getting-started )
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ⓘ Uses Javascript and Vercel's [audience analytics ](https://nextjs.org/analytics ). Connects directly to Reddit without a proxy.
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### Twitter
- **Nitter**
- Lightweight Twitter frontend. No ads, no Javascript, no tracking. RSS support.
- [Main Instance ](https://nitter.net/ ) | [Repo ](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter )
- [Public Instances ](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances )
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter#installation )
### Imgur
- **Rimgu**
- Lightweight Imgur frontend without Javascript and ads. Uses its own request implementation. Can use either API or scraping.
- Main Instance n/a | [Repo ](https://codeberg.org/3np/rimgu )
- Public Instances n/a
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://codeberg.org/3np/rimgu#docker-1 )
ⓘ Rimgu is currently in early development
- **Rimgo**
- Rewrite of Rimgu in Go. Works without JS and has several public instances, including an Onion one.
- [Main Instance ](https://i.bcow.xyz/ ) | [Repo ](https://codeberg.org/video-prize-ranch/rimgo )
- [Public Instances ](https://codeberg.org/video-prize-ranch/rimgo#instances )
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- Pattern for Redirector: `*imgur.com/*` to `https://i.bcow.xyz/$2`
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- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://codeberg.org/video-prize-ranch/rimgo#install )
- [x] Decentralized Options | [Onion ](https://codeberg.org/video-prize-ranch/rimgo#instances )
- **Imgin**
- Lightweight Imgur frontend without Javascript and ads. Uses its own request implementation.
- [Main Instance ](https://imgin.voidnet.tech/ ) | [Repo ](https://git.voidnet.tech/kev/imgin )
- Public Instances n/a
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable
### Tiktok
- **ProxiTok**
- Open-Source frontend for Tiktok that proxies users requests.
- [Main Instance ](https://proxitok.herokuapp.com ) | [Repo ](https://github.com/pablouser1/ProxiTok )
- [Public Instances ](https://github.com/pablouser1/ProxiTok/wiki/Public-instances )
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://github.com/pablouser1/ProxiTok#installation )
### Medium
- **Scribe**
- Tracking- and ad-free FOSS frontend for Medium
- [Main Instance ](https://scribe.rip ) | [Repo ](https://git.sr.ht/~edwardloveall/scribe )
- [Public Instances ](https://git.sr.ht/~edwardloveall/scribe/tree/main/docs/instances.md )
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://git.sr.ht/~edwardloveall/scribe#deploying-your-own )
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### Quora
- **Quetre**
- Alternative front-end to Quora. It enables you to see answers without ads, trackers, and popups. Has an unofficial API.
- [Main Instance ](https://quetre.herokuapp.com/ ) | [Repo ](https://github.com/zyachel/quetre#instances )
- [Public Instances ](https://github.com/zyachel/quetre#instances )
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- Pattern for Redirector: `*quora.com/*` to `https://quetre.herokuapp.com/$2`
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- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://github.com/zyachel/quetre#instances ) | [Heroku Deploy ](https://heroku.com/deploy?template=https://github.com/zyachel/quetre )
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### Translate
- **Lingva**
- Tracking-free Google Translate frontend
- [Main Instance ](https://lingva.ml/ ) | [Repo ](https://github.com/TheDavidDelta/lingva-translate )
- [Public Instances ](https://github.com/TheDavidDelta/lingva-translate#instances )
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://github.com/TheDavidDelta/lingva-translate#deployment )
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- **SimplyTranslate**
- FOSS Javascript-free frontend for multiple translators, including Google Translate and DeepL
- [Homepage ](https://simple-web.org/projects/simplytranslate.html ) | [Main Instance ](https://simplytranslate.org ) | [Repo ](https://sr.ht/~metalune/SimplyTranslate )
- [Public Instances ](https://simple-web.org/instances/simplytranslate )
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable
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### Search Engines
- **Whoogle**
- Google search result frontend without Javascript, ads, cookies and tracking. Tor and HTTP/SOCKS proxy support
- Main Instance n/a | [Repo ](https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search )
- [Public Instances ](https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search#public-instances )
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search#install )
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- **SearX**
- Privacy-respecting, self-hostable metasearch engine. Acts as frontend for more than 70 search services.
- [Homepage ](https://searx.github.io/searx ) | [Repo ](https://github.com/searx/searx )
- [Public Instances ](https://searx.space )
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable
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- [x] Decentralized Options | [Onion ](https://searx.space )
- **SearxNG**
- Fork of SearX with UI improvements (including to the settings page) and updates to the selfhosting procedure.
- [Homepage ](https://searxng.org ) | [Repo ](https://github.com/searxng/searxng )
- [Public Instances ](https://searx.space )
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://docs.searxng.org/admin/index.html )
- [x] Decentralized Options | [Onion ](https://searx.space )
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### Instagram
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- **Bibliogram**
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- Alternative Instagram frontend without Javascript, tracking, ads and signup prompts. Currently unstable due to Instagram's server blocking.
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- [Main Instance ](https://bibliogram.art/ ) | [Repo ](https://sr.ht/~cadence/bibliogram/ )
- [Public Instances ](https://git.sr.ht/~cadence/bibliogram-docs/tree/master/docs/Instances.md )
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://git.sr.ht/~cadence/bibliogram-docs/tree/master/docs/Installing%20%28extended%29.md )
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ⓘ Bibliogram is currently not working due to Instagram blacklisting servers.
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### Odysee
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- **Librarian**
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- Open-Source, lightweight and privacy-respecting frontened for Odysee.
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- [Main Instance ](https://lbry.bcow.xyz ) | [Repo ](https://codeberg.org/librarian/librarian )
- [Public Instances ](https://codeberg.org/librarian/librarian#clearnet )
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://codeberg.org/librarian/librarian#install )
- [x] Decentralized Options | [Onion ](https://codeberg.org/librarian/librarian#tor )
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### Wikipedia
- **Wikiless**
- A Javascript-free Wikipedia frontend. Should work in countries where Wikipedia is censored.
- [Main Instance ](https://wikiless.org ) | [Repo ](https://codeberg.org/orenom/wikiless )
- [Public Instances ](https://codeberg.org/orenom/wikiless#instances )
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://codeberg.org/orenom/wikiless#installation )
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### Tools
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- **Farside**
- Automatically redirects to working instances of alternative frontends. Helps prevent performance bottlenecks by distributing across instances.
- [Homepage ](https://farside.link ) | [Repo ](https://github.com/benbusby/farside )
- [x] Open-Source
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- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://github.com/benbusby/farside#development )
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- **Privacy Redirect**
- Browser extension that automatically redirects to the alternative frontends of several services. Available for Chromium browsers and Firefox.
- [Download & Repo ](https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect )
- [x] Open-Source
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ⓘ Developement of Privacy Redirect has ended/paused, consider using LibRedirect instead
- **LibRedirect**
- Maintained fork of Privacy Redirect with new services added and a refreshed UI.
- [Homepage & Download ](https://libredirect.github.io ) | [Repo ](https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect )
- [x] Open-Source
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- **Redirector**
- If a service you want to redirect to is not supported by LibRedirect, this extension lets you manually define redirects.
- [Homepage & Download ](https://einaregilsson.com/redirector ) | [Repo ](https://github.com/einaregilsson/Redirector )
- [x] Open-Source
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- **SSL Labs**
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- Free tool by Qualys that does a deep analysis to check the SSL implementation of a server. Helpful to check public instances. You'll find this on the [Piped ](#youtube ) page for instance.
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- [Homepage ](https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/ )
- [ ] Open-Source
ⓘ Not Open Source, but made by a trustworthy company and operates with a [good privacy policy ](https://www.ssllabs.com/downloads/Qualys_SSL_Labs_Terms_of_Use.pdf ).
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- **UntrackMe**
- FOSS Android app that redirects to the alternative frontends of several services. Can also clean tracking parameters.
- [Download & Homepage ](https://fedilab.app/wiki/untrackme ) | [Repo ](https://framagit.org/tom79/nitterizeme )
- [x] Open-Source
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- **YunoHost**
- Novice-friendly server OS. Easily host multiple of the listed services on your own hardware (e. g. a Raspberry Pi) using templates.
- [Download & Homepage ](https://yunohost.org ) | [Repo ](https://github.com/YunoHost )
- [x] Open-Source
- [x] Self-Hostable | [Guide ](https://yunohost.org/en/install )
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< sup > This repository is not affiliated with any of the mentioned companies. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.
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YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. YouTube Music is a trademark of Google LLC. Google is a trademark of Google LLC. Reddit is a trademark of Reddit Inc. Twitter is a trademark of Twitter Inc. Imgur is a trademark of Imgur LLC. Instagram is a trademark of Meta Platforms. Medium is a trademark of A Medium Corporation. Tiktok is a trademark of Bytedance Ltd. Odysee is a trademark of Odysee, Inc. Quora is a trademark of Quora Inc.< / sup >