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# alternative-front-ends
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Overview of alternative open source front-ends for popular internet platforms.
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## Info
* Do you know any other projects about front ends or alternatives to websites, apps, etc. that are not included in the overview yet?
* Just create an issue and let me know. I'm always looking for new projects to add.
## Overview
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- [Invidious ](https://github.com/iv-org/invidious ) for YouTube.com
- [Invidious instances ](https://github.com/iv-org/documentation/blob/master/Invidious-Instances.md )
- Official instance: [https://invidio.us ](https://invidio.us )
- Example: Troy Hunt on [Youtube ](https://www.youtube.com/user/troyhuntdotcom/videos ) and [Invidious ](https://invidio.us/channel/troyhuntdotcom )
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- [Youtube-viewer ](https://github.com/trizen/youtube-viewer ) for YouTube.com
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- [Yotter ](https://github.com/ytorg/Yotter ) for YouTube.com and Twitter.com
- [Yotter instances ](https://github.com/ytorg/Yotter#public-instances )
- Official instance: [yotter.xyz ](https://yotter.xyz )
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- [Nitter ](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter ) for Twitter.com
- [Nitter instances ](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances )
- Official instance: [nitter.net ](https://nitter.net/ )
- Example: Troy Hunt on [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/troyhunt ) and [Nitter ](https://nitter.net/troyhunt )
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- [Bibliogram ](https://sr.ht/~cadence/bibliogram/ ) for Instagram.com
- Originally on [Github ](https://github.com/cloudrac3r/bibliogram )
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- [Bibliogram instances ](https://git.sr.ht/~cadence/bibliogram-docs/tree/master/docs/Instances.md ) ([Old](https://github.com/cloudrac3r/bibliogram/wiki/Instances))
- Official instance: [https://bibliogram.art ](https://bibliogram.art )
- Example: Troy Hunt on [Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/troyhunt/ ) and [Bibliogram ](https://bibliogram.art/u/troyhunt )
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- [Xeddit ](https://github.com/ErlingMK/Xeddit ) for Reddit.com
- Official instance: [xeddit.com ](https://www.xeddit.com/ )
- Example: /r/Privacy on [Reddit ](https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/ ) and [Xeddit ](https://www.xeddit.com/r/privacy/ )
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- [Teddit ](https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit ) for Reddit.com
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- [Github mirror repo ](https://github.com/teddit-net/teddit )
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- Official instance: [teddit.net ](https://teddit.net/ )
- Example: /r/Privacy on [Reddit ](https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/ ) and [Teddit ](https://teddit.net/r/privacy )
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- [Whoogle Search ](https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search ) for Google Search
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- [Searx ](https://github.com/searx/searx ) as a metasearch engine
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- [Searx instances ](https://searx.space/ )
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- Example: [searx.privatenet.cf ](https://searx.privatenet.cf/ )
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- [Frost ](https://github.com/AllanWang/Frost-for-Facebook ) for Facebook.com
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- [HNTopLinks ](https://github.com/eguller/hntoplinks ) for Hacker News
- Official instance: [hntoplinks.com ](http://www.hntoplinks.com/ )
- Example: [HNTopLinks of past month ](http://www.hntoplinks.com/month )
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- [MediathekViewWeb ](https://github.com/mediathekview/mediathekviewweb ) for German public-service television broadcasters (e.g. ARD, ZDF)
- Official instance: [mediathekviewweb.de ](https://mediathekviewweb.de/ )
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- [CloudTube ](https://git.sr.ht/~cadence/cloudtube ): a beautiful front-end for Invidious. If search doesn't work, change instance in settings. Right now, for me https://au.ytprivate.com works well
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- [Invuedious ](https://github.com/bocchilorenzo/invuedious ): another beautiful front-end for Invidious, built with Vue.js
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- [straw-viewer ](https://github.com/trizen/straw-viewer ): a fork of, and created by the same author of, youtube-viewer. Uses Invidious API
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- [invidious-viewer ](https://github.com/git-bruh/invidious-viewer ): similar to straw-viewer. Requires MPV player and libmpv.so, provided by Linux distro
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- [Top of Reddit ](https://github.com/mgerb/top-of-reddit ): like HNTopLinks but for Reddit
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- [RedditClient ](https://github.com/grey-r/RedditSharp ): alternative front-end for Reddit, built with Angular
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- [Libreddit ](https://libredd.it/ ): an alternative front-end for Reddit. Themed around Reddit redesign
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- [Updoot ](https://github.com/adityam49/Updoot ): Android, alternative front-end for Reddit
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- [eddrit ](https://github.com/corenting/eddrit ): alternative front-end for Reddit, inspired by Nitter, built with Python & Starlette
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- [Shitter ](https://github.com/nuclearfog/Shitter ): Android, alternative front-end for Twitter, built with Java
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- [Harpy ](https://github.com/robertodoering/harpy ): Android, alternative front-end for Twitter, built with Flutter/Dart
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- [Twidere X ](https://github.com/TwidereProject/TwidereX-Android ): Android, alternative front-end for Twitter, built mostly with Kotlin, in early stage
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- [Tweeterr ](https://github.com/sherwyn11/Tweeterr ): tweet from command line
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- [Tweet-app ](https://github.com/rhysd/tweet-app ): desktop Twitter client that only lets one tweet and they can't see timeline so they can be more productive
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- [Tweepy ](https://github.com/tweepy/tweepy ): Twitter for Python
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- [SlimSocial ](https://github.com/rignaneseleo/SlimSocial-for-Facebook ): Android, alternative front-end for Facebook, built with Java
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- [fb-messenger-cli ](https://github.com/Alex-Rose/fb-messenger-cli ): use Facebook Messenger from command line
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- [hn-search ](https://github.com/algolia/hn-search )
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- Example: [Highest rated submissions of the past 24 hours ](https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byPopularity&page=0&dateRange=last24h&type=all )
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## Related
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- [privacy-redirect ](https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect )
- [Privacy Redirect - Firefox Add-On ](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-redirect/ )
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- [Privacy Redirect - Chrome Extension ](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacy-redirect/pmcmeagblkinmogikoikkdjiligflglb )
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- [uBlock Origin ](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock )