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# alternative-front-ends
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Overview of alternative open source front-ends for popular internet platforms (e.g. YouTube or Twitter)
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## Call to Action
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- Do you know any other projects that are not included in the overview yet?
- It could be about front ends or alternatives to websites, apps, etc.
- Just create an [issue](https://github.com/mendel5/alternative-front-ends/issues) and let me know. I'm always looking for new projects to add
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## Overview
### YouTube
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- [Invidious](https://github.com/iv-org/invidious): Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube
- [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): Lightweight YouTube client for Linux
- [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
- [Invuedious](https://github.com/bocchilorenzo/invuedious): another beautiful front-end for Invidious, built with Vue.js
- [straw-viewer](https://github.com/trizen/straw-viewer): a fork of, and created by the same author of, youtube-viewer. Uses Invidious API
- [invidious-viewer](https://github.com/git-bruh/invidious-viewer): similar to straw-viewer. Requires MPV player and libmpv.so, provided by Linux distro
- [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl): Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites
- [alltube](https://github.com/Rudloff/alltube): Web GUI for youtube-dl
- [Vividl](https://github.com/Bluegrams/Vividl): Modern Windows GUI for youtube-dl
- [youtube-dl-gui](https://github.com/jely2002/youtube-dl-gui): A cross-platform GUI for youtube-dl made in Electron and node.js
- [tartube](https://github.com/axcore/tartube): A GUI front-end for youtube-dl, partly based on youtube-dl-gui and written in Python 3 / Gtk 3
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- [Yotter](https://github.com/ytorg/Yotter): Youtube and Twitter with privacy
- [Yotter instances](https://github.com/ytorg/Yotter#public-instances)
- Official instance: [yotter.xyz](https://yotter.xyz)
### Twitter
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- [Nitter](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter): Alternative Twitter front-end
- [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)
- [Shitter](https://github.com/nuclearfog/Shitter): Android, alternative front-end for Twitter, built with Java
- [Harpy](https://github.com/robertodoering/harpy): Android, alternative front-end for Twitter, built with Flutter/Dart
- [Twidere X](https://github.com/TwidereProject/TwidereX-Android): Android, alternative front-end for Twitter, built mostly with Kotlin, in early stage
- [Tweeterr](https://github.com/sherwyn11/Tweeterr): tweet from command line
- [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
- [Tweepy](https://github.com/tweepy/tweepy): Twitter for Python
### Instagram
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- [Bibliogram](https://sr.ht/~cadence/bibliogram/): Bibliogram is an alternative front-end for Instagram
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- Originally on [Github](https://github.com/cloudrac3r/bibliogram)
- [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)
### Reddit
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- [Teddit](https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit): Alternative Reddit front-end focused on privacy
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- [Github mirror repo](https://github.com/teddit-net/teddit)
- 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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- [Xeddit](https://github.com/ErlingMK/Xeddit): A Xamarin.Forms app for Reddit
- 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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- [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
- [Top of Reddit](https://github.com/mgerb/top-of-reddit): like HNTopLinks but for Reddit
### Search
- [Whoogle Search](https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search): A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine for Google
- [Searx](https://github.com/searx/searx): Privacy-respecting metasearch engine
- [Searx instances](https://searx.space/)
### Facebook
- [fb-messenger-cli](https://github.com/Alex-Rose/fb-messenger-cli): use Facebook Messenger from command line
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- [SlimSocial](https://github.com/rignaneseleo/SlimSocial-for-Facebook): Android, alternative front-end for Facebook, built with Java
- [Frost](https://github.com/AllanWang/Frost-for-Facebook): An extensive and functional third party app for Facebook (Android app)
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### Other
- [MediathekViewWeb](https://github.com/mediathekview/mediathekviewweb): Video content of German public-service television broadcasters (e.g. ARD, ZDF)
- Official instance: [mediathekviewweb.de](https://mediathekviewweb.de/)
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- [hn-search](https://github.com/algolia/hn-search) for Hacker News 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)
- [HNTopLinks](https://github.com/eguller/hntoplinks): Top Links on Hacker News
- Official instance: [hntoplinks.com](http://www.hntoplinks.com/)
- Example: [HNTopLinks of past month](http://www.hntoplinks.com/month)
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--To-do--
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## Related
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- [privacy-redirect](https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect)
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- [Firefox Add-On: Privacy Redirect](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-redirect/)
- [Chrome Extension: Privacy Redirect](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacy-redirect/pmcmeagblkinmogikoikkdjiligflglb)
- [uBlock Origin](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock)
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- [Firefox Add-On: uBlock Origin](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/)
- [Chrome Extension: uBlock Origin](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm)