Merlin
Nitter Redirect

Nitter Redirect

Redirects Twitter requests to Nitter, the privacy friendly alternative.

What is Nitter Redirect?
"Nitter Redirect" is a privacy-enhancing Firefox add-on. It intercepts and redirects requests headed to various Twitter domains, and instead, sends them to the privacy-friendly alternative, Nitter. No unnecessary permissions are required. Users have the control to toggle redirects on/off and set custom Nitter instances. Its latest feature now correctly redirects Twitter URLs including '/tweets'.
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Rating: 4.82 (33)
Version: 1.1.5 (Last updated: 2020-07-26)
Creation date: 2019-09-14
Weekly download count: 43
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • *://twitter.com/*
  • *://www.twitter.com/*
  • *://mobile.twitter.com/*
  • *://pbs.twimg.com/*
  • *://video.twimg.com/*
Size: 22.94K
URLs: Website
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Nitter Redirect
Nitter Redirect (v1.1.5)
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No unnecessary permissions required, only listens for and redirects requests made to twitter.com, www.twitter.com, mobile.twitter.com, pbs.twimg.com and video.twimg.com.

Allows for setting custom Nitter instances and toggling redirects on/off.

The code is available on Github.

★ Donate: 👨🏻‍💻 If you like this extension and are financially able please consider buying me a coffee ☕️ to show your appreciation and support the continuation of the project.

★ What's New in This Version (v1.1.5): 🆕

  • Now redirects Twitter URLs that include `/tweets` correctly.
User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works great with no config and no sign ins
  • Uses actual links instead of Twitter tracked links
  • Nag-free reading on Twitter without an account
Cons
  • Issue with connecting to nitter.net due to potential security problem
Most mentioned
  • Works great with no config and no sign ins
  • Uses actual links instead of Twitter tracked links
  • Nag-free reading on Twitter without an account
Recent reviews
Useful after LibRedirect removed Nitter as a supported frontend
by Gersonzao, 2024-04-19
The add-on once worked fine, but now every attempted connection to nitter.net results in this: "Did Not Connect: Potential Security Issue. Firefox detected an issue and did not continue to nitter.net. The web site is either misconfigured or your computer clock is set to the wrong time. It’s likely the web site’s certificate is expired, which prevents Firefox from connecting securely." The solution (apart from fixing nitter.net) would be to offer several OTHER pathways to Nitter. TRhere are plenty of others.
by Firefox user 13077857, 2024-02-14
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Safety
Risk impact

Nitter Redirect is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this add-on unless you absolutely trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood

Nitter Redirect has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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Nitter Redirect