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'.
Add-on stats
By: Simon Brazell
Rating: 4.45
(38)
Creation date: 2019-09-14
Weekly download count: 18
Firefox on Android: Yes
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- storage
- webRequest
- webRequestBlocking
- *://twitter.com/*
- *://www.twitter.com/*
- *://mobile.twitter.com/*
- *://pbs.twimg.com/*
- *://video.twimg.com/*
Size: 22.94K
Email: si*****@brazell.com.au
URLs: Website
Ranking
# 1832 ▼ 6
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Add-on summary
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
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spammy, or outdated.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 fine for twitter.com links
- Minimalist code; no configuration required
- Allows nag-free reading on Twitter without an account
- Uses actual links instead of tracked links
Cons
- Doesn't redirect x.com URLs properly
- Experiences potential security issues when connecting to nitter.net
- Some users report it suddenly stopped working
- Issues with self-hosted Nitter redirection
Most mentioned
- Doesn't work for x.com links
- Stopped working after a period
- Security issues connecting to nitter.net
Recent reviews
Doesn't work.
by Firefox user 18636455, 2024-10-13
Works fine for twitter.com links, but doesn't do anything for x.com
by Leah96xxx, 2024-09-15
Used to work great but doesn't redirect x.com links, which causes broken redirects.
by Redjard, 2024-09-12
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Nitter Redirect requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Nitter Redirect has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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