LibRedirect AlternativesPrivacy Tools and other similar apps like LibRedirect

LibRedirect is described as 'A web extension that redirects YouTube, Twitter, Instagram... requests to alternative privacy friendly frontends and backends' and is a popular Privacy Tool in the web browsers category. There are more than 10 alternatives to LibRedirect for a variety of platforms, including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Web-based, Android and Mac apps. The best LibRedirect alternative is URLCheck, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LibRedirect are Privacy Redirect, Redirector, Predirect and UntrackMe.

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  1. URLCheck icon

    URLCheck

     31 likes

    URLCheck acts as an intermediary when opening url links, allowing, among other things: to remove trackers, affiliate links, unnecessary elements, facilitating link sharing, protecting against certain phishing techniques and many more….

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
    • Obtainium
    • Global
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  2. Privacy Redirect icon

    Privacy Redirect

     30 likes

    A simple web extension that redirects requests to privacy friendly alternatives. The successor fork is LibRedirect.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  4. Redirector icon

    Redirector

     22 likes

    Redirector is a browser add-on for Firefox, Chrome, Edge and Opera. The add-on lets you create redirects for specific webpages, e.g. always redirect http://bing.com to http://google.com. It was originally done by request for someone on the Mozillazine forums.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
    • IS flagIceland
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  5. Predirect icon

    Predirect

     10 likes

    A open source manifest v3 web extension with minimal permissions that automatically redirects popular sites to privacy friendly frontends and backends

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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  6. UntrackMe icon

    UntrackMe

     8 likes

    UntrackMe once set by default to open Twitter and YouTube links will transform them into Nitter and Invidious links and delegate the action to another app. It also supports Google Maps links to transform them into OpenStreetMap links or Geo URI.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
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  9. Invidition icon

    Invidition

     1 like

    Invidition is an extension allowing you to redirect YouTube and X requests to their counterparts, Invidious and .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Firefox
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  10. Nitterify icon

    Nitterify

     1 like

    Nitterify is a Web Extension redirecting X links to Nitter, an alternative, privacy-friendly, interface.

    9 Nitterify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  11. Privacy Redirect for Safari icon

    Privacy Redirect for Safari

     1 like

    A configurable web extension that redirects Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, Google Maps, Google Search, and Google Translate to privacy friendly alternatives.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Safari
    • US flagUnited States
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  12. PeerTube Companion icon

    PeerTube Companion

     1 like

    PeerTube Companion is an experimental WebExtension aiming to improve user experience with PeerTube. Right now, the extension redirects to a PeerTube version of a video, when trying to reach it from YouTube, if it's available on PeerTube.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mozilla Firefox
    • PeerTube
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  13. YT Siphon icon

    YT Siphon

     3 likes

    YT Siphon is a browser extension that lets you choose to open YouTube videos in alternative frontends. Instead of auto-redirecting, it gives you the power to decide with simple shortcuts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Firefox
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  14. Invidious Redirect icon

    Invidious Redirect

     1 like

    Redirects all YouTube links to Invidious. Previously hooktube-redirect, but changed since Hooktube is no longer allowed to use the YouTube API, apparently.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Firefox
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