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Redlib

An alternative private front-end to Reddit, with its origins in Libreddit.

Rust subreddit; screenshot from GitHub repository.

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  • Online
  • Self-Hosted
  • Reddit
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  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Support for Themes
  3.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Dark Mode
  2.  No Tracking
  3.  Ad-free
  4.  Rust
  5.  Progressive Web App

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  •  3,757 Stars
  •  271 Forks
  •  221 Open Issues
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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Redlib, and it has gotten 13 likes

Redlib was added to AlternativeTo by K0RR on and this page was last updated .

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Top Positive Comment
Asumeh
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A step-up from Libreddit icon Libreddit the most reliable Reddit frontend that I know of; browse through Reddit posts and communities without ads or trackers.

Just a little warning as you may encounter "Failed to parse page JSON data" errors from time to time, due to Reddit's efforts in IP banning. Great... 😒 https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib/issues/324

RemovedUser
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Great frontend for Reddit, reliable, fast and private.

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What is Redlib?

An alternative private front-end to Reddit, with its origins in Libreddit icon Libreddit.

While originating as a fork of Libreddit, the name "Redlib" was adopted to avoid legal issues, as Reddit only allows the use of their name if structured as "XYZ For Reddit".

Several technical improvements have also been made, including:

  • OAuth token spoofing: To circumvent rate limits imposed by Reddit, OAuth token spoofing is used to mimick the most common iOS and Android clients. While spoofing both iOS and Android clients was explored, only the Android client was chosen due to content restrictions when using an anonymous iOS client.
  • Token refreshing: The authentication token is refreshed every 24 hours, emulating the behavior of the official Android app.
  • HTTP header mimicking: Efforts are made to send along as many of the official app's headers as possible to reduce the likelihood of Reddit's crackdown on Redlib's requests.