LibRedirect AlternativesTop Privacy 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 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, Mac and Microsoft Edge apps. The best LibRedirect alternative is Privacy Redirect, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LibRedirect are Predirect, Redirector, Nitter Redirect and UntrackMe.

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  1. Privacy Redirect icon

    Privacy Redirect

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Privacy Redirect screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from December 2021.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  URL Forwarding
    2.  Based on OpenStreetMap

    Privacy Redirect VS LibRedirect

     
    Comments about Privacy Redirect as an Alternative to LibRedirect
    Douze
    Positive Sep 1, 2022
    3

    LibRedirect was forked from Privacy Redirect in the first place, to have an easily updated list of instances and include more frontends to the project. It is indeed a good alternative, but with less features and outdated since December 2021.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Privacy Redirect is a great LibRedirect alternative.

    • Privacy Redirect is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to LibRedirect.

    • Privacy Redirect is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to LibRedirect.

    • Privacy Redirect is Free and Open SourceLibRedirect is also Free and Open Source
    • Privacy Redirect is Privacy focusedLibRedirect is not according to our users
  2. Predirect icon

    Predirect

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Predirect screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Browser extension

    Predirect VS LibRedirect

     
  4. Redirector icon

    Redirector

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    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.

    16 Redirector alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IS flagIceland

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
    Redirector screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last release is from December 2019.

    Redirector Features

    1.  URL Forwarding
    2.  Custom URLs
    3.  URL Filtering
    4.  URL analysis

    Redirector VS LibRedirect

     

    • Redirector is the most popular Web-based alternative to LibRedirect.

    • Redirector is Free and Open SourceLibRedirect is also Free and Open Source
  5. Nitter Redirect icon

    Nitter Redirect

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    A browser extension that redirects Twitter links to Nitter instead.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Nitter Redirect screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last updated in July 2020.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Nitter Redirect VS LibRedirect

     
  6. UntrackMe icon

    UntrackMe

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    UntrackMe screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  URL Forwarding

    UntrackMe VS LibRedirect

     

    • UntrackMe is the most popular Android alternative to LibRedirect.

    • UntrackMe is Free and Open SourceLibRedirect is also Free and Open Source
    • UntrackMe is Privacy focusedLibRedirect is not according to our users
  7. YT Siphon icon

    YT Siphon

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1. YouTube icon  Youtube integration
    2.  Browser extension

    YT Siphon VS LibRedirect

     
  9. Privacy Redirect for Safari icon

    Privacy Redirect for Safari

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

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Safari
    Privacy Redirect for Safari screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Privacy Redirect for Safari VS LibRedirect

     

    • Privacy Redirect for Safari is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to LibRedirect.

    • Privacy Redirect for Safari is the most popular commercial alternative to LibRedirect.

    • Privacy Redirect for Safari is Paid and Open SourceLibRedirect is Free and Open Source
    • Privacy Redirect for Safari is Privacy focusedLibRedirect is not according to our users
  10. Farside icon

    Farside

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    Farside provides links that automatically redirect to working instances of privacy-oriented alternative frontends, such as Nitter, Libreddit, etc. This allows for users to have more reliable access to the available public instances for a particular service, while also helping to...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Farside Features

    1.  URL Forwarding
    2.  Alternatives

    Farside VS LibRedirect

     

    • Farside is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to LibRedirect.

    • Farside is Free and Open SourceLibRedirect is also Free and Open Source
  11. Nitterify icon

    Nitterify

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Nitter
    • Firefox
    Discontinued

    GitLab repo has been archived. Author says that the extension is now deprecated.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  URL Forwarding

    Nitterify VS LibRedirect

     
    Comments about Nitterify as an Alternative to LibRedirect
    D33pSh33p
    Mar 23, 2022
    0

    From their Gitlab: "Nitterify is deprecated in favor of Invidition."

    Invidition's extension page says: "Invidition is now deprecated and is no longer maintained. Please, use Privacy Redirect by Simon Brazell instead."

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    • Nitterify is Free and Open SourceLibRedirect is also Free and Open Source
    • Nitterify is Privacy focusedLibRedirect is not according to our users
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    Invidition

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Firefox
    Discontinued

    Invidition is no longer maintained: https://codeberg.org/Booteille/Invidition/issues/53

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  URL Forwarding

    Invidition VS LibRedirect

     
  13. Social Switch icon

    Social Switch

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    Redirect Instagram and TikTok URLs to anonymous viewers. Access any profile, posts, tagged posts, stories profile or tags on Instagram or any profile on TikTok and the extension will redirect...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Brave
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Social Switch screenshot 1

    Social Switch Features

    1.  Browser extension
    2.  URL Forwarding

    Social Switch VS LibRedirect

     
  14. Invidious Redirect icon

    Invidious Redirect

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Firefox
    Discontinued

    Last update in Sep 2020.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Invidious Redirect VS LibRedirect

     
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