Nitter
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Nitter is a free and open-source front-end mirror of Twitter, which allows you to consult Twitter, with a focus on privacy.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
EUPlatforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
Nitter News & Activities
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Recent News
- POX published news article about Nitter
Privacy-oriented X front-end Nitter is shutting down following changes to guest accountsZed, the developer behind the free and open-source Nitter project, has announced that the project i...
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What is Nitter?
A free and open source alternative Twitter front-end focused on privacy. Inspired by the invidio.us project.
- No JavaScript or ads
- All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Twitter
- Prevents Twitter from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint
- Unofficial API (no rate limits or developer account required)
- AGPLv3 licensed, no proprietary instances permitted
- Dark theme
- Lightweight (for @nim_lang, 36KB vs 580KB from twitter.com)
Nitter information
Developed by
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Open Source (AGPL-3.0) and Free product.Written in
Rating
Average rating of 4.8Alternatives
11 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
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Social & Communications, Security & PrivacyGitHub repository
- 12,033 Stars
- 692 Forks
- 194 Open Issues
- Updated
Comments and Reviews
What's not to like about it?
I'm really looking forward to the 'simple account system' which is currently under development. Until then, using multi twitter feeds by putting semicolons between account names works great as well (for example https://nitter.net/thatcks,segphault,troyhunt).
There are still a few working Nitter instances: https://xcancel.com/ (most actively maintained) https://nitter.poast.org/ https://nitter.privacydev.net/
But be aware of any errors you may encounter.
"It is time to go." "Was I a good frontend?" "No. I was told you were the best." RIP Nitter. Fuck Elon.
Nitter only provides a privacy-friendly frontend, without that mess what Twitter (or X, whatever, Elon) loads of javascripts, trackers and whatnot, even long before Elon took over. Sad thing is, he is absolutely doing the best to make the experience for Nitter users worse by every passing day. Despite a Mrs. Yaccarino is CEO, Elon is still the owner and he has to blame for everything, not her.
Best web app for privately accessing Twitter. Can't wait for the "simple account system" but apparently that's been years in the works based on comments.
I don't know if it only happens to me, but since Twitter has increased the cost of accessing their API, Nitter has stopped working.
That's because Tweets, both public and private on the site, are now locked behind a sign-up wall which was initiated to stop 'aggressive data scrapping' from "affecting the real user experience." So essentially because of billing issues amongst many other management problems, the public API cannot be scrapped by 3rd-party services like Nitter as of writing.
Twitter's current interface is very cluttered with trends, recommendations and log-in nag walls, so therefore Nitter is a pretty convincing "Reader View" backend for those who just want to read a tweet or feed without distracting trends and nonsense.