libreredirect/README.md

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# LibRedirect
A web extension that redirects YouTube, Twitter, Instagram... requests to alternative privacy friendly frontends and backends.

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Youtube => [Piped](https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped), [Invidious](https://github.com/iv-org/invidious), [Piped-Material](https://github.com/mmjee/Piped-Material), [FreeTube](https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube), [Yattee](https://github.com/yattee/yattee)\
YoutubeMusic => [Beatbump](https://github.com/snuffyDev/Beatbump)\
Twitter => [Nitter](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter)\
Instagram => [Bibliogram](https://sr.ht/~cadence/bibliogram/)\
TikTok => [ProxiTok](https://github.com/pablouser1/ProxiTok)\
Imgur => [Rimgo](https://codeberg.org/video-prize-ranch/rimgo)\
Reddit => [Libreddit](https://github.com/spikecodes/libreddit#instances), [Teddit](https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit#instances), [Old Reddit](https://old.reddit.com)\
Pixiv => [pixiv萌え](https://github.com/kokororin/pixiv.moe)\
Search => [SearX](https://searx.github.io/searx/), [Whoogle](https://benbusby.com/projects/whoogle-search/)\
Translate => [SimplyTranslate](https://git.sr.ht/~metalune/simplytranslate_web), [LingvaTranslate](https://github.com/TheDavidDelta/lingva-translate)\
Maps => [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/), [FacilMap](https://github.com/FacilMap/facilmap)\
Wikipedia => [Wikiless](https://codeberg.org/orenom/wikiless)\
Medium => [Scribe](https://sr.ht/~edwardloveall/scribe/)\
Peertube => [SimpleerTube](https://git.sr.ht/~metalune/simpleweb_peertube)\
LBRY/Odysee => [Librarian](https://codeberg.org/librarian/librarian)\
Send Files => [Send](https://github.com/timvisee/send)

**Note**: It will be using random instances by default. You can also add custom instances.

[![Mozilla Users](https://badges.alefvanoon.xyz/amo/users/libredirect?label=Firefox%20Users)](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/libredirect/)
[![Matrix Badge](https://badges.alefvanoon.xyz/matrix/libredirect:matrix.org?label=Matrix)](https://matrix.to/#/#libredirect:tokhmi.xyz)

## Get
[![Firefox Add-on](./img/badge-amo.png)](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/libredirect/)&nbsp;
<a href="https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/libredirect/aodffkeankebfonljgbcfbbaljopcpdb">
  <img src="./img/badge-ms.png" height=60>
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<a href="./chromium.md"><img src ="./img/badge-chromium.png" height=60 ></a>

[UntrackMe](https://framagit.org/tom79/nitterizeme) for mobile

## Donate
[![Liberapay](./img/liberapay.svg)](https://liberapay.com/LibRedirect)
[![Patreon](./img/patreon.svg)](https://patreon.com/LibRedirect)

**BTC:** `bc1qrhue0frps6p2vkg978u9ayethnwprtmfug827q`

## Development
### Install Dependencies
- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) latest LTS is recommended
- `npm update`
- `npm install`

### Build
- `npm run build`

### Test
- `npm run test`

### Test in Firefox
- `npm run start`

### Install temporarily
- open `about:addons`
- click on the settings button below the addon search bar and select `debug add-on`
- press `load temporarily addon`

### Install in Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release), Developer Edition and Nightly
- open `about:config`
- set `xpinstall.signatures.required` to `false`
- open `about:addons`
- click on the gear shaped `settings` button and select `Install Add-on From File...`
- select `libredirect-VERSION.zip` from `web-ext-artifacts` folder

### Install in Chromium, Brave and Chrome
- open `chrome://extensions`
- enable `dev mode`
- select `load unpacked extension`
- select `src` folder

[FAQ](https://github.com/libredirect/libredirect/wiki/FAQ)\
[Privacy Policy](Privacy-Policy.md)\
Credits: [Privacy Redirect](https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect)