Nitter

Nitter is a free and open source alternative viewer for Twitter/X, focusing on privacy and performance.[2][3] Its minimalist and unaugmented UI resembles the classic Twitter desktop layout.[4][5] Since the user can't log in to Twitter through Nitter, Nitter has no notifications, no home feed and no ability to tweet. Nitter has no infinite scroll by default so doomscrolling is less likely.[6][7]

Nitter
Developer(s)Zedeus (and contributors)
Initial release19 June 2019 (2019-06-19)
Stable release
2023.09.19-537af7f / 19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)
Repositorygithub.com/zedeus/nitter
Written inNim, SCSS, Python, CSS, JavaScript
Operating systemUnix-like
PlatformWeb
LicenseAGPLv3+[1]
Websitenitter.net
As ofApril 9, 2023 (2023-04-09)

In addition to the official web instance, there are unofficial public web instances,[8] as well as community-contributed mobile apps and browser extensions[9] (for which there is also a list on Nitter's wiki) so browsers can auto-redirect Twitter URLs, and even randomize viewing requests across multiple instances.[10] Nitter is funded by donations as well as a grant from NLnet's NGI fund.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Alternative Twitter front-end". June 30, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via GitHub.
  2. Doctrow, Cory (10 Apr 2020). "Pluralistic: 10 Apr 2020 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow". Pluralistic. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  3. "nitter". Nitter. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  4. "Get 'Old Twitter' back, or something like it, with these alternative approaches". INQUIRER.net. 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  5. Maxwell, Tom. "Nitter is a new front-end for Twitter that helps hide you from advertisers". Input. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  6. Pot, Justin (Nov 16, 2022). "How to Get Started on Mastodon". Wired. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  7. Pot, Justin (Feb 6, 2023). "This Tool Makes Twitter More Bearable to Read". Wired. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  8. "Instances". GitHub. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  9. Brinkmann, Martin (March 16, 2022). "LibRedirect loads privacy-friendly sites automatically when you load YouTube, Search, TikTok and other sites". gHacks Technology News. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  10. "Twit2Nit". July 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via SourceHut.
  11. "NLnet; Nitter". nlnet.nl. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
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