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I have now stumbled onto "libreddit" [1]. > cloud Light: no JavaScript, no ads, no tracking, no bloat I have been an addicted reddit user since before they ha

I have now stumbled onto "libreddit" [1]. > cloud Light: no JavaScript, no ads, no tracking, no bloat I have been an addicted reddit user since before they had user accounts. I never had any desire to block reddit ads until the last ~6-12 months or so when it would autoplay ads when I scroll. I have "no thumbnails" so it doesn't show me the ad other than a line of text or so. I have "old" reddit enabled on my account -- this works for desktop. And now I've started using the explicit "old.reddit.com" on mobile. But I would prefer mobile-optimized reddit without audio ads. I will probably give libreddit a try. [1] https://github.com/spikecodes/libreddit https://github.com/spikecodes/libreddit EDIT: of course, since it's privacy focused I can't login to my account and reddit is unbearable if you try and use it without your account to curate the subreddits. Whoops, scratch that idea!

grimgrin 4y ago
Just bookmark a multireddit url, ala: https://teddit.net/r/mud+dcss+cataclysmdda https://teddit.net/r/mud+dcss+cataclysmdda (in this thread I show you teddit, another privacy focused frontend) teddit does actually have a subscription concept, accountless, but in general the multireddit solution would work for your libreddit example https://teddit.net/about https://teddit.net/about Teddit is a free and open source alternative Reddit front-end focused on privacy. Teddit doesn't require you to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. The source is available on Codeberg at https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit. No JavaScript or ads All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Reddit Prevents Reddit from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint Lightweight (teddit frontpage: ~30 HTTP requests with ~270 KB of data downloaded vs. Reddit frontpage: ~190 HTTP requests with ~24 MB)
- mawise 4y ago
  You can even aubscribe to an rss feed of a subreddit, I think each has a rel="alternate" link to the feed url
sorenjan 4y ago
I find that old.reddit.com is ok on desktop (with uBlock origin), and for mobile there's several third party apps that make for a better experience than a website. I personally like "Relay for reddit".
- whalesalad 4y ago
  Apollo is a perfect example of a 10/10 iOS app.
- samstave 4y ago
  Yup! I’ve been on Reddit basically daily for 15 plus years… I only use old.reddit with RES and UBO and I never see ads… And my Information density this way is so much more enjoyable than anything the new shitty reddit can show! New reddit is worse than new DIGG was. But they are trying really hard to fuck up the UX via their new UI…
visiblink 4y ago
On an Android device, Slide allows you to add subreddits without logging in. I follow several subreddits but have no account. I don't see any ads. Go to the hamburger menu > settings > manage your subreddits. Another mobile option is i.reddit.com.
- entropie 4y ago
  Did you know there is a rss feed for every subreddit? https://www.reddit.com/wiki/rss https://www.reddit.com/wiki/rss
  - visiblink 4y ago
    Yes, but if you want to read the comments associated with a post, the link takes you right back to the regular reddit site.
    - entropie 4y ago
      You can also read comments via rss, but I see that might just be to much effort.
      - visiblink 4y ago
        I think so too. IIRC, you'd have to add a new feed for each thread.
- bityard 4y ago
  RedReader is also a great choice on Android, I wish there was a native desktop version of it.
- fluidcruft 4y ago
  Unfortunately, Slide is abandoned by the author. He replied to an issue on github saying basically that he has no time to maintain it and that and that the code is a mess and needs to he completely rewritten from scratch so he doesn't recommend anyone else bother. Slowly but surely the bugs are mounting. There's so e new-fangked thing that's leaving blue boxes everywhere and videos are breaking again. And I think he also mentioned that the Play Store won't let him push small bug fixes without making another large change that he has no time to work on so it's defacto dead in the water now and will never be updated. I've been trying Infinity from time to time which others have mentioned as the new OSS client, but it seems less textual than Slide. Sline also has great navigation that is immediately missed elsewhere. (At least the Android version, dunno about the iOS)
jneumann004 4y ago
With libressit you can subscribe to subreddits. It saves to your browsers localhost (just like their settings), nothing is sent to their server.
nebul 4y ago
> mobile-optimized reddit without audio ads I don't know if you've tried it already, but https://i.reddit.com https://i.reddit.com might fit the bill.
- kornhole 4y ago
  Infinity is found in F-droid store.
  - bioemerl 4y ago
    Redreader is another option.
- wyldfire 4y ago
  Yeah - this is perfect, thanks!
Karrot_Kream 4y ago
I never understood why so many of these Reddit viewers have no JS in them (well it's generally a cultural preference among a certain crowd, but still feels irrational.) I usually open a forum like Reddit and have it open all day, I'd be fine with loading a SPA and having it make background requests to fetch API output and render them in page and give nice functionality, as long as the code is open and there's no ads. I've been building this myself because both Libreddit and Teddit don't use JS.
- NetOpWibby 4y ago
  Is your project ready for primetime yet?
thekingshorses 4y ago
You can use my personal reddit site. https://reddit.premii.com https://reddit.premii.com It has JS. Optimized for mobile. No tracking from my side. Open in congnito for NSFW subreddits. Enable pictures/NSFW mode to load all pictures in line. Close it when you are done.
- NetOpWibby 4y ago
  This is VERY nice on mobile, great job. Thanks for sharing.
nabakin 4y ago
> mobile-optimized reddit without audio ads There are 3rd party mobile-optimized apps btw. Support logging in and most reddit features. I use Boost for Reddit personally, but there are others like Baconreader.
linmob 4y ago
Try https://i.reddit.com/ https://i.reddit.com/ on mobile.

grimgrin 4y ago

Just bookmark a multireddit url, ala: https://teddit.net/r/mud+dcss+cataclysmdda https://teddit.net/r/mud+dcss+cataclysmdda (in this thread I show you teddit, another privacy focused frontend) teddit does actually have a subscription concept, accountless, but in general the multireddit solution would work for your libreddit example https://teddit.net/about https://teddit.net/about Teddit is a free and open source alternative Reddit front-end focused on privacy. Teddit doesn't require you to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. The source is available on Codeberg at https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit. No JavaScript or ads All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Reddit Prevents Reddit from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint Lightweight (teddit frontpage: ~30 HTTP requests with ~270 KB of data downloaded vs. Reddit frontpage: ~190 HTTP requests with ~24 MB)

mawise 4y ago
You can even aubscribe to an rss feed of a subreddit, I think each has a rel="alternate" link to the feed url

sorenjan 4y ago

I find that old.reddit.com is ok on desktop (with uBlock origin), and for mobile there's several third party apps that make for a better experience than a website. I personally like "Relay for reddit".

whalesalad 4y ago
Apollo is a perfect example of a 10/10 iOS app.
samstave 4y ago
Yup! I’ve been on Reddit basically daily for 15 plus years… I only use old.reddit with RES and UBO and I never see ads… And my Information density this way is so much more enjoyable than anything the new shitty reddit can show! New reddit is worse than new DIGG was. But they are trying really hard to fuck up the UX via their new UI…

visiblink 4y ago

On an Android device, Slide allows you to add subreddits without logging in. I follow several subreddits but have no account. I don't see any ads. Go to the hamburger menu > settings > manage your subreddits. Another mobile option is i.reddit.com.

entropie 4y ago
Did you know there is a rss feed for every subreddit? https://www.reddit.com/wiki/rss https://www.reddit.com/wiki/rss
- visiblink 4y ago
  Yes, but if you want to read the comments associated with a post, the link takes you right back to the regular reddit site.
  - entropie 4y ago
    You can also read comments via rss, but I see that might just be to much effort.
    - visiblink 4y ago
      I think so too. IIRC, you'd have to add a new feed for each thread.
bityard 4y ago
RedReader is also a great choice on Android, I wish there was a native desktop version of it.
fluidcruft 4y ago
Unfortunately, Slide is abandoned by the author. He replied to an issue on github saying basically that he has no time to maintain it and that and that the code is a mess and needs to he completely rewritten from scratch so he doesn't recommend anyone else bother. Slowly but surely the bugs are mounting. There's so e new-fangked thing that's leaving blue boxes everywhere and videos are breaking again. And I think he also mentioned that the Play Store won't let him push small bug fixes without making another large change that he has no time to work on so it's defacto dead in the water now and will never be updated. I've been trying Infinity from time to time which others have mentioned as the new OSS client, but it seems less textual than Slide. Sline also has great navigation that is immediately missed elsewhere. (At least the Android version, dunno about the iOS)

jneumann004 4y ago

With libressit you can subscribe to subreddits. It saves to your browsers localhost (just like their settings), nothing is sent to their server.

nebul 4y ago

> mobile-optimized reddit without audio ads I don't know if you've tried it already, but https://i.reddit.com https://i.reddit.com might fit the bill.

kornhole 4y ago
Infinity is found in F-droid store.
- bioemerl 4y ago
  Redreader is another option.
wyldfire 4y ago
Yeah - this is perfect, thanks!

Karrot_Kream 4y ago

I never understood why so many of these Reddit viewers have no JS in them (well it's generally a cultural preference among a certain crowd, but still feels irrational.) I usually open a forum like Reddit and have it open all day, I'd be fine with loading a SPA and having it make background requests to fetch API output and render them in page and give nice functionality, as long as the code is open and there's no ads. I've been building this myself because both Libreddit and Teddit don't use JS.

NetOpWibby 4y ago
Is your project ready for primetime yet?

thekingshorses 4y ago

You can use my personal reddit site. https://reddit.premii.com https://reddit.premii.com It has JS. Optimized for mobile. No tracking from my side. Open in congnito for NSFW subreddits. Enable pictures/NSFW mode to load all pictures in line. Close it when you are done.

NetOpWibby 4y ago
This is VERY nice on mobile, great job. Thanks for sharing.

nabakin 4y ago

> mobile-optimized reddit without audio ads There are 3rd party mobile-optimized apps btw. Support logging in and most reddit features. I use Boost for Reddit personally, but there are others like Baconreader.

linmob 4y ago

Try https://i.reddit.com/ https://i.reddit.com/ on mobile.