Software:Nitter
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| Developer(s) | Zedeus (and contributors) |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 19 June 2019 |
| Final release | 2024.01.12-52db03b
/ 12 January 2024 |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | Nim, SCSS, Python, CSS, JavaScript |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Platform | Web |
| License | AGPLv3+[1] |
| Website | {{{1}}} |
| As of | 29 October 2023 |
Nitter is a discontinued 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 cannot log in to Twitter through Nitter, Nitter has no notifications, no home feed and no ability to tweet. By default Nitter has no infinite scroll hence doomscrolling is unlikely.[6][7] Nitter relied on creating a large amount of "guest accounts" using proxy servers in order to fetch content.[8] The guest account feature was removed by X in January 2024, prompting the original developer of Nitter to pronounce the project "dead".[9]
In addition to the official web instance, there are unofficial public web instances,[10] as well as community-contributed mobile apps and browser extensions[11] (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.[12] Nitter is funded by donations as well as a grant from NLnet's NGI fund.[13]
See also
- Invidious, a viewer for YouTube that inspired Nitter
References
- ↑ "Alternative Twitter front-end". June 30, 2019. https://github.com/zedeus/nitter#license.
- ↑ Doctrow, Cory (10 April 2020). "Pluralistic: 10 Apr 2020 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow" (in en-US). https://pluralistic.net/2020/04/10/tiki-tiki-tiki-tiki-tiki-room/#adversarial-interop.
- ↑ "About" (in en). https://nitter.net/about.
- ↑ "Get 'Old Twitter' back, or something like it, with these alternative approaches" (in en). 3 June 2020. https://technology.inquirer.net/100276/get-old-twitter-back-or-something-like-it-with-these-alternative-approaches.
- ↑ Maxwell, Tom. "Nitter is a new front-end for Twitter that helps hide you from advertisers" (in en). https://www.inputmag.com/tech/nitter-is-a-new-front-end-for-twitter-that-helps-hide-you-from-advertisers.
- ↑ Pot, Justin (16 November 2022). "How to Get Started on Mastodon" (in en). https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-started-use-mastodon/.
- ↑ Pot, Justin (Feb 6, 2023). "This Tool Makes Twitter More Bearable to Read" (in en). https://www.wired.com/story/nitter-twitter-remove-ads-for-you-promoted-tweets/.
- ↑ "looks like X/twitter(?) broke something again · Issue #983 · zedeus/nitter" (in en). https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/983.
- ↑ "nitter.net certificate expired on 15:08:30 GMT · Issue #1155 · zedeus/nitter" (in en). https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/1155.
- ↑ "Instances" (in en). https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances.
- ↑ Brinkmann, Martin (16 March 2022). "LibRedirect loads privacy-friendly sites automatically when you load YouTube, Search, TikTok and other sites" (in en-US). https://www.ghacks.net/2022/03/16/libredirect-loads-privacy-friendly-sites-automatically-when-you-load-youtube-search-tiktok-and-other-sites.
- ↑ "Twit2Nit". 16 July 2021. https://git.sr.ht/~djlooop/twit2nit-client#twit2nit.
- ↑ "NLnet; Nitter". https://nlnet.nl/project/Nitter/.
External links
- nitter.net, Official site
- status.d420.de/, Online status of Nitter instances
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