Karna ( KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml ) to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoGitHub - mendel5/alternative-front-ends: Overview of alternative open source front-ends for popular internet platforms (e.g. YouTube, Twitter, etc.)github.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up184cross-posted to: foss@lemmy.eco.brinternet@lemmy.eco.brselfhost@lemmy.ml
arrow-up184external-linkGitHub - mendel5/alternative-front-ends: Overview of alternative open source front-ends for popular internet platforms (e.g. YouTube, Twitter, etc.)github.comKarna ( KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml ) to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 3 years agomessage-square6linkfedilinkcross-posted to: foss@lemmy.eco.brinternet@lemmy.eco.brselfhost@lemmy.ml
minus-squarejlow (he/him) ( jlow@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 years agoOh, very cool list (though Nitter - and probably another Twitter clients?(1) - are probably dead? (1) Maybe not: https://github.com/j-fbriere/squawker/issues/187
minus-squareKarna ( KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml ) OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 years agoSame as that happened to Bibliogram earlier – a cat-n-mouse game between Dev and API owner.
minus-squareFerk ( Ferk@kbin.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 years agoYes… honestly, I don’t see this approach being worthwhile… It’s better to search for full open source alternatives, front end and backend… like Lemmy/kbin for or reddit, peertube/lbry for YouTube, etc.
minus-squareKarna ( KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml ) OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoTrue, but till the transition completes (if it ever), these privacy frontends are quite handy tool to view content of those services. I heavily use LibReddit to follow certain Subreddits, although I now mostly frequent Lemmy.
Oh, very cool list (though Nitter - and probably another Twitter clients?(1) - are probably dead?
(1) Maybe not: https://github.com/j-fbriere/squawker/issues/187
Same as that happened to Bibliogram earlier – a cat-n-mouse game between Dev and API owner.
Yes… honestly, I don’t see this approach being worthwhile…
It’s better to search for full open source alternatives, front end and backend… like Lemmy/kbin for or reddit, peertube/lbry for YouTube, etc.
True, but till the transition completes (if it ever), these privacy frontends are quite handy tool to view content of those services.
I heavily use LibReddit to follow certain Subreddits, although I now mostly frequent Lemmy.