The developer wrote a good post on Reddit, which I will mainly quote here:

10 second pitch: Libreddit is a portmanteau of “libre” (meaning freedom) and “Reddit”. It is a private front-end like Invidious but for Reddit. Browse the coldest takes of r/unpopularopinion without being tracked.

🚀 Fast: written in Rust for blazing fast speeds and memory safety
☁️ Light: no JavaScript, no ads, no tracking, no bloat
🕵 Private: all requests are proxied through the server, including media
🔒 Secure: strong Content Security Policy prevents browser requests to Reddit

How does Libreddit enhance my privacy?

Reddit tracks a lot of data but Libreddit logs nothing and uses no JavaScript by default so client-side monitoring isn’t possible. There are 35 community-hosted instances that can be used to access Libreddit; one can spread their traffic across multiple for even more privacy. 7 of our instances are .onion hidden services so you can browse Libreddit using Tor.

Can I use it to login to Reddit?

Libreddit doesn’t currently support logins but using cookies, users can subscribe to subreddits, follow users, and import their subscriptions from Reddit.

Does Libreddit have any features not offered by Reddit?

On top of the minimalist design, Libreddit is very customizable with:

  • 10 themes to choose from
  • A toggle to enable Wide UI (for those of you who like to maximize your screen space)
  • Filters so you can hide certain subreddits or users from your feeds

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Instances: up-to-date table of instances -> https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit-instances/blob/master/instances.md

Not every instance is equally fast for you, similar to Lemmy. Try out a few.

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GitHub: https://github.com/spikecodes/libreddit

For PC, I recommend the add-on LibRedirect, which automatically converts a Reddit link to a Libreddit link. This way, Reddit doesn’t get any traffic from you, even if you want to access the page via a Google search.

  • stoneparchment@possumpat.io
    1·
    1 year ago

    I have an honest question for all the commenters saying “I’d rather not use reddit”: where do you get niche information from other than reddit?

    I don’t want to give reddit traffic, but I find myself constantly looking for information that would necessarily only be available on a platform like reddit. Examples:

    • Product info and reviews
    • Niche troubleshooting for odd hobbies (fermentation, video games, diy)
    • Travel advice from locals/regulars (do I need wetsuit to swim here? Where are restaurants that won’t harass my partner and I for being queer?)
    • Advice, when the “official” recommendations on SEO websites were clearly written for a litigation-happy American society (some healthcare, some law, etc.)

    I consider myself pretty information-access savvy but a lot of these things require a “crowdsource” aspect that blogs and other websites can’t provide.

    What do y’all do?

  • Tiritibambix@lemmy.ml
    1·
    1 year ago

    Libreddit is great !

    There is also Teddit that you can easily selfhost too and import your followed subs to. Example using docker

    spoiler 
    version: "3.8"

services:

  teddit:
    container_name: teddit
    image: teddit/teddit:latest
    environment:
# uncomment if behind reverse proxy
    #  - DOMAIN=yourdomain.tld
    #  - USE_HELMET=true
    #  - USE_HELMET_HSTS=true
    #  - TRUST_PROXY=true
      - REDIS_HOST=teddit-redis
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    networks:
      - teddit_net
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "wget" ,"--no-verbose", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://localhost:8080/about"]
      interval: 1m
      timeout: 3s
    depends_on:
      - teddit-redis
#    volumes:
#      - /srv/path/Teddit/config.js:/teddit/config.js        #for your subreddits

  teddit-redis:
    container_name: teddit-redis
    image: redis:6.2.5-alpine
    command: redis-server
    environment:
      - REDIS_REPLICATION_MODE=master
    networks:
      - teddit_net

networks:
  teddit_net:

    Some public instances :

    teddit.ggc-project.de

    teddit.zaggy.nl

    teddit.tinfoil-hat.net

    teddit.domain.glass

  • BeezKnuts@lemmy.world
    0·
    1 year ago

    Reddit ruined it. Reddit just isn’t reddit without RIF. I don’t even wanna see what’s going on there anymore. From what I’ve heard it’s going downhill anyways.

    • snazzy0933@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      Apollo was my app of choice, but I agree. Nevertheless, Reddit still has years and years of valuable product reviews and discussions that have not - and probably will not for years, if ever - be rivaled in the fediverse.

      Libreddit and Teddit are good for “{topic} site:Reddit.com” searches when you don’t want to give Reddit the traffic and ad revenue.