Nitter, an alternative frontend for Twitter

Nitter is a free frontend for Twitter focused on maintaining user privacy. It is written in the Nim language, and is under active development (there have not been a single release yet). The YouTube counterpart is Invidious , which inspired the author to create the project.

It is currently quite difficult to use Twitter without JavaScript enabled. Users who do not want to enable JavaScript are redirected to the old mobile version, which is not only limited in functionality, but simply terrible from an aesthetic point of view. However, without using the old mobile version of the site and, for example, VPN services, it is impossible to avoid JavaScript analytics and tracking by IP address. Nitter not only prevents potential snooping, but is also about 15 times lighter than Twitter (~ 30 KB vs ~ 500 KB), which reduces traffic usage and can lead to faster loading of web pages.

Key Features

• Does not use JavaScript, does not show ads;
• All Twitter client requests go through Nitter;
• Prevents tracking by JS fingerprints and IP addresses;
• For use, you do not need to have a Twitter account (like any other);
• Provides an unofficial API (without restrictions on the number of calls);
• Distributed under AGPLv3, which does not allow the creation of proprietary instances;
• Lightweight design and dark theme;
• Supports RSS feed generation.

In the near future, it is planned to implement support for embeds and the ability to create user accounts (which will allow you to subscribe to Twitter users), add JSON API endpoints, support for themes and emoji.

Currently there are several public Nitter instances: official nitter.net , nitter.snopyta.org , nitter.nixnet.xyz and nitter.42l.fr . Some of them have mirrors in Tor.

For Firefox , the add-ons Nitterify and Twitter to Nitter Redirect are available , and for Chromium-based browsers there are Nitter Redirect and Privacy Redirect .