Any Reddit frontends with logins?
from TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to privacy@lemmy.ml on 14 Jul 2024 13:45
https://lemmy.world/post/17546159

I want to be logged in so I can do most things on Reddit like post and comment. I want it to be a web frontend rather than an app because I keep many tabs on Reddit open in my browser while doing research on things (like digital privacy for instance!). I did some searching and didn’t find any currently working frontends with login support.

#privacy

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Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz on 14 Jul 2024 14:06 next collapse

what about old.reddit.com or reddit.com?

Lemongrab@lemmy.one on 15 Jul 2024 00:55 collapse

VPNs are blocked.

GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml on 14 Jul 2024 14:10 next collapse

Reddit killed them a year ago. That’s why people switched to Lemmy btw.

[deleted] on 14 Jul 2024 14:14 next collapse

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whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works on 14 Jul 2024 14:43 next collapse

You mean something using their API? Then I have some bad “news” for you 😅

HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works on 14 Jul 2024 16:01 next collapse

Unfortunately, that doesn’t exist without the API. You could use the normal frontend and container tabs for ff. They are an extension, but it’s made by Mozilla and integrates quite well. You can even automate it so Reddit always opens in a specific container.

hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org on 14 Jul 2024 16:50 next collapse

doesn’t old reddit work well enough? they removed the login prompt but it can be restored pretty easily with a userscript (just inject the login prompt copied from the wayback machine)

treasure@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 14 Jul 2024 17:50 collapse

Unfortunately, since the API change, Reddit blocks VPNs even on old Reddit.

EDIT: If you must visit reddit via VPN, consider using sh.reddit.com. It only supports the new layout though.

chip@feddit.rocks on 15 Jul 2024 01:17 next collapse

Very unlikely to exist. Libreddit (that didn’t support user login to start with) was discontinued a while ago, and Reddit’s hostile stance on 3rd party clients in general means any project gaining prominence will get killed before they become popular. RedReader (an Android app) is only permitted to use its API for free because of public outcry due to accessibility issues involving blind users. A web frontend with user login support for Reddit will get hunted down by Reddit’s legal department if it ever reaches maturity.

[deleted] on 15 Jul 2024 01:21 next collapse

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chip@feddit.rocks on 15 Jul 2024 01:29 next collapse

Bless their souls. I cringe whenever I have to open a Reddit page from browser. And I know that old.reddit.com won’t last forever.

[deleted] on 15 Jul 2024 01:36 collapse

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birdcat@lemmy.ml on 16 Jul 2024 04:58 collapse

is it also good withouth an account? i dont want to comment there but subscribe to subs. using stealth now but the ui is a bit meh.

[deleted] on 16 Jul 2024 08:42 collapse

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[deleted] on 15 Jul 2024 04:29 collapse

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[deleted] on 15 Jul 2024 01:23 next collapse

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wuphysics87@lemmy.ml on 16 Jul 2024 07:14 collapse

I know you want a webapp, but Red Reader still works last time I checked. It’s an open source android app. It still has API access since they don’t make money. Perhaps something to use away from your computer.