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Alternative Twitter front-end
200 mentions on Hacker News by 161 people: 24 stories, 176 comments · first 2019-11-14 · latest 2026-10-23
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37699022 https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/983#issuecomment-168...
comment by moritzwarhier · 2024-01-12 · in Cloudflare CEO responds to viral termination video -
…'nitter.net' isn't the only deployment. See here for a long list of alternative instances: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances
comment by arrowsmith · 2024-01-09 · in Elixir is now a gradually typed language -
…see account replies via RSS. But, I think nitter has recently disabled RSS feed on main instance https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/986 . Try to find other instance which support it.
comment by i67vw3 · 2023-12-26 · in Ask HN: How can I use Twitter without using Twitter -
…the token workaround you mentioned is the old way that no longer works, but I am not sure. [1] https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/pull/985
comment by rft · 2023-11-22 · in I tested four NVMe SSDs from four vendors – half lose FLUSH'd data on power loss (2022) -
…of Nitter instances here, if the flagship instance isn’t working (this happens from time to time): https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances
comment by 1f60c · 2023-10-31 · in Copying Angry Birds with nothing but AI -
…running some external scripts to grab guest accounts and running a build off a branch or fork. See https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/983
comment by mirashii · 2023-10-14 · in Show HN: Firefox add-on to open YouTube videos in alternative front ends -
other instances are working. they are denoted at https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances and more readably at https://status.d420.de/
comment by untitaker_ · 2023-09-29 · in Ask HN: What is nitter and why does it still work? -
…currently uses so called "guest accounts" and a proxy network. Start here if you want more details: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/983#issuecomment-168... The required proxies are the reason currently only nitter.net is working,…
comment by deng · 2023-09-29 · in Ask HN: What is nitter and why does it still work? -
…they tried using RSS feeds that got pulled). The latest development is the use of "guest tokens" ( https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/pull/985 ) that you have to create and install by hand (running a Node script) because Nitter hasn't…
comment by nyanpasu64 · 2023-09-29 · in Ask HN: What is nitter and why does it still work? -
https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/ I think it uses the same functionality as the guest account feature in the Android app as of now.
comment by linusg789 · 2023-09-29 · in Ask HN: What is nitter and why does it still work? -
…completely skinned down to just the content and no login nags: Nitter - https://nitter.net - https://github.com/zedeus/nitter Youtube, also very skinned down and you can also collapse recommendations by default etc.: Piped -…
comment by SushiHippie · 2023-09-20 · in My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions -
…grabbed while doing reverse engineering. Some code looks very much to be about the rate limits too. https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/blob/d7ca353a55ea3440a2ec1f... https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/blob/d7ca353a55ea3440a2ec1f...
comment by speedgoose · 2023-09-06 · in Ask HN: How is Nitter still working? -
nitter works for me. https://github.com/zedeus/nitter https://nitter.net/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36665406 https://www.wired.com/story/nitter-twitter-remove-ads-for-yo...
comment by rolph · 2023-08-29 · in Ask HN: What is the best way too keep up without using Reddit and Twitter? -
Unfortunately Nitter broke earlier this week thanks to some changes by Twitter: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/983 I was using a self-hosted Nitter instance for the RSS feeds as I deactivated my Twitter account
comment by sphars · 2023-08-17 · in Ask HN: Tell us about your project that's not done yet but you want feedback on -
Yeah or use "unofficial apis" e.g. Nitter ( https://github.com/zedeus/nitter )
comment by n1c · 2023-08-17 · in Ask HN: Tell us about your project that's not done yet but you want feedback on -
Nitter just broke yesterday and it seems unlikely it can be fixed: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/983
comment by burkaman · 2023-08-16 · in Thousands of scientists are cutting back on Twitter -
…switched. They worked around the rate limiting issue now, so that may no longer be the case. [0] https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances [1] https://nitter.lacontrevoie.fr/
comment by JeremyNT · 2023-08-15 · in Tell HN: t.co is adding a five-second delay to some domains -
Also, you can host your own private nitter instance and follow accounts using rss. https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
comment by pangolin_lawyer · 2023-08-08 · in Ferromagnetic half levitation of LK-99-like synthetic samples -
…here’s [1] a list of Nitter instances. The flagship one (Nitter.net) always gets overloaded [1]: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances
comment by Given_47 · 2023-08-08 · in A beginner's guide to Git version control -
https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/pull/927
comment by flotzam · 2023-08-04 · in Andrew McCalip demonstrates synthesis of LK99 -
…invasion via JS. Those are essentially my main reasons to want to browse the Web without JS. [1]: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter [2]: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious
comment by j1elo · 2023-07-25 · in Why even let users set their own passwords? -
…fairly large projects in Nim: https://nimbus.team/ ( https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2 ) or https://github.com/zedeus/nitter Though there's still friction points I've been happy seeing the ecosystem grow lately. The compiler has…
comment by elcritch · 2023-07-17 · in Crystal 1.9.1 -
…My private Nitter instance is also working again after the latest set of changes: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
comment by dpifke · 2023-07-14 · in Tell HN: Teddit has been de facto shut down -
…is being tested. Check the instance list for updated instances, most of them have RSS enabled: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances
comment by zedeus · 2023-07-10 · in Nitter is working again -
People are trying to find a method to here: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/919 (check out https://rsshub.app/twitter/user/elonmusk ) For the very desperate, this is still "working" for some reason:…
comment by justnotworthit · 2023-07-04 · in All Twitter content seems to be behind a login wall today -
People are trying to find a method to here: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/919 (check out https://rsshub.app/twitter/user/elonmusk ) For the very desperate, this is still "working" for some reason:…
comment by justnotworthit · 2023-07-04 · in Twitter now requires an account to view tweets -
…more maturity than HN seems to be. The petty personal attacks are simply astonishing. "RIP Nitter" https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/919
comment by 18pfsmt · 2023-07-02 · in Twitter Is DDOSing Itself -
Yeah Nitter is now completely dead unfortunately. https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/919
comment by tourmalinetaco · 2023-07-01 · in All Twitter content seems to be behind a login wall today -
https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/919
comment by justnotworthit · 2023-06-30 · in All Twitter content seems to be behind a login wall today -
https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/919
comment by justnotworthit · 2023-06-30 · in All Twitter content seems to be behind a login wall today -
Looks like nitter doesn't work anymore. I am unable to find a working instance https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances
comment by emergie · 2023-06-30 · in Twitter now requires an account to view tweets -
It doesn't. Not anymore: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/916#issuecomment-161... .
comment by a_bored_husky · 2023-06-30 · in Twitter preventing viewing without logging in -
https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/issues/916
comment by KomoD · 2023-06-30 · in Tell HN: Twitter blocks public read access to profiles & tweets -
…Twitter front-end focused on privacy and performance. The source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/zedeus/nitter " No need to sign-in to view Twitter. Instances: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances
comment by open-source-ux · 2023-06-30 · in Twitter preventing viewing without logging in -
…use themselves. This is more or less what Nitter does for providing alternate twitter frontend https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
comment by madeofpalk · 2023-06-02 · in Third-party Reddit apps are being crushed by price increases -
…stand up your own instance and put it behind something like Tailscale so only you are using it. 1. https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
comment by ecliptik · 2023-05-12 · in Linda Yaccarino is the new CEO of Twitter -
Aren't most HNers using Nitter? https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
comment by hammyhavoc · 2023-05-11 · in When you lose the ability to write, you also lose some of your ability to think -
…in the URL for a nitter instance of your choice to see it sans recommendations, ads etc: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances
comment by detrites · 2023-05-02 · in AI Generated Propaganda -
https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
comment by MiguelX413 · 2023-03-19 · in Twitter will open source all code used to recommend tweets on March 31 -
…Nitter is the best service if you just want to see tweets without 3-10 popups and the tracking. https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances#tor
comment by jonas-w · 2023-03-08 · in Twitter’s privacy-preserving Tor service goes dark -
Don’t forget all the Nitter proxy sites: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances
comment by teddyh · 2023-02-21 · in Saying goodbye to Stack Overflow -
…if you don't know Nim). 1 - https://scrapfly.io/blog/how-to-scrape-twitter/#scraping-pro... 2 - https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
comment by wraptile · 2023-02-10 · in Twitter starts limiting how many tweets you can post per day -
https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/blob/master/src/consts.nim They use a leaked token from one of the mobile clients that twitter can't/won't revoke.
comment by banana_giraffe · 2023-02-03 · in Starting February 9, we will no longer support free access to the Twitter API -
…unofficial API (no rate limits or developer account required)[0] Not sure what that means 0. https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
comment by sva_ · 2023-02-03 · in Starting February 9, we will no longer support free access to the Twitter API -
Nitter doesn't appear to be locked out, at least for now. Here's the list of instances: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances
comment by foresto · 2023-01-20 · in Tweetbot. April 2011 – January 2023 -
Nitter[0][1] (which does not use the official API) still works. [0] https://github.com/zedeus/nitter [1] https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances
comment by btdmaster · 2023-01-14 · in Twitter's API is down? -
https://nitter.net/edward_the6/status/1610067688449007618 Or you can try other instances. [1] [1] https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances Edit: Got the error too, nitter.cz instance seems to be working. [2] [2]…
comment by tomall · 2023-01-04 · in GPTZero – an app to tell if an essay is written by ChatGPT -
Just replace 'twitter.com' with 'nitter.net' in URL. Nitter is Twitter alternative frontend. [1] [1] https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
comment by tomall · 2023-01-04 · in GPTZero – an app to tell if an essay is written by ChatGPT