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# awesome-alternative-frontends
A curated list of awesome alternative, privacy-friendly frontends.
Note that this list also contains frontends that are not focused on privacy.
If anything is missing, feel free to open a pull request!
# Table of Contents
* [DeepL](#deepl)
* [Facebook](#facebook)
* [Google](#google)
* [Google Translate](#google-translate)
* [Imgur](#imgur)
* [Instagram](#instagram)
* [Mastodon](#mastodon)
* [Medium](#medium)
* [Odysee](#odysee)
* [Reddit](#reddit)
* [Reuters](#reuters)
* [Spotify](#spotify)
* [Telegram](#telegram)
* [TikTok](#tiktok)
* [Twitter](#twitter)
* [Wikipedia](#wikipedia)
* [Youtube](#youtube)
* [Youtube Music](#youtube-music)
## DeepL
### Mobile
#### DeepL Android
Unofficial Android App for DeepL Translator
| Repository | https://github.com/sakusaku3939/DeepLAndroid |
| --- | --- |
| Android? | 🟢 Yes |
| iOS? | 🟥 No |
[<img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on-en.svg" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height=80/>](https://f-droid.org/packages/com.example.deeplviewer) [<img src="https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx/blob/034b226cea5c1b30eb4f6a6f313e4dadcbb0ece4/badge_github.png" alt="Get it on GitHub" height="80">](https://github.com/sakusaku3939/DeepLAndroid/releases/latest)
## Facebook
### Mobile
#### Frost
An extensive and functional third party app for Facebook
| Repository | https://github.com/AllanWang/Frost-for-Facebook |
| --- | --- |
| Android? | 🟢 Yes |
| iOS? | 🟥 No |
[<img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on-en.svg" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height=80/>](https://f-droid.org/packages/com.pitchedapps.frost) [<img src="https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx/blob/034b226cea5c1b30eb4f6a6f313e4dadcbb0ece4/badge_github.png" alt="Get it on GitHub" height="80">](https://github.com/AllanWang/Frost-for-Facebook/releases/latest)
## Google
### Web
#### Whoogle
A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting metasearch engine
| Repository | https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search#public-instances= |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | 🟥 No |
#### LibreX
A privacy respecting free as in freedom meta search engine
| Repository | https://github.com/hnhx/librex |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | https://github.com/hnhx/librex#online-instances= |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | 🟢 Yes |
#### SearXNG
SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from various search services and databases. Users are neither tracked nor profiled.
| Repository | https://github.com/searxng/searxng |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | https://searx.space |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | 🟢 Yes |
## Google Translate
### Web
#### Lingva
Alternative front-end for Google Translate
| Repository | https://github.com/TheDavidDelta/lingva-translate |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | https://github.com/TheDavidDelta/lingva-translate#instances=|
| Javascript required? | 🟥 Yes |
| API available? | 🟢 Yes |
#### SimplyTranslate
Web Interface for SimplyTranslate built with python and quart https://simplytranslate.org
| Repository | https://codeberg.org/SimpleWeb/SimplyTranslate-Web |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | https://simple-web.org/projects/simplytranslate.html |
| Javascript required? | 🟥 Yes |
| API available? | 🟢 Yes |
### Desktop
#### Crow Translate
A simple and lightweight translator that allows you to translate and speak text using Google, Yandex Bing, LibreTranslate and Lingva.
| Repository | https://github.com/crow-translate/crow-translate |
| --- | --- |
| Windows? | 🟢 Yes |
| macOS? | 🟥 No |
| Linux? | 🟢 Yes |
### Mobile
### InstaLate
Online dictionary - Translate content directly in your apps
**InstaLate supports multiple translation providers such as SimplyTranslate, DeepL, Dict.cc, Linguee and many more. [See here for a list of all supported providers](https://gitlab.com/concept1tech/instalate#thanks)**
| Repository | https://gitlab.com/concept1tech/instalate |
| --- | --- |
| Android? | 🟢 Yes |
| iOS? | 🟥 No |
[<img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on-en.svg" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height=80/>](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.concept1tech.instalate/) [<img alt="Direct APK Download" height="80" src="https://tachibanagenerallaboratories.github.io/images/badges/Direct%20Download/direct-apk-download.png">](https://gitlab.com/concept1tech/instalate/-/releases)
#### SimplyTranslate Mobile
An alternative front-end to GoogleTranslate
| Repository | https://github.com/ManeraKai/simplytranslate_mobile |
| --- | --- |
| Android? | 🟢 Yes |
| iOS? | 🟥 No |
[<img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on-en.svg" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height=80/>](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.simplytranslate_mobile/)
## Imgur
### Web
#### Rimgo
Self-hosted frontend for imgur. Rewritten in Go. https://i.bcow.xyz
| Repository | https://codeberg.org/video-prize-ranch/rimgo |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | https://codeberg.org/video-prize-ranch/rimgo#instances |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | 🟥 No |
#### Rimgu
Self-hosted frontend for imgur
| Repository | https://codeberg.org/3np/rimgu |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | 🟥 Not available |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | 🟢 Yes |
#### Rimgu
Self-hosted frontend for imgur
| Repository | https://codeberg.org/3np/rimgu |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | 🟥 Not available |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | 🟥 No |
#### Omgur
Private front-end for Imgur
| Repository | https://git.geraldwu.com/gerald/omgur |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | 🟥 Not available |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | 🟥 No (Included in it's roadmap, https://git.geraldwu.com/gerald/omgur#far-future-roadmap) |
#### Imgrs
Private front-end for Imgur
| Repository | https://git.geraldwu.com/gerald/imgrs |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | 🟥 Not available |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | 🟥 No (Included in it's roadmap, https://git.geraldwu.com/gerald/imgrs#far-future-roadmap) |
## Instagram
**Instagram is known to aggresively block alternative frontends. Please help the community by hosting your own service**
### Bibliogram
An alternative front-end for Instagram.
| Repository | https://sr.ht/~cadence/bibliogram/ |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | https://git.sr.ht/~cadence/bibliogram-docs/tree/master/docs/Instances.md |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | 🟥 No |
## Mastodon
### Web
#### Pinafore
Alternative web client for Mastodon
| Repository | https://github.com/nolanlawson/pinafore |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | 🟥 Not available |
| Javascript required? | 🟥 Yes |
| API available? | 🟥 No |
## Medium
### Web
#### Scribe
An Alternative Medium Frontend
| Repository | https://sr.ht/~edwardloveall/scribe/ |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | 🟥 Not available |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | 🟥 No |
## Odysee
### Web
#### Librarian
An alternative frontend for LBRY/Odysee.
| Repository | https://codeberg.org/librarian/librarian |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | https://codeberg.org/librarian/librarian#instances |
| Javascript required? | 🟥 Yes for video playing; 🟢 No for everything else |
| API available? | 🟥 No |
## Reddit
### Web
#### Libreddit
Private front-end for Reddit
| Repository | https://github.com/spikecodes/libreddit |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | https://github.com/spikecodes/libreddit#instances= |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | 🟥 No |
#### Teddit
alternative Reddit front-end focused on privacy https://teddit.net
| Repository | https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit#instances |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | Yes 🟡 (Unofficial) |
#### Troddit
A web client for Reddit with authenticated logins and a variety of browsing options
| Repository | https://github.com/burhan-syed/troddit |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | https://github.com/teddit-net/teddit#instances= |
| Javascript required? | 🟥 Yes |
| API available? | 🟥 No |
### Mobile
#### Stealth
Stealth is an account-free, privacy-oriented, and feature-rich Reddit client.
| Repository | https://gitlab.com/cosmosapps/stealth |
| --- | --- |
| Android? | 🟢 Yes |
| iOS? | 🟥 No |
[<img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on-en.svg" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height=80/>](https://f-droid.org/packages/com.cosmos.unreddit/)
#### Infinity
A Reddit client for Android
| Repository | https://github.com/Docile-Alligator/Infinity-For-Reddit |
| --- | --- |
| Android? | 🟢 Yes |
| iOS? | 🟥 No |
[<img src="https://play.google.com/intl/en_us/badges/images/generic/en-play-badge.png"
alt="Get it on Google Play"
height="80">](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ml.docilealligator.infinityforreddit) [<img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on-en.svg" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height=80/>](https://f-droid.org/packages/ml.docilealligator.infinityforreddit/) [<img src="https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx/blob/034b226cea5c1b30eb4f6a6f313e4dadcbb0ece4/badge_github.png" alt="Get it on GitHub" height="80">](https://github.com/Docile-Alligator/Infinity-For-Reddit/releases/latest)
#### Dawn
Here lives the greatest open-source Reddit app
| Repository | https://github.com/Tunous/Dawn |
| --- | --- |
| Android? | 🟢 Yes |
| iOS? | 🟥 No |
[<img src="https://play.google.com/intl/en_us/badges/images/generic/en-play-badge.png"
alt="Get it on Google Play"
height="80">](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.thanel.dank) [<img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on-en.svg" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height=80/>](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/me.thanel.dank) [<img src="https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx/blob/034b226cea5c1b30eb4f6a6f313e4dadcbb0ece4/badge_github.png" alt="Get it on GitHub" height="80">](https://github.com/Tunous/Dawn/releases/latest)
## Reuters
### Web
#### Neuters
Reuters Redirect and Proxy
| Repository | https://github.com/HookedBehemoth/neuters |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | 🟥 Not available |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | 🟥 No |
## Spotify
### Desktop
#### Psst
Fast and multi-platform Spotify client with native GUI
**A Spotify Premium Account is required**
| Repository | https://github.com/jpochyla/psst |
| --- | --- |
| Windows? | Supported 🟡 |
| macOS? | 🟢 Yes |
| Linux? | Supported 🟡 |
#### Spotiqueue
Dead-simple queue-oriented client for Spotify
| Repository | https://github.com/toothbrush/Spotiqueue |
| --- | --- |
| Windows? | 🟥 No |
| macOS? | 🟢 Yes |
| Linux? | 🟥 No |
#### Spot
Native Spotify client for the GNOME desktop
**A Spotify Premium Account is required**
| Repository | https://github.com/xou816/spot |
| --- | --- |
| Windows? | 🟥 No |
| macOS? | 🟥 No |
| Linux? | 🟢 Yes |
[<img src="https://flathub.org/assets/badges/flathub-badge-en.png" alt="Download on Flathub" height="80">](https://flathub.org/apps/details/dev.alextren.Spot)
## Telegram
### Telegram-FOSS
Unofficial, FOSS-friendly fork of the original Telegram client for Android
| Repository | https://github.com/Telegram-FOSS-Team/Telegram-FOSS |
| --- | --- |
| Android? | 🟢 Yes |
| iOS? | 🟥 No |
[<img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on-en.svg" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height=80/>](https://f-droid.org/app/org.telegram.messenger) [<img src="https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx/blob/034b226cea5c1b30eb4f6a6f313e4dadcbb0ece4/badge_github.png" alt="Get it on GitHub" height="80">](https://github.com/Telegram-FOSS-Team/Telegram-FOSS/releases/latest)
## TikTok
### Web
#### ProxiTok
Open source alternative frontend for TikTok made using PHP
| Repository | https://github.com/pablouser1/ProxiTok |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | https://github.com/pablouser1/ProxiTok/wiki/Public-instances |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | 🟥 No |
## Twitter
### Web
#### Nitter
Alternative Twitter front-end
| Repository | https://github.com/zedeus/nitter |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | 🟥 No (Included in it's roadmap, https://github.com/zedeus/nitter#roadmap=) |
### Mobile
#### Fritter
A privacy-friendly Twitter frontend for mobile devices
| Repository | https://github.com/jonjomckay/fritter |
| --- | --- |
| Android? | 🟢 Yes |
| iOS? | 🟥 No |
[<img src="https://play.google.com/intl/en_us/badges/images/generic/en-play-badge.png"
alt="Get it on Google Play"
height="80">](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jonjomckay.fritter) [<img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on-en.svg" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height=80/>](https://f-droid.org/packages/com.jonjomckay.fritter/) [<img src="https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx/blob/034b226cea5c1b30eb4f6a6f313e4dadcbb0ece4/badge_github.png" alt="Get it on GitHub" height="80">](https://github.com/jonjomckay/fritter/releases/latest)
#### Shitter
Lightweight Twitter app for Android
| Repository | https://github.com/nuclearfog/Shitter |
| --- | --- |
| Android? | 🟢 Yes |
| iOS? | 🟥 No |
[<img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on-en.svg" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height=80/>](https://github.com/nuclearfog/Shitter/releases/latest)
## Wikipedia
### Web
#### Wikiless
A free open source alternative Wikipedia front-end focused on privacy
| Repository | https://codeberg.org/orenom/wikiless |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | https://codeberg.org/orenom/wikiless#instances |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | 🟥 No |
## YouTube
### Web
#### Invidious
Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube.
| Repository | https://github.com/iv-org/invidious |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | https://docs.invidious.io/instances/ |
| Javascript required? | 🟢 No |
| API available? | 🟢 Yes |
#### Piped
An alternative privacy-friendly YouTube frontend which is efficient by design.
| Repository | https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped/wiki/Instances |
| Javascript required? | 🟥 Yes |
| API available? | 🟢 Yes |
### Desktop
#### FreeTube
An Open Source YouTube app for privacy
| Repository | https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube |
| --- | --- |
| Windows? | 🟢 Yes |
| macOS? | 🟢 Yes |
| Linux? | 🟢 Yes |
[<img src="https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx/blob/034b226cea5c1b30eb4f6a6f313e4dadcbb0ece4/badge_github.png" alt="Get it on GitHub" height="80">](https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/releases/latest)
#### YouTube-Viewer
Lightweight YouTube client for Linux
| Repository | https://github.com/trizen/youtube-viewer |
| --- | --- |
| Windows? | 🟥 No |
| macOS? | 🟥 No |
| Linux? | 🟢 Yes |
#### Yattee
Alternative YouTube frontend for iOS (iPhone, iPad), macOS and tvOS (Apple TV) built with Invidious and Piped
| Repository | https://github.com/yattee/yattee |
| --- | --- |
| Windows? | 🟥 No |
| macOS? | 🟢 Yes |
| Linux? | 🟥 No |
### Mobile
#### NewPipe
A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android.
| Repository | https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe |
| --- | --- |
| Android? | 🟢 Yes |
| iOS? | 🟥 No |
[<img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on-en.svg" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height=80/>](https://f-droid.org/packages/org.schabi.newpipe) [<img src="https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx/blob/034b226cea5c1b30eb4f6a6f313e4dadcbb0ece4/badge_github.png" alt="Get it on GitHub" height="80">](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/releases/latest)
#### SkyTube
Copylefted libre / open source YouTube player for Android
| Repository | https://github.com/SkyTubeTeam/SkyTube |
| --- | --- |
| Android? | 🟢 Yes |
| iOS? | 🟥 No |
[<img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on-en.svg" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height=80/>](https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=free.rm.skytube.oss) [<img src="https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx/blob/034b226cea5c1b30eb4f6a6f313e4dadcbb0ece4/badge_github.png" alt="Get it on GitHub" height="80">](https://github.com/SkyTubeTeam/SkyTube/releases/latest)
#### LibreTube
An alternative frontend for YouTube, for Android. [WIP]
| Repository | https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube |
| --- | --- |
| Android? | 🟢 Yes |
| iOS? | 🟥 No |
[<img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on-en.svg" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height=80/>](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.libretube/) [<img src="https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx/blob/034b226cea5c1b30eb4f6a6f313e4dadcbb0ece4/badge_github.png" alt="Get it on GitHub" height="80">](https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/releases/latest)
#### uYouPlus
uYou+ is a modified version of uYou (made by @MiRO92) with additional features and mainly made for non jailbroken users!
| Repository | https://github.com/qnblackcat/uYouPlus |
| --- | --- |
| Android? | 🟥 No |
| iOS? | 🟢 Yes |
[<img src="https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx/blob/034b226cea5c1b30eb4f6a6f313e4dadcbb0ece4/badge_github.png" alt="Get it on GitHub" height="80">](https://github.com/qnblackcat/uYouPlus/releases/latest)
#### Yattee
Alternative YouTube frontend for iOS (iPhone, iPad), macOS and tvOS (Apple TV) built with Invidious and Piped
| Repository | https://github.com/yattee/yattee |
| --- | --- |
| Android? | 🟥 No |
| iOS? | 🟢 Yes |
[<img src="https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx/blob/034b226cea5c1b30eb4f6a6f313e4dadcbb0ece4/badge_github.png" alt="Get it on GitHub" height="80">](https://github.com/yattee/yattee/releases/latest)
### TV
#### SmartTubeNext
Ad free app for watching tube videos on Android TV boxes
| Repository | https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext |
| --- | --- |
| AndroidTV? | 🟢 Yes |
| fireTV? | 🟢 Yes |
| webOS? | 🟥 No |
| tizenOS? | 🟥 No |
| tvOS? | 🟥 No |
#### Yattee
Alternative YouTube frontend for iOS (iPhone, iPad), macOS and tvOS (Apple TV) built with Invidious and Piped
| Repository | https://github.com/yattee/yattee |
| --- | --- |
| AndroidTV? | 🟥 No |
| fireTV? | 🟥 No |
| webOS? | 🟥 No |
| tizenOS? | 🟥 No |
| tvOS? | 🟢 Yes |
## Youtube Music
### Web
#### Beatbump
Alternative YouTube Music frontend built with Svelte/SvelteKit 🎧
| Repository | https://github.com/snuffyDev/Beatbump |
| --- | --- |
| Instances list | 🟥 Not available |
| Javascript required? | 🟥 Yes |
| API available? | 🟥 No |
### Desktop
#### Youtube Music
YouTube Music Desktop App bundled with custom plugins (and built-in ad blocker / downloader)
| Repository | https://github.com/th-ch/youtube-music |
| --- | --- |
| Windows? | 🟢 Yes |
| macOS? | 🟢 Yes |
| Linux? | 🟢 Yes |
[<img src="https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx/blob/034b226cea5c1b30eb4f6a6f313e4dadcbb0ece4/badge_github.png" alt="Get it on GitHub" height="80">](https://github.com/th-ch/youtube-music/releases/latest)
### Mobile
#### BlackHole
A Music Player App made with Flutter
| Repository | https://github.com/Sangwan5688/BlackHole |
| --- | --- |
| Android? | 🟢 Yes |
| iOS? | 🟥 No |
[<img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on-en.svg" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height=80/>](https://f-droid.org/packages/com.shadow.blackhole/) [<img src="https://github.com/machiav3lli/oandbackupx/blob/034b226cea5c1b30eb4f6a6f313e4dadcbb0ece4/badge_github.png" alt="Get it on GitHub" height="80">](https://github.com/Sangwan5688/BlackHole/releases/latest)
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