Top 6 JavaScript Invidiou Projects

browser_extension

171 2,941 9.0 JavaScript

A browser extension that redirects popular sites to alternative privacy friendly frontends

Project mention: Something peculiar in my 2yo's bedroom led me to a revelation about our universe | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-26

Most of the time you can just replace twitter.com with nitter.net or nitter.it but when these instances are down or blocked you can use other instances listed here: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances
But as the other commenter said Libredirect is the way to go: https://libredirect.github.io/

privacy-redirect

78 1,916 0.0 JavaScript

A simple web extension that redirects Twitter, YouTube, Instagram & Google Maps requests to privacy friendly alternatives.

Project mention: YouTube started slowing video buffer with adblock enabled | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-13

SurveyJS

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Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.
youtube-local

17 443 7.5 JavaScript

browser-based client for watching Youtube anonymously and with greater page performance

Project mention: Show HN: Firefox add-on to open YouTube videos in alternative front ends | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-10-14

My project here is similar: https://github.com/user234683/youtube-local
It keeps everything in the browser while still being local to the machine

predirect

1 163 7.7 JavaScript

A manifest v3 web extension with minimal permissions to automatically redirect to privacy friendly frontends. ⭐️ Star to support our work!

Project mention: Show HN: Predirect- Extension to replace popular sites with privacy front ends | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-28

invidious-linker

2 17 4.6 JavaScript

Chrome extension to watch YouTube videos ad-free

Project mention: YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-11-03

In addition to better adblockers, I also learned how to use them better. For example, to update ublock origin's filter lists (which I now do every few days), click the chrome addon icon -> cog icon -> 'update'.
Also there are sites that give you exactly the same youtube videos, but without ads (and with improved privacy).
One such site is called 'invidious'. I made a very basic chrome addon that places the invidious link right next to the actual (youtube) link, so now if youtube blocks me, it's only ctrl + click to watch the same video ad-free. https://github.com/stevecondylios/invidious-linker#invidious...

Reactube

2 13 0.0 JavaScript

An alternative interface + downloader for Youtube made with React, Node, Invidious and youtube-dl

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020). The latest post mention was on 2024-01-28.