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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Inspired by the [invidio.us](https://github.com/omarroth/invidious) project.
- Prevents Twitter from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint
- Unofficial API (no rate limits or developer account required)
- Lightweight (for [@nim_lang](https://twitter.com/nim_lang), 32KB vs 552KB from twitter.com)
- AGPLv3 licensed, no proprietary instances allowed
- AGPLv3 licensed, no proprietary instances permitted
- Dark theme
## Installation
@ -18,24 +18,34 @@ cd nitter
nimble build
```
To run, `./nitter`
To run, `./nitter`. It's currently not possible to change any settings or things
like the title, this will change as the project matures a bit. For now the focus
is on implementing missing features.
## Todo
- Simple account system with feed (excludes retweets)
- Hiding retweets from timelines
- Video support with hls.js
- Twitter "Cards" (link previews)
- Nitter link preview
- Server config
- File caching
- Themes
## Todo (roughly in this order)
- Search
- Json API
- Emojis
- Simple account system with feed (excludes retweets)
- Twitter "Cards" (link previews)
- Nitter link previews
- Server configuration
- Video support with hls.js
- Json API endpoints
- Hiding retweets from timelines
- Themes
- Emoji support
- File caching
- Nitter logo
## Why?
It's basically impossible to use Twitter without JavaScript enabled. If you try, you're redirected to the legacy mobile version which is awful both functionally and aesthetically. For privacy-minded folks, preventing JavaScript analytics and potential IP-based tracking is important, but apart from using the legacy mobile version and a VPN, it's impossible. Using an instance of Nitter (hosted on a VPS for example), you can essentially browse Twitter without JavaScript, while retaining your privacy. In the future a simple account system will be added that lets you follow Twitter users, allowing you to have a clean chronological timeline without needing a Twitter account.
It's basically impossible to use Twitter without JavaScript enabled. If you try,
you're redirected to the legacy mobile version which is awful both functionally
and aesthetically. For privacy-minded folks, preventing JavaScript analytics and
potential IP-based tracking is important, but apart from using the legacy mobile
version and a VPN, it's impossible. Using an instance of Nitter (hosted on a VPS
for example), you can essentially browse Twitter without JavaScript, while
retaining your privacy. In the future a simple account system will be added that
lets you follow Twitter users, allowing you to have a clean chronological
timeline without needing a Twitter account.
## Screenshot