How to access reddit without ads and tracking while benefiting from faster page load times

Reddit ranks in the top 10 of most visited website in the world. Part of their business model is serving ads to their users and gain data with tracking. Nonetheless redditors all over the world appreciate and love the website for it's user submitted content.

This article will introduce several privacy tools that improve the reddit browsing experience on desktop and mobile devices. At the same time all the listed methods eliminate ads, tracking, JavaScript while saving internet bandwidth.

Desktop: teddit Frontend

If you prefer the old reddit design than teddit is your choice for a lightweight desktop experience.

• https://teddit.privacytools.io/r/worldnews
  This instance is part of PrivacyTools.io and securely hosted by our partner Privex.
• Official instance: https://teddit.net
• More instances: https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit#instances
• Source code: https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit

Desktop: Libreddit Frontend

Libreddit on the other hand decided to go with the new reddit design and layout. The features of the teddit and Libreddit privacy frontends are almost identical. It just comes down to your personal preference. Give both a try.

• Official instance: https://libredd.it/r/worldnews/
• More instances: https://github.com/spikecodes/libreddit#instances
• Source code: https://github.com/spikecodes/libreddit

For teddit and Libreddit you can also install a browser addon called LibRedirect to setup automatic redirects to privacy friendly frontends for many popular websites including reddit.

iPhone and iPad: Apollo for Reddit App

The Apollo for reddit app comes in a beautiful design, built for fast navigation and is easy to use.

• Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apollo-for-reddit/id979274575
• Official Website: https://apolloapp.io/
• Subreddit: https://teddit.privacytools.io/r/apolloapp/

If you prefer the old reddit design more you can give narwhal for reddit a try.

Android: Infinity for Reddit

Infinity is a beautiful, feature-rich app that offers a smooth Reddit browsing experience. It is completely free and ad-less; you can browse Reddit without interruptions or distractions. Built by a passionate university student, Infinity is open source.

• Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ml.docilealligator.infinityforreddit
• F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/ml.docilealligator.infinityforreddit/
• Subreddit: https://teddit.privacytools.io/r/Infinity_For_Reddit/
• Source Code: https://github.com/Docile-Alligator/Infinity-For-Reddit

Android: RedReader

An unofficial, open source client for reddit. It's completely free, lightweight and fast. All ads and tracking of reddit has been removed. Support multiple accounts and post swiping.

• Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.quantumbadger.redreader
• F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/org.quantumbadger.redreader/
• Subreddit: https://teddit.privacytools.io/r/RedReader
• Source Code: https://github.com/QuantumBadger/RedReader

Alternative & Privacy Friendly Frontends for Social Media

Now that you have figured out on how to improve your reddit browsing experience you might wan't to visit our privacy friendly frontend section on PrivacyTools.io to learn about other frontends for: YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, imgur, Wikipedia, Medium, Quora and IMDb.

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