# libreddit/libreddit

Private front-end for Reddit

Repository: https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/libreddit
Homepage: https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit/issues/840
Language: Rust
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: reddit, rust, privacy, front-end, docker, security, self-hosted
Last push: 2025-02-15T19:11:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 26/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 6, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2213, "days_push": 564, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5201, forks 254 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:12.118343+00:00)

## What it is
Libreddit is a private, lightweight front-end for Reddit written in Rust that proxies all requests (including media) through the server so users can browse Reddit without being tracked. It was rebranded to Redlib and became non-operational after Reddit's July 2023 API changes killed third-party scrapers.

## Use cases
- browse reddit without being tracked
- self-host a private reddit front-end
- read reddit without javascript or ads
- proxy reddit media through my own server
- redirect reddit links to a privacy front-end
- view subreddits without a reddit account

## When to choose
- you want a fast, no-JavaScript, privacy-respecting Reddit viewer you self-host for small-scale use
- you are studying how Rust-based alternative front-ends are built

## When to avoid
- you need a working public instance - Libreddit is non-operational since July 2023
- you want ongoing development - use its successor Redlib instead
- you need large-scale scraping of Reddit, which their API changes prohibit

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: http-server, proxy, privacy, web-scraping
- domain: privacy, self-hosted, social-media, web-development
- platform: self-hosted, rust
- tags: reddit-frontend, nitter-style, no-javascript, anti-tracking, rebranded-to-redlib, docker, web-server, linux

## Member repositories
- libreddit/libreddit (main) score 26

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:12.118343+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:00:15.256508+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:12.118343+00:00, sha 70439a6196b2)
  - homepage: https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit/issues/840 (fetched 2026-08-29T08:55:24.954173+00:00, sha 990215983378)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.