# zedeus/nitter

Alternative Twitter front-end

Repository: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nitter
Homepage: https://nitter.net
Language: Nim
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: nim, twitter, privacy, self-hosted, x
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-08-26T11:19:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2631, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13585, forks 1042 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:03.573329+00:00)

## What it is
Nitter is a free and open-source alternative Twitter/X front-end focused on privacy and performance, written in Nim. It proxies all requests through a self-hosted backend so clients never talk to Twitter directly, offering lightweight, JavaScript-free browsing with RSS feed support.

## Use cases
- browse twitter without javascript
- read tweets without an account
- self-host a private twitter front-end
- get rss feeds for twitter accounts
- avoid twitter tracking and fingerprinting
- lightweight twitter alternative for slow devices

## When to choose
- you want privacy-respecting, ad-free, JavaScript-free Twitter browsing
- you need RSS feeds for Twitter profiles
- you want a lightweight front-end for low-bandwidth or accessibility reasons

## When to avoid
- you need to post, log in, or interact with Twitter
- you require a legally safe or actively maintained project - X Corp. sent cease-and-desist letters in August 2026 and development has stopped
- you need official API reliability or embeds

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: abandoned
- function: http-server, proxy, privacy, web-scraping
- domain: privacy, self-hosted, social-media, web-development
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: twitter, front-end, rss, nim, no-javascript, cease-and-desist, web-server, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- zedeus/nitter (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.573329+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 2026-08-29T17:13:11.231401+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.573329+00:00, sha 18d8fe0f9a94)
  - homepage: https://nitter.net (fetched 2026-08-29T08:07:55.958559+00:00, sha 28041c20b387)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.