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Redirector – Browser extension to redirect to privacy respecting front-ends

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Re: Redirector – Browser extension to redirect to privacy respecting front-ends

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Post by mkdirp »

paulryanrogers wrote: post #9
avadiax wrote: post #7

I used to use Redirector ... until my need changes and needed fine-grain control over what to redirect. And then I saw Request Control. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/requestcontro... Why I replaced Redirector with Request Control is because of its much more powerful features such as match by different document types (script, image, media, etc), its in-built variable (such as {protocol}, {hostname}, {…

If it still uses onBeforeRequest won't that stop working with Manifest V3? At least on Chrome?

So stop using chrome... Why use a browser that is literally killing functionality to help there business model instead of favouring privacy?

Re: Redirector – Browser extension to redirect to privacy respecting front-ends

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Post by 1vuio0pswjnm7 »

In the case where I have to use popualr browsers, I use local DNS and a forward proxy to do what this extension does, i.e., replace URLs. Google/Mozilla/Apple/Microsoft/Opera have control over extensions to their browsers, but they have less/no control over a proxy server written by someone else.

Re: Redirector – Browser extension to redirect to privacy respecting front-ends

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Post by betwixthewires »

I use it, it's one of my core tools. It is fantastic. Reddit links all open with old.reddit.com (until reddit inevitably decides to kneecap that service) and I can have all YouTube and twitter links open in invidious and nitter. You can use regex or wildcards to basically redirect any URL scheme to a different one, and mutate any URL string you like automatically. IMO this sort of thing is what extensions were made for.

Re: Redirector – Browser extension to redirect to privacy respecting front-ends

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Post by betwixthewires »

nathcd wrote: post #6

This is the one extension I was really bummed to lose on Firefox for Android with the update last year where they started limiting installable extensions to a hand-selected group.

Not to pick on you, but why do you just take it? I was bummed to lose it on Firefox mobile as well, which is why I stopped using it and started using Kiwi browser. Kneecapping my tools and then telling me the other guys are worse does not fly with me, and it shouldn't fly with anyone.

Re: Redirector – Browser extension to redirect to privacy respecting front-ends

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Post by ghjklpoiuy »

1vuio0pswjnm7 wrote: post #12

In the case where I have to use popualr browsers, I use local DNS and a forward proxy to do what this extension does, i.e., replace URLs. Google/Mozilla/Apple/Microsoft/Opera have control over extensions to their browsers, but they have less/no control over a proxy server written by someone else.

Link please to your setup

Re: Redirector – Browser extension to redirect to privacy respecting front-ends

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Post by ghjklpoiuy »

betwixthewires wrote: post #14
nathcd wrote: post #6

This is the one extension I was really bummed to lose on Firefox for Android with the update last year where they started limiting installable extensions to a hand-selected group.

Not to pick on you, but why do you just take it? I was bummed to lose it on Firefox mobile as well, which is why I stopped using it and started using Kiwi browser. Kneecapping my tools and then telling me the other guys are worse does not fly with me, and it shouldn't fly with anyone.

I only learned about it today. Sadly though it doeant sync with Firefox which on desktop is my primary browser

Re: Redirector – Browser extension to redirect to privacy respecting front-ends

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Post by gnicholas »

throwawaysea wrote: post #17

Is there a way to use this on a phone? Particularly to not have AMP links.

There’s an iOS extension for Safari that does this; I think it’s a $5 one-time purchase. The functionality is also available on Insight Browser (a YC company), which offers various other browsing enhancements.

Re: Redirector – Browser extension to redirect to privacy respecting front-ends

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Post by betwixthewires »

ghjklpoiuy wrote: post #16
betwixthewires wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not to pick on you, but why do you just take it? I was bummed to lose it on Firefox mobile as well, which is why I stopped using it and started using Kiwi browser. Kneecapping my tools and then telling me the other guys are worse does not fly with me, and it shouldn't fly with anyone.

I only learned about it today. Sadly though it doeant sync with Firefox which on desktop is my primary browser

Well, there's another thing Firefox is doing wrong, it's got a tiny little feature sparse walled garden, when it should be using open standards.

Question: I have never bothered syncing anything between browsers on different machines. What benefit would I get out of it if I decided to start? What all do you sync?

Re: Redirector – Browser extension to redirect to privacy respecting front-ends

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Post by anshulag »

1vuio0pswjnm7 wrote: post #12

In the case where I have to use popualr browsers, I use local DNS and a forward proxy to do what this extension does, i.e., replace URLs. Google/Mozilla/Apple/Microsoft/Opera have control over extensions to their browsers, but they have less/no control over a proxy server written by someone else.

I'm also curious about your setup.
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