Predirect automatically redirects selected web links through a browser extension with minimal permissions.
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LibRedirect
LibRedirect sends links from popular sites to alternative frontends, including YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok.
About LibRedirect
LibRedirect is a browser extension that redirects requests for YouTube, Twitter, TikTok and other popular sites to alternative frontends. The project is open source under a GPL-3.0 license, with source code and development instructions on GitHub.
URL redirections work locally. Exceptions are OpenStreetMap reverse geocoding, which uses the OSM Nominatim API, and the frontend instance list, which is fetched from GitHub by default and can instead use Codeberg or be disabled.
Key features
- Redirects YouTube requests to alternative frontends
- Redirects Twitter requests to alternative frontends
- Redirects TikTok requests to alternative frontends
- Redirects other popular site requests to alternative frontends
- Performs URL redirections locally in the browser
- Offers GitHub, Codeberg, or no fetching for instance list
Best for: People who want links from YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and similar sites to open in alternative frontends.
Good for
- Source code is available under a GPL-3.0 license.
- URL redirections work locally in the browser.
- Instance list source can be changed or disabled.
Watch out for
- OpenStreetMap reverse geocoding uses the external OSM Nominatim API.
- Instance list is fetched from GitHub by default.
LibRedirect at a glance
- Category
- Marketing & SEO › Social Media Tools
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Browser extension
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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LibRedirect FAQ
Does LibRedirect collect data?
The repository states nothing is collected and redirections work locally, except OpenStreetMap reverse geocoding via the OSM Nominatim API.
Where does the instance list come from?
By default it is fetched from GitHub, with options to fetch from Codeberg or not at all.
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