Teddit - An Open Source Alternative Reddit Front-end

Written by Ced Ledesma — July 2, 2023

Use a free alternative to the Reddit web client.

Teddit is a free and open source alternative front-end for the Reddit service.

Features:

No JavaScript or ads
All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Reddit
Prevents Reddit from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint
Unofficial API (RSS & JSON support, no rate limits or Reddit account required)
Lightweight (teddit frontpage: ~30 HTTP requests with ~270 KB of data downloaded vs. Reddit frontpage: ~190 requests with ~24 MB)
Self-hostable. Anyone can setup an instance. An instance can either use Reddit’s API with or without OAuth (so Reddit API key is not necessarily needed).

The flagship instance is teddit.net, but this seems to be a bit slow since the bulk of users are on here. Other instances to try:

You cannot post, comment, or rate using Teddit, but is an excellent front-end for browsing reddit, without ads.