https://github.com/0xedward/teddit-please

Chrome extension that redirects all your Reddit browsing to Teddit
https://github.com/0xedward/teddit-please

chrome-extension lightweight privacy reddit redirects teddit

Last synced: about 2 months ago
JSON representation

Chrome extension that redirects all your Reddit browsing to Teddit

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/0xedward/teddit-please
• Owner: 0xedward
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2021-01-09T15:06:22.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-02-13T00:06:47.000Z (10 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-15T15:05:09.619Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: chrome-extension, lightweight, privacy, reddit, redirects, teddit
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/teddit-please/plgkifjefgnakpadlnkmlcfmkiegahfe
• Size: 29.3 KB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

Awesome Lists containing this project

README

        
## [Teddit is no longer actively maintained, so this extension is also no longer actively maintained](https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit#teddit-is-no-more-actively-maintained)

# Teddit Please

[![Teddit Please Chrome Web Store link](https://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-gcs-uploader.appspot.com/image/WlD8wC6g8khYWPJUsQceQkhXSlv1/UV4C4ybeBTsZt43U4xis.png)](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/teddit-please/plgkifjefgnakpadlnkmlcfmkiegahfe)

![Extension version deployed to Chrome Web Store](https://img.shields.io/chrome-web-store/v/plgkifjefgnakpadlnkmlcfmkiegahfe?label=Chrome%20web%20store%20version%20)

![Number of Extension Users](https://img.shields.io/chrome-web-store/users/plgkifjefgnakpadlnkmlcfmkiegahfe?color=2379C83D)

Teddit Please is a Chrome extension that redirects all your Reddit traffic to a lightweight, privacy-friendly, open source Reddit front-end called [Teddit](https://teddit.net/about) whenever you click on a reddit link or directly browse to reddit.

## Using your own teddit instance

If you are using your own [teddit instance](https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit#instances) to browse reddit, you can redirect reddit links to your instance, by going to Options and pasting in URL to your instance.

## Installing extension from repo

1. Download [this repo as a ZIP file](https://github.com/0xedward/teddit-please/archive/main.zip) from GitHub.

2. Unzip the file

3. In Chrome, go to the extensions page - chrome://extensions

4. Enable Developer Mode.

5. Click `Load unpacked` button and select the `src` folder that was extracted or drag the extracted `src` folder anywhere on the page to import it

## Permissions Audit

If you are curious or concerned about the permissions requested by this extension, the following is a brief explainer for each permission and where you can find it used in code:

- `webRequest` and `webRequestBlocking` are used to [redirect your traffic](https://github.com/0xedward/teddit-please/blob/main/src/background.js#L29-L36)

- `storage` is used to [store the URL you set](https://github.com/0xedward/teddit-please/blob/main/src/options.js#L1-L23) if you decide to use your own teddit instance 

- [`background` scripts can't be run with `persistent` key set to false when using the `webRequest` API](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/mv2/background_pages/)

## Credits

The [icon](https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit/src/branch/main/static/favicon.png) used for the extension was found on [teddit's open source repo](https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit)