I am posting the updates here because most of the users of RDX came from this community only.

Multiple updates have been made to https://rdx.overdevs.com since I last posted here including:

  1. Importing subscriptions from Reddit
  2. Saving posts for later
  3. Share button
  4. hls/dash videos
  5. better search

Previous posts:

My reddit web viewer still works! Story: When reddit killed 3rd party apps, I uploaded a web viewer I have been using for myself to Github pages for everyone to use…

If you want to lurk on Reddit, you can use this web reader I built for myself when I got inspired by the Apollo app years ago

    • @overdevsOP
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      829 months ago

      If it’s popular enough maybe. For now it’s averaging 17-18k visits monthly so not even a drop in the ocean. But yeah i can’t post the direct link to rdx on Reddit. I have to post Github link.

    • @[email protected]
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      49 months ago

      This is about the best thing I could have hoped for, so I really hope it doesn’t get taken down! (but then again, the for-profit Fandom wiki farm hasn’t taken down Breezewiki or other mirror sites yet, so maybe corporations figure this sort of thing isn’t worth the effort to take down.🤞

      • @overdevsOP
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        29 months ago

        Added themes to RDX so you can style it your way.

  • The Cooking Senpai
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    489 months ago

    I am getting a blank page.

    In the console:

    Access to XMLHttpRequest at 'https://www.reddit.com/r/all/.json?limit=20' from origin 'https://rdx.overdevs.com' has been blocked by CORS policy: No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource.

    Tested with both ungoogled-chromium and firefox without cookies

      • The Cooking Senpai
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        29 months ago

        is ok to have workarounds, but i am pretty sure this can be implemented on the app side too. Thanks for the hint tho, at least if i need it i can use it

        • @[email protected]
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          29 months ago

          I’ve also made an application for something like this. The only way to change this on the app side is to route all Reddit calls through the app server itself instead of doing it on the browser, essentially making the app a complete proxy. The only thing it does is increase traffic requirements and require everyone to host their own instance.

          An addon to disable CORS just for this site is really easy and imo the most sensible approach.

    • darkstar
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      79 months ago

      Same for me. Won’t use with a workaround, this should be fixed

      • @overdevsOP
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        69 months ago

        I would love to fix this, most people who have this issue are using enhanced privacy/tracking protection settings that block the reddit url or have VPN/proxies turned on. Unfortunately reddit blocks that traffic in the guise of preventing spam/scrapping.

        Now I can put up a server and bypass the traffic through my VPS and make the reddit content available to rdx(which libreddit used to do before reddit tightened their API). But soon enough they will ban my server, I will have to buy another and this keeps going on and on. That will be too much effort for too little gain.

        However if there are already some servers that make the reddit JSON available through some proxy, I am all for adding it to the app. However I couldn’t find anything that will even last a week.

        • darkstar
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          39 months ago

          Hey thank you for the response!

          Ahh that makes perfect sense, completely understand. Maybe making and linking a short guide at the bottom of the page would be helpful? Something to say “Not Seeing Anything?” And then it links to like a paragraph or two explaining why.

          Just a thought for not so bright users like myself :s

          • @overdevsOP
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            19 months ago

            Something to say “Not Seeing Anything?” And then it links to like a paragraph or two explaining why.

            Done!

  • If Only
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    419 months ago

    It doesn’t seem to work for me. When I put a sub in there I get a blank page.

    • @overdevsOP
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      179 months ago

      Check the console of your browser. Browser’s aggressive privacy controls may be automatically blocking the json call to reddit’s api. (right click, inspect element)

      • @Alborlin
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        119 months ago

        Does not work on android with Firefox at all

        • @[email protected]
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          49 months ago

          it does if you disable tracking protection for the website (the setting’s available when you tap the padlock icon next to the URL).

        • Prometheus
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          19 months ago

          I just opened a link in Firefox, it worked. Even works with install function

      • @[email protected]
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        79 months ago

        It isn’t the browser being aggressive. It’s a protection called CORS (Cross Origin Resource Sharing) and you should configure your API to allow it.

        There are likely loads of guides whatever language / framework you are using. Users shouldn’t need to disable CORS protections to use your site

      • edric
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        79 months ago

        Doesn’t work for me on mobile (IOS) too, unfortunately. I have adguard, firefox focus extensions on safari, and use Mullvad’s DNS blocking. I’ll have to go check which of them is breaking it, but I hope I won’t need to turn off anything huge for it to work. Either way, thanks for this, I’ve been using SinkIT for reddit to get a better mobile viewing experience, and this may be a better alternative.

        • PopShark
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          19 months ago

          I hit “disable content blockers” in iOS Safari and I could then view it perfectly. I left tracking protection on, I don’t think it bothers it

    • @deleted
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      29 months ago

      Works for me.

      Iphone 13 - Safari

      • @overdevsOP
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        39 months ago

        The link appears below all the content that is loaded. Since there is some setting in your browser blocking the loading of one XHR request to Reddit the content doesn’t load at all and the BMAC links appears at top. Donating is completely optional and I don’t expect people who can’t see the content will donate anyway. However once in a while when someone donates I get some satisfaction that people are using what I built and are happy with it.

        Though I agree the link is too big and feels like an AD I will make it smaller, or you can just fork the repo and remove the link entirely.

  • @[email protected]
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    349 months ago

    This is really cool but i’m not going back.

    The only time I’ll accept going to Reddit is when the information I’m searching for links there.

    • @[email protected]
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      39 months ago

      That’s where I’ve been at as well, and even then I try other sources first since now many times comments are deleted. Mine included, lol

  • @orangeNgreen
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    219 months ago

    This is perfect! I lurk on mobile, and their mobile site is horrendous. I’ll be using this from now on!

    • @overdevsOP
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      129 months ago

      You can add it to your homescreen and then the navigation bar stays fixed so it’s easier to navigate that way. Also it uses localstorage to save your settings/subs etc and ios clears the localstorage after 7 days of the last visit to any website. Adding to homescreen prevents that too, on Android localstorage is saved permanently.

    • @overdevsOP
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      19 months ago

      Added themes to RDX so you can style it your way.

  • @TheLongestHorse
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    199 months ago

    Very nice! Thanks for creating this. I miss some of the subreddits I used to subscribe to.

    How do I import subscriptions from Reddit on RDX?

      • @TheLongestHorse
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        59 months ago

        Thanks for the reply :) Do you know if it is possible to access the settings page after adding the site to the home screen on iOS? Importing the subscriptions in the browser and then adding the page to the home screen does not seem to transfer the subscriptions unfortunately.

        • @overdevsOP
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          49 months ago

          Just scroll to the end of the first page? The link is there just below the Buy Me A Coffee banner.

          • @TheLongestHorse
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            49 months ago

            Ah there it is! Sorry, I must have gotten so used to apps having “infinite scroll” that I didn’t even consider to look at the bottom of the page. Thanks a bunch!

            • @overdevsOP
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              19 months ago

              Just added themes to RDX so you can style it your way (colors and fonts).

      • @[email protected]
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        18 months ago

        I’m having trouble with the bookmarklet. Is there any other way to get an export of my subs or get the expected format for ingestion?

    • @overdevsOP
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      19 months ago

      Added themes to RDX so you can style it your way (colors and fonts).

  • solidsnake2085
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    179 months ago

    People are still interested in Reddit here?

    • @stockRot
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      389 months ago

      If Reddit had a good UI I would return in a heartbeat. I’m sick of small, practically inactive communities for hobbies and these shallow, poorly developed calls for the end of capitalism being shoved down my throat.

      • @laverabe
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        159 months ago

        Well it’s a choice between freedom or corporate control. Freedom is never flashy at first, it only thrives when people embrace it.

      • @ThekingoflordaA
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        159 months ago

        Well cheers to reddit for having a bad UI then, we love having you here.

        I really hope Lemmy grows out to also fill in the small inactive communities, a social media without corporate incentives to milk out the users has so much potential.

        • @stockRot
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          49 months ago

          Reddit also has enough large communities that I don’t need to participate in the communities I don’t like. With lemmy, it’s either small communities or the constant braindead takes.

      • @WillFord27
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        39 months ago

        Is this a popular opinion? I’m sort of shocked at the amount of upvotes this got tbh. Lemmy fulfills my reddit cravings, and honestly feels like a more mature community to me

    • @[email protected]
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      139 months ago

      Unfortunately some studios, companies, etc. use it as an official or semi-official forum. I still lurk on AMD’s subreddit, for example.

      • @PM_Your_Nudes_Please
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        99 months ago

        Which is funny when you compare it to the early days of Reddit, where people associated with a product were specifically prohibited from being in charge of their subreddit. It was to prevent the people who make a product from silencing criticism. Like if there’s a TV show, the show runners and studio weren’t allowed to moderate the community. If the show is hot garbage, the studio couldn’t use mods to silence the criticism via post/comment deletion, bans, etc… The entire point was for the subs to be run by the people who consume said product.

        But that has been entirely flipped, where there are official subs run by corporate PR firms.

    • BargsimBoyz
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      59 months ago

      Yeah. Lemmy is tiny and doesn’t have the community to be good yet.

      I’m happy to be in both places for now, Reddit for more in-depth and interesting conversations. Lemmy is getting there but there’s many times when posts in my hobbies have no replies or 1 or 2. The community just isn’t there unless I want a glorified news rss feed.

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    Any reason I should use this over something like Stealth? Have to be honest with you, I’ve been using it for a good while and I can tell right away that it appears a better experience than this.

    Also sorry if that is offensive, it’s not my intention, I’m just bad at being polite sometimes…

    • @overdevsOP
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      Any reason I should use this over something like Stealth?

      From my quick google search I can see that Stealth is an Android App ( i can’t seem to find an iOS version) while rdx is a website you can fire up in any browser. if apps are your thing Stealth is certainly better. Anyway, Stealth and RDX both are open source and free. You can use whatever you like.

    • mechoman444
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      19 months ago

      Alright Sheldon. Cool your heels!

    • @overdevsOP
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      229 months ago

      I wanted to see how many people are using this, the analytics are anonymous. I will switch it to a better privacy friendly analytics service soon.

      • @[email protected]
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        289 months ago

        This brings me to a conversation that I wish more people talked about: I’m totally fine with (and even like the concept of) anonymous analytics. It gives the website owner insight onto what the aggregate is doing, helping the website respond to demands.

        But the problem is when the analytics providers themselves abuse that data and sell it in some way.

        • @[email protected]
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          29 months ago

          I know you’re not the owner of the project, but for your knowledge this is a static page hosted on Github Pages. There’s no “responding to demands” like a traditional web app!

          • @[email protected]
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            119 months ago

            What I meant for “responding to demands” is if a lot of people click on a certain feature, then you can expand that feature.

  • @[email protected]
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    129 months ago

    Awesome.

    Works on Brave but not LibreWolf for me, and does not work on either when using a VPN.

    • @overdevsOP
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      109 months ago

      It literally just makes one API call to fetch the data from reddit, that could have been blocked by privacy settings of your browser. You can look at the browser console for more information.

      • @solrize
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        169 months ago

        Reddit these days tries to detect hosting services and VPNs and blocks certain API calls from them.

    • @overdevsOP
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      79 months ago

      I would love to fix this, most people who have this issue are using enhanced privacy/tracking protection settings that block the reddit url or have VPN/proxies turned on. Unfortunately reddit blocks that traffic in the guise of preventing spam/scrapping.

      Now I can put up a server and bypass the traffic through my VPS and make the reddit content available to rdx(which libreddit used to do before reddit tightened their API). But soon enough they will ban my server, I will have to buy another and this keeps going on and on. That will be too much effort for too little gain.

      However if there are already some servers that make the reddit JSON available through some proxy, I am all for adding it to the app. However I couldn’t find anything that will even last a week.

  • @everyone_said
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    99 months ago

    Does rdx only support card style view or is there a way to toggle it to classic?

    • @overdevsOP
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      129 months ago

      For now yeah. I will add a compact/classic view toggle in the next update.

  • @clearedtoland
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    99 months ago

    This is wonderful! I occasionally go back out of curiosity (aka to confirm it’s still trash) but refuse to engage. I’d hoped I could find an extension that would prevent accidentally upvoting or commenting. This is much better. I’d give you gold but “we don’t do that here.”

    Kudos, Dev!

      • @[email protected]
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        129 months ago

        match

        https://www.reddit.com/r/(.*)/comments/(.*)

        redirect to -

        https://rdx.overdevs.com/comments.html?url=$0

        Added code blocks for ya

        • @overdevsOP
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          39 months ago

          Thanks, I am lazy.

    • @overdevsOP
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      19 months ago

      Added themes to RDX so you can style it your way (colours and fonts).

      • @clearedtoland
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        19 months ago

        Dude, get out of my head. I’d just been on and stumbled onto themes while looking for a way to better format for desktop. Love the addition.

        Was just on my way here to pull you leg and say you’re single-handedly responsible for my consuming large amounts of Reddit content again.

        • @overdevsOP
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          19 months ago

          Haha!

          looking for a way to better format for desktop What are you looking for? more content on the desktop. The width of the content is fixed to 500 now because that’s good enough to read on larger monitors. Thinking of making it 700px. Any other suggestions?

  • @[email protected]
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    99 months ago

    This is absolutely amazing, the actual Reddit site is so buggy on mobile. half the time can’t even get it to scroll or show more comments. this will circumvent the need for Reddit entirely when looking for specific or niche info. thanks for sharing!

    • @overdevsOP
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      29 months ago

      Update: Added themes to RDX so you can style it your way (colors and fonts).