6 mo. ago • 87%

For those who lurk on Reddit - my ad-free, open source Reddit viewer RDX is an iPhone app now

‎rdx for Reddit is an unofficial client for Reddit that provides free, fast and ad-free Reddit browsing. Here are some of the key features of the rdx for Reddit app. 1. Compact and Full post preview mode: You can view full size posts or a laid-back compact mode. 2. Native Video, GIF and Gallery sup...

Posting the update here because most of the users of RDX come from Lemmy community only.

Why?

A lot of users asked for a more polished viewer with more features and users in the EU now can not add web apps to home screen, so I spent some time building an iOS app. You can also save images and videos/gifs from Reddit now. It's stil completely free (with an optional donate option available), the web app also works.

You can download the app here

Previous posts for context:

https://lemmy.world/post/10428140

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

Reddit @lemmy.world For those who lurk on Reddit - my ad-free, open source Reddit viewer RDX is an iPhone app now

87 comments

let reddit die. don't view its content. fuck spez.

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- Still waiting for Twitter to die first. Been waiting for a decade to see Facebook die. I'm not hopeful
  
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  Be the change you wish to see in the world. Also, fuck spez.
  
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- Unfortunately a lot of good homelab, Networking, security and other niche knowledge is still on reddit.
  
  Technically one could just archive the relevant subs from reddit using an automated crawler and never have to visit the actual website again, both not everybody is self-hosting to that extent. This is for people who haven't self-hosted yet
  
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Spez can get fucked. Not going to lurk there, but if I do need to ever view any reddit content, the best fuck you way of doing it would be to use a third party app and not see a single ad. So yeah, I'll give it a try if you release an Android version. Any plans?

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- Some people have asked about an Android app so maybe I will try to ship it by the end of this month. Thing is, I see thousands of users using the website but feedback/contributions etc are so small I don't even know what people want. I mean I am not expecting 5 star reviews/donations from every user using it but people don't even give good/bad feedback. I also don't want to force tracking because that's what I myself despise. So there is not way to know what people want unless they use the feedback form and tell me.
  
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  I want an android version of this. I will use the feedback form and tell you all about the good and the bad. I'm only one guy though....
  
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  I am the mouthy broad you love to hate. Make an Android version and I'll tell you everything I can, using proper vernacular. I'm a frontend developer so I might actually offer helpful feedback.
  
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  If the app offers a feedback option through the app itself, I usually use it. But if I have to go into a git for feedback, I usually don't. Nothing against git, I just don't ever remember when I'm in front of the computer. [I, too, would enjoy an android app. On fdroid, if at all possible, but playstore is fine, too, if you don't want to foss your project.]
  
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  I would love an android version of this and I will give you feedback on it and donate.
  
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  That just takes time. You will start to notice some feedback trickle in and advise you to wait on a lot of it until you see trends so you aren't appealing to vocal minority with changes. Also, I've found putting together a core testing group of people whose opinions you trust is very helpful. Give them early access to new versions and demonstrate an interest in their feedback and they can help with bug finding and feature requests.
  
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  Would it be possible for you to have a Lil pop up letting the people who use the app know? Something like, 'Hey, if there's anything you like or don't like about the app PLEASE let me know I'm listening and want to make it better.' maybe have it be at the top of any new download patchnotes.
  
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- libreddit is a thing
  
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I sometimes use RDX to check out some small communities on reddit I miss. So first off, thanks! Secondly, is there a way to collapse comments or skip to the next root comment?

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- Double tap any comment? Guess I should leave this as a tip for new users because a lot of people ask me this.
  
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  I feel silly for never trying that before, thank you!
  
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How does this app work given the API costs? How does it manage to not deliver ads?

I ask because, while I’ve currently embargoed myself from Reddit, I’d like to have some details noted so I don’t fall in love with this and then get hurt again.

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thanks, im gonna use it for porn

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- Honestly, that's the only reasonable use for Reddit anymore.
  
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  Well there's also niche communities with useful info too.
  
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How does RDX avoid using the Reddit API? I’ve used it a few times and was impressed on how fast it responded.

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- It's read only.
  
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  Please Make one for Android
  
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is android planned?

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- In a week if everything goes right.
  
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  Is there currently any way to stay up to date on the release status of the Android app?
  
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I blocked Reddit via PiHole and configured Kagi to never show me Reddit results. When I left that cesspit, I spent a week running scripts to ensure all of my nearly 20 years worth of content was overwritten. I’m here because Reddit can DIAF.

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Why does using a VPN break it?

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- Reddit is aggressively blocking VPNs.
  
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- That’s a Reddit issue; Reddit has been blocking anyone who is on a VPN but not logged in. Because they want to aggressively track your telemetry data, but a VPN makes that more difficult. So they force VPN users to sign in, so they can still track those users.
  
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  OK good to know thank you. I’m located in China, so they block it locally, so I can’t view it from either side, then. (I’m sure there is a way around it somehow)
  
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can you view nsfw posts? login? downvote or upvote?

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- yes, no no.
  
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  Can you tag/save posts?
  
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Apple reversed the web app decision FYI

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/apple-changes-course-will-keep-iphone-eu-web-apps-how-they-are-in-ios-17-4/

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Very neat. I haven’t used Reddit in a year, but I wanted to check out your app out of curiosity. I think I feel much healthier without it being a regular part of my life, but this is an interesting window I could glance through from time to time.

The comment collapse feature seems to work very inconsistently. Where should you be tapping or how in order to collapse a comment thread?

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- On the comment text? Anywhere works except the edges or where the u/user link is. Double tapping a comment should collapse the comment and the comments in it's own thread.
  
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  I wasn’t double tapping intentionally! That’s the ticket. I was tapping around looking for a collapse trigger and must have occasionally tapped quickly enough to earn a double tap.
  
  Very cool and thanks for making this.
  
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Can it bypass account requirements?

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- what account requirement?
  
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  NFSW and a few other kind require an account to see
  
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What I use is Redlib. In EU PWA is working on iOS. Apple I think I read did not continued with the kill of pwa

https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib

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Hi op, thanks for making this. My opinions of Reddit aside, this is a neat app.

Is it possible to open a link from Reddit in this app, maybe with a Safari extension? The mobile site is dogshit and, because old reddit threads often provide the most useful solutions, I sometimes find myself struggling against that unusable site.

I’d also suggest having collapsible sub groups separate from subscriptions, like Alien Blue did, since you have an AB reference in the colors. Back then, I liked having that so I could have groups for news, hobbies, etc. But without having to see the whole list. Seeing AB there reminded me of a lot of great features that app had.

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- Oh you noticed the Alien Blue reference, there is an Antenna reference too :) Thing is apple doesn't allow everyone to open apps from safari matching a url like Android, you have to manually verify the app on your domain. I will provide a bookmarklet that you can tap and open the url in rdx. I can do the multireddit thing, maybe in next update.
  
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  That would be phenomenal, thank you
  
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Please check the video downloader. It only downloads the video part and skips the audio part. Also is there a way to subscribe by specifying multi Reddit link??

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- It was by design a GIF downloader(gifs don't have sound) but works with videos also. Next update I will update it to include the audio too.
  
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  Ty. Pls consider the subscribing via multi Reddit link
  
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Thanks, subscribing without an account is exactly what I needed for some small communities not on Lemmy. If you could add a feature to hide specific user's comments (Automoderator), that'd be awesome.

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- Yeah I will collapse automod by default in next update.
  
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How do you save photos etc ?

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- On iPhone - Click on the photo, it will open an image viewer with share option on top, tap that, save photo, If you are using iPad then I will add the feature in next update. To save the GIFs on both iPhone and iPad tap the save icon below every video/gif post (it is just before the safari icon)
  
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- Screenshot?
  
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I swear I’m only partially an idiot – but how do you “go back” after drilling down into a post on iOS?

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- Just swipe back from the left edge? swiping from right will take you to the post page again. Just like a browser.
  
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  Oddly doesn’t seem to do anything - just the up/down swipe inputs are registering as scrolling.
  
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Amazing! I've been using SinkIt For Reddit for a while. It's great to have an actual app again. Thank you for this!

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How do I save a subreddit?

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- Go to the subreddit, press the three bars icon on top right. Click subscribe.
  
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  Thanks! I started reading the list of options and just thought it was the usual “sort by” thing. Totally missed Subscribe at the bottom there :)
  
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I’m not sure why but i am getting no audio from any video. (Granted they are probably mostly from redgifs)

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- So the problem with Redgifs is a messy one. There are two ways to embed their videos, one is through their embed code which includes lots of redgifs branding, is tiktok like and not so natie (but it helps them track you etc). The other is a mp4 file that just works like any other video except they don't have audio. Since almost all of the gifs on Redgifs are nsfw I chose the kater method to display their vids. You can always click the little safari icon (or the globe icon on android) and view the redgif with audio.
  
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  Ah that makes sense. Thank you for going the privacy direction.
  
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can you remove it so reddit can eff off?

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Ad + Reddit

Pass. Read the room

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- Read the room says the person who clearly cannot read the room.
  
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  The majority of comments here have been anti-Reddit altogether.
  
  Plenty of people moved here to get away from supporting their platform and decisions to shit on devs.
  
  Don’t know what you’re referring to…
  
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- Sorry?
  
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  No need to apologize, just sharing my sentiments
  
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- Read
  
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