Fix my Twitter!

Gets back Twitter's old design by changing the useragent string
What is Fix my Twitter!?
Fix my Twitter! is a Chrome extension that restores Twitter's old design by changing the useragent string to IE11's and fixing the clipboard. It requires clearing Twitter's cookies on install and provides access to the webRequest API, webRequestBlocking, and browsingData permissions. The source code is available on GitHub at https://github.com/zaszthecroc/fix-my-twitter.

Extension stats

By: Zasz
Users: 323 ▼ -4
Rating: 4.26 (23)
Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2019-07-20)
Creation date: 2019-07-19
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • https://twitter.com/*
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • browsingData
Size: 7.39K

Other platforms

Fix my Twitter! (v1.1)
4.83 (23) 11
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Almost everyone agrees Twitter's new design is ugly. Very ugly. This add-on gets you back the old style!

It changes the UA string to IE11's and fixes the clipboard.

IMPORTANT: you HAVE to clear Twitter's cookies on install, as this is not something that can be done automatically on Chrome.

The source code can be found at: https://github.com/zaszthecroc/fix-my-twitter

Permissions:

  • "https://twitter.com/*": needed for access to the webRequest API
  • "webRequest", "webRequestBlocking": needed to edit the requests' headers before sending
  • "browsingData": needed to clear Twitter's cookies

User reviews

Does Not work.

Does not work because when i add the extension it says "This browser is no longer supported"
by Jamie Chamberlain, 2021-09-20

No longer works. As soon as I added the extension, I cleared cookies and reloaded the tab on which Twitter was. "This browser is no longer supported."
by X W, 2021-04-23
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Fix my Twitter! requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Fix my Twitter! has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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