# LibRedirect

> Redirects YouTube, Twitter, TikTok... requests to alternative privacy friendly frontends.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/libredirect](https://chrome-stats.com/d/libredirect)

## Overview

- **ID:** `libredirect`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ManeraKai
- **Category:** privacy-security,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 8,470
- **Weekly downloads:** 261
- **Rating:** 4.55 / 5 (190 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24
- **First published:** 2022-01-26
- **Size:** 1.10 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/libredirect/)
- **Website:** [https://libredirect.manerakai.com/](https://libredirect.manerakai.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/libredirect/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/libredirect/privacy/)

## Description

LibRedirect is a Chrome extension designed to enhance your online privacy by redirecting requests from popular social media platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok to alternative, privacy-friendly frontends. By using LibRedirect, you can browse content without exposing yourself to the tracking and data collection commonly associated with these platforms.

This extension seamlessly integrates with your browser, ensuring that when you visit a social media link, it automatically redirects you to a privacy-respecting version of the site. Explore more about how LibRedirect protects your online presence by visiting [LibRedirect's official page](https://libredirect.github.io). Support the project through donations [here](https://libredirect.github.io/donate.html).

## Rankings

- #857 — Overall
- #87 — Social & Communication
- #191 — Privacy & Security
- #5 — redirect
- #8 — direct link
- #77 — donation

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `storage`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `contextMenus`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users appreciate LibRedirect for its privacy-friendly redirect concept and for reducing login friction in some cases, and many see ongoing improvements and a better UI over time. However, recurring issues include limited and inconsistent frontend coverage due to backend gatekeeping, poor or unclear error messages, and the lack of per-site controls. Popular service gaps (Facebook/Instagram) further limit usefulness, and certain Wikipedia pages can block access with unhelpful errors. Overall, reliability and site support are the main recurring concerns.

### Cons

- Unreliable/limited coverage of alternative frontends due to backend gatekeeping; many services either don't work or are blocked, leading to inconsistent redirects across sites.
- Inconsistent behavior and unclear error handling on some pages; no per-site disable option and an all-or-nothing approach for families (e.g., Wikipedia variants) can block access without helpful guidance.
- Gaps in support for popular services (e.g., Facebook, Instagram) reduce usefulness and can require workarounds or manual additions.
- Some pages, notably certain Wikipedia pages, get blocked or fail with non-informative errors, making troubleshooting difficult.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/libredirect)