Reviews of LibRedirect

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List of user reviews and ratings for LibRedirect

Total ratings

4.55 (Rating count: 190)

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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.

Pros

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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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.20

All time rating average: 4.55

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5% (11)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-28	Fi*****	says in the description that it redirects from Twitter in addition to YouTube and tiktok, but in the settings there is no option to redirect from Twitter/X links. can't vouch for the actual functionality, the 1 star is because it just doesn't do what i installed it for at all
says in the description that it redirects from Twitter in addition to YouTube and tiktok, but in the settings there is no option to redirect from Twitter/X links. can't vouch for the actual functionality, the 1 star is because it just doesn't do what i installed it for at all
2026-07-10	ku*****

2026-06-13	Fi*****

2026-06-11	ma*****	Works wonderfully
Works wonderfully
2026-04-29	Fi*****

2026-04-12	Ni*****

2026-04-10	ja*****

2026-03-22	Fi*****	Dead like the internet. Not the devs fault but this is pretty much useless now. Most services are gatekept breaking/blocking any 3rd party backends, constant configuration errors on the few remaining domains, virtually no services available for each possible redirect...The internet is a walled garden and none of us are invited.
Dead like the internet. Not the devs fault but this is pretty much useless now. Most services are gatekept breaking/blocking any 3rd party backends, constant configuration errors on the few remaining domains, virtually no services available for each possible redirect...The internet is a walled garden and none of us are invited.
2026-03-14	*****

2026-02-03	Jo*****	nice
nice