Old Reddit Redirect

Name: Old Reddit Redirect
Rating: 4.6766 (334 reviews)
Author: tomjwatson

By: tomjwatson Add-on

Ensure Reddit always loads the old design

Overview

Firefox Add-ons Store

Daily users

56,974 ▼ 107

Data as of 2026-09-09

Rating:

4.68

(334)

Version:

3.0.3

Last updated: 2026-09-08

Feeds, News & Blogging

Features & Capabilities

Old Reddit Redirect ensures Reddit always loads the classic old design instead of the redesign. It opts you out of the new interface, redirects Reddit links and bookmarks to old.reddit.com, and works whether you are logged in, logged out, or browsing in incognito mode. It also helps avoid Reddit’s new login wall.

Click the extension icon to switch between old and new Reddit. Additional quality-of-life features remove the undismissable cookie banner and prevent Reddit from rendering raw image URLs as HTML. Old Reddit Redirect is free, open source, and available on GitHub for community contributions.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on Navigation & Mapping Open Source Content Privacy & Security

By:

Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

3.0.3 Last updated: 2026-09-08

Version code:

6445614

Creation date:

2018-04-25

Firefox add-on GUID:

{9063c2e9-e07c-4c2c-9646-cfe7ca8d0498}

Firefox add-on numeric ID:

968879

Weekly download count:

1,199

Firefox on Android:

Yes

Risk:

Permissions:

cookies
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess

Host permissions:

*://*.reddit.com/*
*://i.redd.it/*
*://preview.redd.it/*

Content scripts matches:

*.reddit.com

Size:

52.81KB

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-09

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 299 ▼ 3

Other rankings

#22 in Feeds, News & Blogging

#40 in Social & Communication ▼ 1

#55 in Appearance

#2 in redirect keyword 52

#3 in reddit keyword 47

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Other platforms

Old Reddit Redirect (v3.0.3)

100,000 4.68

(343)

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Developed by:

tomjwatson

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/old-reddit-redirect/

Permission Change History

2026-08-25: Version 2.2.0 → 3.0.0

Add Permissions: cookies

Add Host permissions: *://*.reddit.com/*

Remove Host permissions: *://reddit.com/* *://www.reddit.com/* *://np.reddit.com/* *://amp.reddit.com/* *://i.reddit.com/*

2025-04-03: Version 1.8.2 → 2.0.3

Add Permissions: declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess

Remove Permissions: webRequest webRequestBlocking *://reddit.com/* *://www.reddit.com/* *://np.reddit.com/* *://amp.reddit.com/* *://i.reddit.com/* *://i.redd.it/* *://preview.redd.it/*

Add Host permissions: *://reddit.com/* *://www.reddit.com/* *://np.reddit.com/* *://amp.reddit.com/* *://i.reddit.com/* *://i.redd.it/* *://preview.redd.it/*

2023-07-11: Version 1.7.0 → 1.7.1

Add Permissions: *://preview.redd.it/*

2023-06-21: Version 1.6.1 → 1.7.0

Add Permissions: *://i.redd.it/*

User Reviews

Old Reddit Redirect is praised for improving the Reddit experience by speeding pages and reducing clutter, while remaining quiet in the background. Reviewers consistently call it reliable and non-disruptive when it works with the current Reddit layout. However, reliability can drop with the newer Reddit interface, with multiple users reporting it stops working. Media handling is also a concern: images sometimes fail to load or show Processing img.... Overall, users value the extension for a simpler, faster experience when it functions, but UI changes from Reddit can make it unstable.

Pros

Improves Reddit experience by making pages faster and cleaner.
Quiet, unobtrusive operation that stays in the background.
Generally reliable and non-disruptive when it works with the current Reddit layout.

Cons

Unreliable with the newer Reddit interface; several users report it stops working.
Media loading issues on comments, with images sometimes failing to load or show Processing img...

Recent reviews

This is actually useful when you disliked Reddit's new design, I love it!

by Ku*****, 2026-09-02

Before recent changes, this was a must-have extension for me. 6 out of 5 stars. Unfortunately it is now randomly not working. If the Reddit post is just text the redirect works fine, if the Reddit post has ANY kind of multi-media (picture, video) the redirect to old.reddit is ignored. That's like 50% of the posts on Reddit. This extension is not really working now. I'm using Firefox browser.

by Wi*****, 2026-08-29

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Is Old Reddit Redirect Safe?

Risk impact

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Old Reddit Redirect requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Request access to the following domains: reddit.com, redd.it
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Risk likelihood

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Old Reddit Redirect is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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