# Privacy Redirect

> Redirects Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and more to privacy friendly alternatives.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `privacy-redirect`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Simon Brazell
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 1,239
- **Weekly downloads:** 17
- **Rating:** 4.54 / 5 (109 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.49
- **Last updated:** 2021-07-25
- **First published:** 2019-09-20
- **Size:** 64 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/privacy-redirect/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect](https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/privacy-redirect/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/privacy-redirect/privacy/)

## Description

Privacy Redirect is a powerful Chrome extension that automatically redirects requests from popular social media and map services such as Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and Google Maps to privacy-focused alternative front-ends. Utilizing projects like Nitter for Twitter, Invidious for YouTube, Bibliogram for Instagram, and OpenStreetMap for maps, it enhances user privacy by preventing tracking on the original platforms.

The extension allows users to customize instance settings, toggle redirects on or off, and ensures seamless browsing without compromising privacy. With open-source code available on GitHub, Privacy Redirect promotes transparency and community collaboration. Recent updates include Wikiless support, translation fixes, and new redirect instances, further improving its functionality and international usability.

## Rankings

- #2,946 — Overall
- #8 — redirect
- #10 — privacy
- #12 — data privacy
- #17 — direct link
- #95 — appreciate

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

### Content script matches

- `twitter.com`
- `www.twitter.com`
- `mobile.twitter.com`
- `pbs.twimg.com`
- `video.twimg.com`
- `invidious.snopyta.org`
- `invidious.xyz`
- `invidious.kavin.rocks`
- `tube.connect.cafe`
- `invidious.zapashcanon.fr`
- `invidiou.site`
- `vid.mint.lgbt`
- `invidious.site`
- `yewtu.be`
- `invidious.tube`
- `invidious.silkky.cloud`
- `invidious.himiko.cloud`
- `inv.skyn3t.in`
- `tube.incognet.io`
- `invidious.tinfoil-hat.net`
- `invidious.namazso.eu`
- `vid.puffyan.us`
- `dev.viewtube.io`
- `invidious.048596.xyz`
- `fz253lmuao3strwbfbmx46yu7acac2jz27iwtorgmbqlkurlclmancad.onion`
- `qklhadlycap4cnod.onion`
- `c7hqkpkpemu6e7emz5b4vyz7idjgdvgaaa3dyimmeojqbgpea3xqjoid.onion`
- `w6ijuptxiku4xpnnaetxvnkc5vqcdu7mgns2u77qefoixi63vbvnpnqd.onion`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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 praise Privacy Redirect for easy, flexible redirect management (custom instances and multiple services). Common complaints: the add-on is unmaintained (fork exists), many redirects or instances are broken, some redirects send users to unwanted/insecure domains, and YouTube redirects can be overbroad or ignore autoplay settings.

### Pros

- Makes it easy to manage redirects for services like YouTube, Twitter and Reddit.
- Flexible/customizable: you can enter any URL or front-end instance (e.g., Invidious or other piped instances).
- Well liked by users — simple and effective privacy-focused redirecting (many call it a great or favorite extension).

### Cons

- Extension is no longer maintained/discontinued (users point to a maintained fork, LibRedirect).
- Many redirects or listed instances are broken/offline, so some redirects don’t work reliably.
- Some instances or redirects behave badly — users reported unwanted or insecure redirects to other domains.
- YouTube redirects can be problematic: overly broad (affecting all YouTube pages/home) and may ignore browser autoplay settings, causing videos to play on load.

## Similar extensions and apps

- [Privacy Redirect V2](https://chrome-stats.com/d/privacy-redirect-v2) — 15 users, 5.00 / 5
- [Privacy Please](https://chrome-stats.com/d/privacy-redirecter) — 99 users, 4.76 / 5
- [LibRedirect](https://chrome-stats.com/d/libredirect) — 8,470 users, 4.55 / 5
- [Predirect](https://chrome-stats.com/d/predirector) — 19 users, 3.00 / 5
- [Nitter Redirect](https://chrome-stats.com/d/nitter-redirect) — 1,431 users, 4.00 / 5
- [Privacy Please](https://chrome-stats.com/d/privacy-please) — 99 users, 4.76 / 5
- [Nitter Redirect Reloaded](https://chrome-stats.com/d/nitter-redirect-reloaded) — 8 users
- [Nitter Redirect X](https://chrome-stats.com/d/nitter-redirect-x) — 31 users
- [Reddit Redirect](https://chrome-stats.com/d/redirect-reddit)
- [Twitter to Nitter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/twitter-to-nitter) — 757 users, 4.83 / 5
- [Redirector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/my-redirector) — 11 users, 3.00 / 5
- [Nucas](https://chrome-stats.com/d/nucas)

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