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browser_extension

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A browser extension that redirects popular sites to alternative privacy friendly frontends

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- - bug.md
  - feature.md
- - codeql-analysis.yml
  - test.yml
- FUNDING.yml
- launch.json
- badge-amo.png
- badge-chromium.png
- chromium-badge.svg
- libredirect-cover-photo.png
- libredirect-cover-photo.svg
- libredirect_full.svg
- weblate.svg
- - delete.py
  - filter.py
- - updates.xml
- config.json
- manifest.json
.gitignore
.npmrc
.nvmrc
.prettierignore
.prettierrc
LICENSE
package.json
Privacy-Policy.md
README.md
rollup.config.js
SECURITY.md
test-conditions.md

🚀 Installation Guide

1. Get the code

git clone https://github.com/libredirect/browser_extension

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd browser_extension

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Node.js

Easy Recommended

Prerequisites

Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm. The LTS version is recommended.

npm install

Downloads and installs the libraries listed in package.json.

npm run html # Generates html using Pug

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

npm run start

Starts the development/run server.

npm run build

Builds optimized production files.

✅ After running the command, open the address shown in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:3000) in your browser.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

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<img src="./img/libredirect_full.svg" height="50"/>

A browser extension that redirects YouTube, Twitter, TikTok... requests to alternative privacy friendly frontends and backends.

<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/libredirect/">
    <img src ="./img/badge-amo.png" height=60 >
</a>
&nbsp;
<a href="https://libredirect.manerakai.com/download_chromium.html">
    <img src ="./img/badge-chromium.png" height=60 >
</a>

## Translate

<a href="https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/libredirect/extension">
    <img src ="./img/weblate.svg">
</a>

## Development

Install [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/)

```bash
git clone https://github.com/libredirect/browser_extension
cd browser_extension
npm install
npm run html # Generates html using Pug
```

#### Run on Firefox

```bash
npm run start
```

#### Build a zip package for Firefox

```bash
npm run build
```

#### Install the zip package on Firefox (temporarily)

1. Type in the address bar: `about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox`
2. Press `Load Temporary Add-on...`
3. Select `libredirect-VERSION.zip` from `web-ext-artifacts` folder

#### Install the zip package on Firefox ESR, Developer Edition, Nightly

1. Type in the address bar: `about:config`
2. Set `xpinstall.signatures.required` to `false`
3. Type in the address bar: `about:addons`
4. Click on the gear shaped `settings` button and select `Install Add-on From File...`
5. Select `libredirect-VERSION.zip` from `web-ext-artifacts` folder

#### Run on Chromium

1. Open `chrome://extensions`
2. Enable `dev mode`
3. Select `load unpacked extension`
4. Select `src` folder

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Test conditions to check new functions and changes after building - [please refer here](./test-conditions.md)

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Forked from [Privacy Redirect](https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect)