A curated list of awesome alternative front-ends to popular services such as YouTube and ChatGPT. With a focus on privacy.
- Tent - A simple alternative front-end for Bandcamp.
PHP/FGEO-0.2.
- MikuInvidious - An alternative front-end for Bilibili similar to Invidious.
Python/AGPL-3.0.
- Skyview - A simple thread reader for Bluesky.
TypeScript/MIT.
Note: While these front-ends are available to run locally and are generally more focused on privacy than OpenAI's ChatGPT interface, keep in mind that you're still relying on their API.
- Anse - Supercharged experience for multiple models such as ChatGPT, DALL-E and Stable Diffusion.
TypeScript/MIT. - Better ChatGPT - An alternative front-end for ChatGPT.
TypeScript/CC0-1.0. - ChatGPT-web - A simple one-page web interface to the OpenAI ChatGPT API.
Svelte/GPL-3.0. - Chatbot UI - The open-source AI chat app for everyone.
TypeScript/MIT. - LLM Multitool - A local web UI for working with large language models.
Go/MIT. - Lobe Chat - An alternative front-end for LLMs from multiple companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic.
TypeScript/MIT. - Open WebUI - An user-friendly front-end for LLMs.
Python/MIT. - Quivr - A privacy-focused alternative front-end for several LLMs.
TypeScript/Apache-2.0. - Reflex Chat - An user-friendly ChatGPT clone built in Reflex.
Python/MIT. - RustGPT - A web ChatGPT clone entirely crafted using Rust and HTMX.
Rust/AGPL-3.0. - YakGPT - Locally running, hands-free ChatGPT UI.
TypeScript/MIT.
- GoCook - An alternative front-end to Chefkoch with a focus on privacy.
Go/MIT.
- BreezeWiki - An alternative frontend for Fandom.
Racket/AGPL-3.0.
- Dumb - Private alternative front-end for Genius.
Go/MIT. - Intellectual - Alternate front-end for Genius focused on privacy and simplicity.
Rust/AGPL-3.0.
- Laboratory - A simple GitLab front-end.
Python/AGPL-3.0.
- BiblioReads - An alternative private Goodreads front-end.
JavaScript/AGPL-3.0.
- SimplyTranslate - A privacy friendly frontend for multiple translation websites.
Go/AGPL-3.0.
- Privytar - A privacy and caching reverse proxy for Gravatar written in Go.
Go/EUPL-1.2.
- libremdb - A free & open source IMDb front-end.
TypeScript/AGPL-3.0.
- Imgin - A minimalist read-only Imgur proxy.
Python/AGPL-3.0. - Rimgo - An alternative front-end for Imgur.
Go/AGPL-3.0.
- Proxigram - A privacy-focused and open source front-end for Instagram.
TypeScript/AGPL-3.0.
- LibMedium - Privacy-focused proxy for Medium.
Rust/AGPL-3.0. - Scribe - An alternative Medium front-end.
Crystal/AGPL-3.0.
- Binternet - A custom Pinterest front-end, made in PHP.
PHP/GPL-3.0.
- PixivFE - A privacy-respecting alternative front-end for Pixiv that doesn't suck.
Go/AGPL-3.0.
- Quetre - An alternative front-end to Quora that enables you to see answers without ads, trackers, and other such bloat.
JavaScript/AGPL-3.0.
- Redlib - An alternative private front-end to Reddit, with its origins in Libreddit.
Rust/AGPL-3.0.
- Neuters - A lightweight, no-JavaScript, no tracking, alternative front-end to Reuters.
Rust/AGPL-3.0.
- 4Get - A meta search engine that really respects your privacy.
PHP/?. - Araa - A privacy-respecting, ad-free, self-hosted metasearch engine.
Python/AGPL-3.0. - LibreX - Framework and JavaScript free privacy respecting meta search engine.
PHP/AGPL-3.0. - SearXNG - a free internet meta search engine which aggregates results from various search engines and databases.
Python/AGPL-3.0. - Whoogle Search - A self-hosted, ad-free, privacy-respecting front-end for Google.
Python/MIT.
- AnonymousOverflow - View Stack Overflow in privacy and without the clutter.
Go/MPL-2.0.
- ProxiTok - Open source, privacy-focused, alternative front-end for TikTok made using PHP.
PHP/AGPL-3.0.
- Priviblur - A privacy-focused front-end to Tumblr with a touch of modern design.
Python/AGPL-3.0.
- SafeTwitch - A privacy-respecting front-end for Twitch.
TypeScript/AGPL-3.0. - Twineo - A privacy-focused alternative front-end to Twitch.
TypeScript/AGPL-3.0.
- freetar - An alternative front-end for ultimate-guitar.com with a simple design. No ads or pop-ups.
Python/GPL-3.0.
- Rural Dictionary - A privacy-respecting Urban Dictionary client, powered by Flask.
Python/AGPL-3.0.
- Wikiless - A free open source alternative Wikipedia front-end focused on privacy.
JavaScript/AGPL-3.0.
- CloudTube - Private YouTube video viewer, like Invidious.
JavaScript/AGPL-3.0. - Invidious - A lightweight alternative front-end for YouTube that has no tracking or ads. Requires no JavaScript to function.
Crystal/AGPL-3.0. - Liberatube - A privacy, feature rich alternative front-end to YouTube.
PHP/AGPL-3.0. - LightTube - A lightweight, privacy respecting alternative front-end for YouTube.
C#/AGPL-3.0. - Piped - An alternative privacy-friendly YouTube frontend which is efficient by design.
JavaScript/AGPL-3.0. - Poketube - Libre, free, and privacy first front-end for YouTube with libre codecs.
JavaScript/GPL-3.0.
- Beatbump - A privacy-respecting alternative frontend for YouTube Music.
TypeScript/AGPL-3.0. - Hyperpipe - A privacy-respecting front-end for YouTube Music.
JavaScript/AGPL-3.0.
- Libredirect - A browser extension that redirects popular sites to alternative privacy friendly front-ends.
See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.
The following resources are available:
- Support and general discussions.
- Patches and development related questions.
- Instructions on how to prepare patches.
- Feature requests and service suggestions.
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