Nitter is unarchived and will continue
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Nitter is unarchived and will continue

| 1 | 1 | # Nitter | 2 | 2 | | 3 | 3 | > [!NOTE] | 4 | | -> On 24 August 2026 cease and desist letters were sent by X Corp. demanding a permanent takedown of Nitter instances and the project's repository. | | 4 | +> On 24 August 2026, cease and desist letters were sent by X Corp. demanding a permanent takedown of Nitter instances and the project's repository. \ | | 5 | +> UPDATE: Following legal advice, the Nitter project will continue. More details will be announced soon. | 5 | 6 | | 6 | 7 | A free and open source alternative Twitter front-end focused on privacy and | 7 | 8 | performance. \ | 8 | 9 | Inspired by the Invidious project. | 9 | 10 | | 10 | | -## Donations | 11 | | - | 12 | | -Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/zedeus | 13 | | -Patreon: https://patreon.com/nitter | 14 | | -Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/zedeus | 15 | | -BTC: bc1qpqpzjkcpgluhzf7x9yqe7jfe8gpfm5v08mdr55 | 16 | | -ETH: 0x24a0DB59A923B588c7A5EBd0dBDFDD1bCe9c4460 | 17 | | -XMR: 42hKayRoEAw4D6G6t8mQHPJHQcXqofjFuVfavqKeNMNUZfeJLJAcNU19i1bGdDvcdN6romiSscWGWJCczFLe9RFhM3d1zpL | 18 | | -SOL: FF5bheiD5AqPEdc3eyjymJ8AoMRF1hS78Ht6FiSZZF1t | 19 | | -$Nitter: 4fSxCKc91ELQYVdv3tmHW8R15KoALPwEngyoQe1Xpump | 20 | | -ZEC: u1vndfqtzyy6qkzhkapxelel7ams38wmfeccu3fdpy2wkuc4erxyjm8ncjhnyg747x6t0kf0faqhh2hxyplgaum08d2wnj4n7cyu9s6zhxkqw2aef4hgd4s6vh5hpqvfken98rg80kgtgn64ff70djy7s8f839z00hwhuzlcggvefhdlyszkvwy3c7yw623vw3rvar6q6evd3xcvveypt | | 11 | +Test Matrix | | 12 | +Test Matrix | | 13 | +License | 21 | 14 | | 22 | 15 | ## Features | 23 | 16 | | 24 | | -- No JavaScript or ads | | 17 | +- No JavaScript required | | 18 | +- Zero ads | 25 | 19 | - All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Twitter | 26 | 20 | - Prevents Twitter from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint | 27 | 21 | - Uses Twitter's unofficial API (no developer account required) | 28 | 22 | - Lightweight (for @nim_lang, 60KB vs 784KB from twitter.com) | 29 | | -- RSS feeds | | 23 | +- RSS feeds (instance-specific, often disabled due to abuse) | 30 | 24 | - Themes | 31 | 25 | - Mobile support (responsive design) | 32 | 26 | - AGPLv3 licensed, no proprietary instances permitted | 33 | 27 | | 34 | 28 | ## Roadmap | 35 | 29 | | 36 | | -- Embeds | | 30 | +- Embeds (see https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Embeds-guide) | 37 | 31 | - Account system with timeline support | 38 | 32 | - Archiving tweets/profiles | 39 | | -- Developer API | | 33 | + | | 34 | +## Donations | | 35 | + | | 36 | +GitHub Sponsors | | 37 | +Patreon | | 38 | +Liberapay | | 39 | +Ko-fi | | 40 | + | | 41 | +BTC: bc1qpqpzjkcpgluhzf7x9yqe7jfe8gpfm5v08mdr55 | | 42 | +ETH: 0x24a0DB59A923B588c7A5EBd0dBDFDD1bCe9c4460 | | 43 | +XMR: 42hKayRoEAw4D6G6t8mQHPJHQcXqofjFuVfavqKeNMNUZfeJLJAcNU19i1bGdDvcdN6romiSscWGWJCczFLe9RFhM3d1zpL | | 44 | +SOL: FF5bheiD5AqPEdc3eyjymJ8AoMRF1hS78Ht6FiSZZF1t | | 45 | +$Nitter: 4fSxCKc91ELQYVdv3tmHW8R15KoALPwEngyoQe1Xpump | | 46 | +ZEC: u1vndfqtzyy6qkzhkapxelel7ams38wmfeccu3fdpy2wkuc4erxyjm8ncjhnyg747x6t0kf0faqhh2hxyplgaum08d2wnj4n7cyu9s6zhxkqw2aef4hgd4s6vh5hpqvfken98rg80kgtgn64ff70djy7s8f839z00hwhuzlcggvefhdlyszkvwy3c7yw623vw3rvar6q6evd3xcvveypt | 40 | 47 | | 41 | 48 | ## Resources | 42 | 49 | | @@ -207,4 +214,4 @@ lines). If you're running the Docker image, you can do this: | 207 | 214 | Feel free to join our Matrix channel. | 208 | 215 | You can email me at z*****@pm.me if you wish to contact me personally. | 209 | 216 | | 210 | | -For legal inquiries, contact l****@poast.org | | 217 | +For legal inquiries and DMCA requests, contact l****@poast.org | 0 commit comments

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