‎rdx for Reddit
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‎rdx for Reddit is an unofficial client for Reddit that provides free, fast and ad-free Reddit browsing. Here are some of the key features of the rdx for Reddit app. 1. Compact and Full post preview mode: You can view full size posts or a laid-back compact mode. 2. Native Video, GIF and Gallery supp…

Posting the update here because most of the users of RDX come from Lemmy community only.

Why?

A lot of users asked for a more polished viewer with more features and users in the EU now can not add web apps to home screen, so I spent some time building an iOS app. You can also save images and videos/gifs from Reddit now. It’s stil completely free (with an optional donate option available), the web app also works.

You can download the app here

Previous posts for context:

https://lemmy.world/post/10428140

My reddit web viewer still works! Story: When reddit killed 3rd party apps, I uploaded a web viewer I have been using for myself to Github pages for everyone to use…

If you want to lurk on Reddit, you can use this web reader I built for myself when I got inspired by the Apollo app years ago

  • Veraxus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    225·
    4 months ago

    I blocked Reddit via PiHole and configured Kagi to never show me Reddit results. When I left that cesspit, I spent a week running scripts to ensure all of my nearly 20 years worth of content was overwritten. I’m here because Reddit can DIAF.

  • CluckN@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    4 months ago

    How does RDX avoid using the Reddit API? I’ve used it a few times and was impressed on how fast it responded.

  • prashanthvsdvn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    4 months ago

    Please check the video downloader. It only downloads the video part and skips the audio part. Also is there a way to subscribe by specifying multi Reddit link??

    • overdevs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      4 months ago

      It was by design a GIF downloader(gifs don’t have sound) but works with videos also. Next update I will update it to include the audio too.

      No.

      • BassDroid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        4 months ago

        Thanks! I started reading the list of options and just thought it was the usual “sort by” thing. Totally missed Subscribe at the bottom there :)

  • Ashyr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    5·
    4 months ago

    Very neat. I haven’t used Reddit in a year, but I wanted to check out your app out of curiosity. I think I feel much healthier without it being a regular part of my life, but this is an interesting window I could glance through from time to time.

    The comment collapse feature seems to work very inconsistently. Where should you be tapping or how in order to collapse a comment thread?

    • overdevs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      4 months ago

      On the comment text? Anywhere works except the edges or where the u/user link is. Double tapping a comment should collapse the comment and the comments in it’s own thread.

      • Ashyr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        4 months ago

        I wasn’t double tapping intentionally! That’s the ticket. I was tapping around looking for a collapse trigger and must have occasionally tapped quickly enough to earn a double tap.

        Very cool and thanks for making this.

        • overdevs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          3·
          4 months ago

          When you tap three dots(…) on the top-right of every comment, a menu opens. It has a collapse option when clicked it displays the exact same information on how to collpase the comment. I added it specifically because people keep asking about how to collapse the comments.

  • thrawn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    4 months ago

    Hi op, thanks for making this. My opinions of Reddit aside, this is a neat app.

    Is it possible to open a link from Reddit in this app, maybe with a Safari extension? The mobile site is dogshit and, because old reddit threads often provide the most useful solutions, I sometimes find myself struggling against that unusable site.

    I’d also suggest having collapsible sub groups separate from subscriptions, like Alien Blue did, since you have an AB reference in the colors. Back then, I liked having that so I could have groups for news, hobbies, etc. But without having to see the whole list. Seeing AB there reminded me of a lot of great features that app had.

    • overdevs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      4·
      4 months ago

      Oh you noticed the Alien Blue reference, there is an Antenna reference too :) Thing is apple doesn’t allow everyone to open apps from safari matching a url like Android, you have to manually verify the app on your domain. I will provide a bookmarklet that you can tap and open the url in rdx. I can do the multireddit thing, maybe in next update.

  • kaitco@lemmy.worldEnglish
    231·
    4 months ago

    How does this app work given the API costs? How does it manage to not deliver ads?

    I ask because, while I’ve currently embargoed myself from Reddit, I’d like to have some details noted so I don’t fall in love with this and then get hurt again.

    • overdevs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      5·
      4 months ago

      On iPhone - Click on the photo, it will open an image viewer with share option on top, tap that, save photo, If you are using iPad then I will add the feature in next update. To save the GIFs on both iPhone and iPad tap the save icon below every video/gif post (it is just before the safari icon)

  • alanceil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    4 months ago

    Thanks, subscribing without an account is exactly what I needed for some small communities not on Lemmy. If you could add a feature to hide specific user’s comments (Automoderator), that’d be awesome.

    • overdevs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      So the problem with Redgifs is a messy one. There are two ways to embed their videos, one is through their embed code which includes lots of redgifs branding, is tiktok like and not so natie (but it helps them track you etc). The other is a mp4 file that just works like any other video except they don’t have audio. Since almost all of the gifs on Redgifs are nsfw I chose the kater method to display their vids. You can always click the little safari icon (or the globe icon on android) and view the redgif with audio.

    • overdevs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      4 months ago

      Just swipe back from the left edge? swiping from right will take you to the post page again. Just like a browser.

        • overdevs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          4 months ago

          This shouldn’t happen, I have tested the app on multiple devices. Try this go to the settings tab, click on donate page or appearance page then try swiping left to right from the left most edge. If even that doesn’t work please tell me about the device you are using.