# Old Reddit Redirect

20 Hacker News commenters recommended Old Reddit Redirect and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Free Firefox extension that sends Reddit links to old Reddit without a login prompt. Common caveat: it sometimes stops working or still shows the new site.

## Why people recommend it

- Skips Reddit login prompts (6 comments): "The only reason I still find Reddit links in search results somewhat useful is because old.reddit redirect ensures I don't get login prompts" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49018977)) "You can do it without logging in too if you use an extension that autoredirects." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49014629)) "it goes right to old reddit without the login window" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48349315))
- Still works while logged out (6 comments): "Version 3.0.0 has been rewritten from scratch to keep old Reddit working while logged out" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49469078)) "Currently wfm logged out, in a fresh private browser window with this" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49516750)) "manages to somehow still be usable without a user" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49699361))
- Works well for many users (3 comments): "Thank you so much for making and maintaining this extension." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46986381)) "I have this installed, and it works reasonably well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50020527)) "keeping Reddit usable (at least for me)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46974077))
- Firefox extension, not Chrome (4 comments): "You can work around this (for now) with the Firefox Old Reddit Redirect extension" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49464757)) ""Old reddit redirect" extension for firefox. If you use chrome, don't." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49515887)) "They work with old reddit redirect extension on firefox" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48349302))

## What people warn about

- Stops working on some devices (2 comments): "That stopped working for me on my mobile firefox (but not on my desktop) literally yesterday." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49467677)) "the extension has stopped working around 2 hours ago" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50275798))
- Still asks for sign-in (2 comments): "Doesn't work either, still asks to sign in." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49468982)) "For me it requires login even with ORR." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49708637))
- Often shows new Reddit (2 comments): "it doesn't work. I still get the javascript crappified "new" Reddit." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49794015)) "never once redirected a reddit link to old reddit" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46556457))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [DeArrow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dearrow.md): 40 recommend
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- [Orange Juice browser extension](https://hackerapproved.com/p/orange-juice.md): 18 recommend
- [Stylus](https://hackerapproved.com/p/stylus.md): 14 recommend
- [Weedout](https://hackerapproved.com/p/weedout.md): 13 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Old Reddit Redirect", https://hackerapproved.com/p/old-reddit-redirect/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).