Old Reddit Redirect
Hacker ApprovedRanked 20 of 70 browser extensions by recommenders
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.
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.
27 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 20
- criticize it
- 7
- approval share
- 74%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 20 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Skips Reddit login prompts
“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”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “Back to Kagi” “You can do it without logging in too if you use an extension that autoredirects.”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “So Reddit has decided that plain HTML is unsafe” “it goes right to old reddit without the login window”
Comment from 31 May 2026 in “United Airlines 767 Returns to Newark After Bluetooth Name Sparks Alert” - Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Twitter Viewer – View Twitter Without Account”
- Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “macOS 27: Workaround to avoid downloading AI models and save storage”
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Still works while logged out
“Version 3.0.0 has been rewritten from scratch to keep old Reddit working while logged out”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “The turbulent AI era is here” “Currently wfm logged out, in a fresh private browser window with this”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Old.reddit.com no longer works for logged out users” “manages to somehow still be usable without a user”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “XCancel service is suspended until further notice” - Comment from 5 Sep 2026 in “Nitter has more working instances than before the takedowns”
- Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Nvidia agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $13B”
- Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “AnkiDroid: Google Play no longer allowing Open Collective donation link”
Works well for many users
“Thank you so much for making and maintaining this extension.”
Comment from 12 Feb 2026 in “Chrome extensions spying on 37M users' browsing data” “I have this installed, and it works reasonably well”
Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “Man discovers his parents' coffee machine used 1TB of data in 10 days” “keeping Reddit usable (at least for me)”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Chrome extensions spying on 37M users' browsing data” Firefox extension, not Chrome
“You can work around this (for now) with the Firefox Old Reddit Redirect extension”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Nitter and XCancel receive cease and desist notices” “"Old reddit redirect" extension for firefox. If you use chrome, don't.”
Comment from 31 Aug 2026 in “Dimethyl Mercury Exposure Incident at MIT” “They work with old reddit redirect extension on firefox”
Comment from 31 May 2026 in “United Airlines 767 Returns to Newark After Bluetooth Name Sparks Alert” - Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “StackOverflow now gets fewer than 1000 questions a month”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Stops working on some devices
“That stopped working for me on my mobile firefox (but not on my desktop) literally yesterday.”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Nvidia agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $13B” “the extension has stopped working around 2 hours ago”
Comment from 28 Oct 2026 in “Old.reddit.com Gone” Still asks for sign-in
“Doesn't work either, still asks to sign in.”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “The turbulent AI era is here” “For me it requires login even with ORR.”
Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “XCancel service is suspended until further notice” Often shows new Reddit
“it doesn't work. I still get the javascript crappified "new" Reddit.”
Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “macOS 27: Workaround to avoid downloading AI models and save storage” “never once redirected a reddit link to old reddit”
Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “Kagi releases alpha version of Orion for Linux”
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| Claude in Chrome | 53 | 42 | 56% | 9 | — | — |
| Old Reddit RedirectThis page | 20 | 7 | 74% | 6 | — | Approved |
What people said
26 of the 30 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“There's Old Reddit Redirect extension in Firefox”
“the extension has stopped working around 2 hours ago”
“I have this installed, and it works reasonably well”
“it doesn't work. I still get the javascript crappified "new" Reddit.”
“it still lets you in without a login”
“For me it requires login even with ORR.”
“manages to somehow still be usable without a user”
“works for now. it's no longer just a redirect.”
“that has worked for me lately”
“Currently wfm logged out, in a fresh private browser window with this”
“"Old reddit redirect" extension for firefox. If you use chrome, don't.”
“Version 3.0.0 has been rewritten from scratch to keep old Reddit working while logged out”
“Doesn't work either, still asks to sign in.”
“That stopped working for me on my mobile firefox (but not on my desktop) literally yesterday.”
“You can work around this (for now) with the Firefox Old Reddit Redirect extension”
“which still works as of 2026-08-27”
“You can use Old Reddit Redirect to fix it (for now).”
“to view Old Reddit without an account”
“so you don't have to login”
“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”
“You can do it without logging in too if you use an extension that autoredirects.”
“it goes right to old reddit without the login window”
“They work with old reddit redirect extension on firefox”
“Thank you so much for making and maintaining this extension.”
“keeping Reddit usable (at least for me)”
“never once redirected a reddit link to old reddit”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.