Firefox extension

Classic Reddit,
without leaving Reddit.

A compact, desktop-focused reader for subreddit listings and comment threads on www.reddit.com.

Install from source Read the privacy model

Purpose

The dense reading experience, rebuilt as an extension.

Reddit Classic renders supported subreddit pages with compact rows, clear metadata, threaded discussions, and familiar pagination. It keeps navigation on Reddit and uses Reddit's own public JSON data.

01

Compact listings

Browse hot, new, rising, controversial, top, gilded, and search results without the oversized modern feed.

02

Readable discussions

Follow threaded comments, change sorting, collapse branches, and load additional comments in place.

03

Native navigation

Move between pages without blanking the current view, while preserving browser back and forward behavior.

04

Easy escape hatch

Restore the untouched Reddit page immediately whenever the classic view is not what you need.

Privacy by scope

No telemetry. No third-party service.

Install from source

Build an unsigned Firefox package.

  1. 1

    Build

    npm ci
npm run build
  2. 2

    Load temporarily

    Open about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox, choose Load Temporary Add-on, and select extension/manifest.json.

  3. 3

    Browse

    Open any supported subreddit listing or comment page.

Requires Node.js 20+ to build and Firefox 142+ to run. Permanent installation in release Firefox requires Mozilla signing.