About nitter.cf

nitter.cf is a public Nitter replacement — a privacy-focused Twitter/X frontend. nitter.net shut down; this instance is meant as a drop-in successor. Same URL style (/username, /username/status/id), no JavaScript required, and Twitter never sees your IP or fingerprint. Also available at xitter.cf.

This site runs teapawt, a privacy-focused Twitter/X frontend.

  • No third-party JavaScript or ads
  • All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Twitter
  • Prevents Twitter from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint
  • Uses Twitter's unofficial API (no developer account required)
  • Lightweight
  • RSS feeds
  • Themes
  • Mobile support (responsive design)
  • AGPLv3 licensed, no proprietary instances permitted

Why use teapawt?

It's impossible to use Twitter without JavaScript enabled, and as of 2024 you need to sign up. For privacy-minded folks, preventing JavaScript analytics and IP-based tracking is important, but apart from using a VPN and uBlock/uMatrix, it's impossible. Despite being behind a VPN and using heavy-duty adblockers, you can get accurately tracked with your browser's fingerprint, no JavaScript required. This all became particularly important after Twitter removed the ability for users to control whether their data gets sent to advertisers.

Using an instance of teapawt (hosted on a VPS for example), you can browse Twitter without JavaScript while retaining your privacy. In addition to respecting your privacy, teapawt is on average around 15 times lighter than Twitter, and in most cases serves pages faster (eg. timelines load 2-4x faster).

Donate

Running a public instance costs money for servers, bandwidth and the accounts and exits that keep it working. Donate by card, crypto, or LZT Market. Nothing is required.

Instance info

Version: teapawt 0.19.0