Citing the threat of chatbots and their training process as the main reason, Reddit decided to end free access to its API. Starting July 1, Reddit will charge $12,000 per 50 million requests, a sum that essentially blocks third-party access. The most striking example is the Apollo app, which halted development to avoid a potential $20 million annual bill.

Protests were swift. A large number of subreddits remain in private mode, and many have simply shut their digital doors. The inevitable disappearance of alternative software reminds us that the official Reddit app is not an option, and the current design of its web page leaves much to be desired... but there is an alternative: Reddit's classic mode, old.reddit.com. Typing the address manually isn't complicated, but an extension called Old Reddit Redirect helps automate the process.

Access Reddit's Classic Version with Old Reddit Redirect

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Old Reddit is still with us... for now. The extension sends all links to that version.

The extension is open source, and anyone can study its code more closely, but it basically changes the main Reddit domains: reddit.com, www.reddit.com, np.reddit.com, amp.reddit.com, and i.reddit.com. The only address that remains on the whitelist is new.reddit.com, in case we need to access the new design.

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If you need to change the behavior of any domain, you can do so from the browser.

The extension also removes the cookie banner, blocks the rendering of raw image URLs as HTML, and adjusts gallery links, adapting their content to the classic comment system. Finally, it's worth noting that the classic Reddit site may perform better on less powerful systems. The extension is compatible with Firefox and the most popular flavors of Chromium. Give it a try!

Official site and downloads:Click here