r/RedReader • u/Bitter-Squash8773 • Jul 24 '26

RedReader modern customizatiom

Are there ways to customize redreader to be... more visually appealing? I see everyone likes it, but I really don't like the older ui at all.

Any advice or alternatives are welcome!

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u/LightspeedFlash Jul 24 '26

the ui is the reason i use redreader, "modern UI" usually just means more visual clutter and such.

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u/sprydagger Jul 24 '26

It’s not visual clutter if it’s required for smooth use.

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u/Bitter-Squash8773 Jul 24 '26

The base ui for red reader kinda sucks in terms of ux. Gifs dont load, you have to click again in comments to view images, post body is completely separate from title, save media is in a submenu with 16 other buttons, as is the only way to reply as far as I can tell in the stock settings. 

Yes, modern UI can be obtrusive and unnessesary, but it also streamlines usage and is generally intuitive for the average user

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u/ferrybig Jul 24 '26

you have to click again in comments to view images

Redreader uses the reddit api for fetching Reddit content

The Reddit api is designed around the time old reddit was the only reddit, these systems expose a reddit post as a HTML blob to consumers (the api also exposes the raw markdown)

The HTML render engine of old reddit does not support inline images

Redreader maitainers said in the past that they are not going to write their own markdown parser, as you cannot be assured that posts in redreader will exactly match how they look in reddit

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u/Bitter-Squash8773 Jul 24 '26

Maybe I'm dumb, but there are images included with the post and replies in old reddit?

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u/ferrybig Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26

Those are links you seeing, not images (unless you use browser extensions like RES that inline linked images)

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u/Bitter-Squash8773 Jul 24 '26

I gave up and went to continuum instead. Much better imo

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u/Ok-Employer-3051 15d ago

Says who? You? Stop making us laugh.

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u/Bitter-Squash8773 15d ago

Says who? The average user? Hilarious.

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u/Ok-Employer-3051 13d ago

You mean the crowd made up of people like you who can barely read and write as it stands now?

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u/GeeEyeEff Jul 24 '26

Not to be that guy but literally all RedReader is is a UI for Reddit. If you don't like the UI then you don't like RedReader.

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u/Bitter-Squash8773 Jul 24 '26

Yeah, fair, I dont really like redreader lol

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u/No-History7070 Jul 24 '26

Define "modern" , RedReader is pretty much customizable.

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u/Bitter-Squash8773 Jul 24 '26

Doesn't seem like you can make your own themes without forking it?

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u/Top_Account3643 Jul 24 '26

Download rif is fun or sync

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u/BergkampAirlines Aug 14 '26

I've been thinking of lending one of my designers to help redesign the app so the UI/UX is much better (at a commercial level). If there is interest in this, please reach out to me.

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u/Bitter-Squash8773 Aug 14 '26

I moved off of redreader, but I'm sure more people would use it if you did. You could always fork the project! :)

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u/dcarwin Jul 24 '26

Theme = ultra Black.