{
  "id": 15118692,
  "title": "orib: Bringing back the old Reddit interface, with a few new enhancements",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/orib-bringing-back-the-old-reddit-interface-with-a-few-new",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-17T04:22:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lobsters",
    "slug": "lobsters",
    "url": "https://github.com/rajtilakjee/orib"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ORIB is a Manifest V3 browser extension that aims to bring back the old Reddit interface with a few enhancements. When installed on www.reddit.com, ORIB replaces the current layout with a classic design featuring a subreddit bar, blue header, ranked posts, sidebar, and threaded comments. The extension utilizes Reddit's public JSON listings and interacts with the platform through existing login sessions. Users can vote, save, hide, comment, and submit content using the same mechanisms as before.\n\nORIB's content script targets pages at *://www.reddit.com/* and executes at the document_start phase. The extension does not interfere with specific paths like /chat, /settings, /poll, /mod, and /message. Shortcuts remain functional except when the focus is in an input, textarea, or content-editable element. Pressing Shift+? displays an in-page list of shortcuts on a classic Reddit page.\n\nThe extension is submitted in version 0.1.0. Upon extraction from the provided zip file, only four files are present: manifest.json, renderer.js, classic.css, and an icons/ folder. The manifest file resides at the root of the archive. The Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons platforms handle the installation process, along with the respective privacy policies documented in store/LISTING.md and store/PRIVACY.md.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "ORIB is a Manifest V3 extension for Reddit",
    "Reinstates classic Reddit layout with enhancements",
    "Compatible with existing Reddit login and interactions"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This browser extension offers longtime users a way to bypass modern platform layouts by restoring the classic design and navigation through existing public data and login sessions.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}