This is a list of privacy-respecting front-ends to popular online services, including social media, streaming and information services. All of the options here are cross-platform webapps and should work on your device no matter the OS and hardware.
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ⓘ Redirector rules based on services provided in this list can be found on both Codeberg and GitHub, just like this repository!
Thanks to bg443, shaedrich and untrusem for contributing to the expansion of this list!
Thanks to 3nprob, aaferrari, heartlog, NxOne14, ZekXtreme, TimDaub, privacytime101, HexagonCDN, Odyssey346, gi-yt and Solomon1732 for their contributions to https://github.com/digitalblossom/alternative-frontends on which this fork is based!
ⓘ You can suggest new front-ends and modifications to the list on Codeberg or GitHub.
A to Z + Tools
Bluesky • Chefkoch • Fandom • Genius • GitHub • Goodreads • IMDb • Imgur • Instagram • Lemmy • Mastodon • Matrix • Medium • Odysee • Quora • Reddit • Search Engines • SoundCloud • StackOverflow • Tiktok • Translate • Tumblr • Twitch • Twitter • Urban Dictionary • Youtube • YT Music • Tools
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ⓘ Check out the tools section at the bottom to find out how to easily adopt and even self-host.
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Skylib
- Skylib is a collection of tools to access Bluesky across all platforms. It was inspired by Nitter, Invidious, and libreddit/redlib.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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gocook 🇩🇪
- An alternative frontend to Chefkoch, a German-language food recipe portal, with a focus on privacy.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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BreezeWiki
- A privacy-friendly, decluttered front-end for Fandom wikis.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | Onion
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Dumb
- Dumb tries to make reading lyrics from Genius a pleasant experience and as lightweight as possible.
- Official Instance (N/A) | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
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Intellectual
- Intellectual is an alternative frontend for Genius focused on privacy and simplicity. Written in Rust, Intellectual is incredibly lightweight, not requiring JavaScript and proxying all requests through the server, including images.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
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GotHub
- Minimalist JS-free Github front-end in Go.
- Official Instance (N/A) | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | Onion
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BiblioReads
- BiblioReads is a free and open source alternative Goodreads front-end focused on privacy. Scrapes content from Goodreads and presents the results without any of the bloat.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
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Libremdb
- A lightweight, ad-free and js-free alternative front-end to IMDb.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
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Rimgu
- Lightweight Imgur front-end without Javascript and ads. Uses its own request implementation. Can use either API or scraping.
- Official Instance (N/A) | Repo
- Public Instances (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
ⓘ Rimgu's development has been paused and Rimgo is recommended instead
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Rimgo
- Rewrite of Rimgu in Go. Works without JS and has several public instances, including an Onion one.
- Official Instance (N/A) | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
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Imgin
- Lightweight Imgur front-end without Javascript and ads. Uses its own request implementation.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable
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Imgsed
- Imgsed is an online Instagram backup tool that helps users save Instagram photos through the Instagram public API.
- Official Instance | Repo (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable
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Bibliogram [Deprecated]
- Alternative Instagram front-end without Javascript, tracking, ads and signup prompts. Currently unstable due to Instagram's server blocking.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
ⓘ Bibliogram's development has stopped as Instagram is continuing to block servers (if you want to pick up the development of Bibliogram, check this blog post by the original maintainer). There currently is no working open source front-end for Instagram. For some reason, closed source proxy sites like this one continue working despite doing the exact same thing Bibliogram did.
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Alexandrite
- Alexandrite is a beautiful desktop-first alternative web UI for Lemmy, a social link aggregator and discussion forum for the Fediverse.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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mlmym
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Photon
- A replacement for lemmy-ui with more features, a better design, and more customisability.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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Voyager
- Voyager is an Apollo-like open source web client for Lemmy. It's a mobile-first app, but works great on desktop devices, too.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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Elk
- A nimble Mastodon web client.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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feedi
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Mastodon Bird UI
- Mastodon web UI, but strongly inspired by Twitter.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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Phanpy
- A minimalistic opinionated Mastodon web client.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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Sengi
- Sengi is a Mastodon and Pleroma desktop focused client. It takes inspiration from the old Tweetdeck client, the new Tweetdeck webapp and Mastodon UI.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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Cinny
- A Matrix client focusing primarily on simple, elegant and secure interface. The main goal is to have an instant messaging application that is easy on people and has a modern touch.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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Commet
- Commet is a client for Matrix focused on providing a feature rich experience while maintaining a simple interface. The goal is to build a secure, privacy respecting app without compromising on the features you have come to expect from a modern chat client.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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Element
- Element (formerly known as Vector and Riot) is a Matrix web client built using the Matrix React SDK.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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Extera
- A Matrix client with some improvements and new features, based on Cinny.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable
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FluffyChat
- FluffyChat is an open source, nonprofit and cute Matrix client written in Flutter. The goal of the app is to create an easy to use instant messenger which is open source and accessible for everyone.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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Hydrogen
- A minimal Matrix chat client, focused on performance, offline functionality, and broad browser support.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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SchildiChat
- SchildiChat for Web is a Matrix Client based on Element Web/Desktop, featuring a different design and various extra tweaks, customisation options, and additional community features.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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Tammy
- Tammy is the fast, simple, and secure Matrix-based messenger you've been waiting for. With end-to-end encryption, your conversations are fully private and safe. Tammy's streamlined design ensures fast messaging and smooth performance.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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Scribe
- Tracking- and ad-free FOSS front-end for Medium.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
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LibMedium
- Minimalist proxy for Medium written in Rust.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
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Librarian
- Open Source, lightweight and privacy-respecting frontened for Odysee.
- Official Instance (N/A) | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
ⓘ Librarian's repo has been archived as at May 2023 and no further updates are expected, as per https://bcow.xyz/posts/archiving-librarian/.
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Quetre
- Alternative front-end to Quora. It enables you to see answers without ads, trackers, and popups. Has an unofficial API.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
ⓘ Most Reddit alternative front-ends were severely changed by the 2023 Reddit API controversy. Multiple public instances of Redlib are mostly functional however it seems.
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Redlib
- An alternative private front-end to Reddit, with its origins in Libreddit.
- Official Instance (N/A) | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Option | Onion
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Libreddit
- Privacy-focused fast Reddit front-end without ads, javascript and tracking. All requests are proxied through the server.
- Official Instance (N/A) | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
ⓘ The maintainer has shutdown the official instance and ceased development due to Reddit's API changes. Development has continued at the previously mentioned Libreddit fork, Redlib.
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Teddit
- Privacy-focused lightweight Reddit front-end. No ads, no javascript. Provides an unofficial API.
- Official Instance (N/A) | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
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Whoogle
- Google search result front-end without Javascript, ads, cookies and tracking. Tor and HTTP/SOCKS proxy support.
- Official Instance (N/A) | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
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LibreX
- A privacy respecting meta search engine for Google and popular torrent sites which can redirect to privacy-respecting front-ends.
- Official Instance (N/A) | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
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SearX
- Privacy-respecting, self-hostable metasearch engine. Acts as front-end for more than 70 search services.
- Homepage | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | Onion
ⓘ SearX's repo has been archived as at September 2023 and will no longer be maintained, as per this last commit before the repo was archived.
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SearXNG
- Fork of SearX with UI improvements (including to the settings page) and updates to the selfhosting procedure.
- Homepage | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | Onion
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soundcloak
- Frontend for SoundCloud, designed to preserve your privacy. All requests to SoundCloud API are done server-side, without logging into an account. Media (tracks, images) can also be proxied if enabled by instance maintainer. No unnecessary requests or telemetry tracking your every move.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | Onion
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ProxiTok
- Open Source front-end for Tiktok that proxies users requests.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
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StickTock
- StickTock allows users to view, share, and download TikTok videos without exposing themselves to invasive tracking.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | Onion
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Mozhi
- Mozhi (spelt moḻi) is an alternative-frontend for many translation engines. It is a fork of SimplyTranslate.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | Onion
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Lingva
- Tracking-free Google Translate front-end.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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LibreTranslate
- Free and Open Source Machine Translation API, entirely self-hosted. Unlike other APIs, it doesn't rely on proprietary providers such as Google or Azure to perform translations. Instead, its translation engine is powered by the open source Argos Translate library.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
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PriviBlur
- A privacy-focused alternative frontend to Tumblr with a touch of modern design.
- Official Instance (N/A) | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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SafeTwitch
- SafeTwitch is a privacy respecting frontend for Twitch. The main advantages of SafeTwitch are every request is proxied through the server, no logs are kept, and compared to Twitch, SafeTwitch is optimised for speed and usability.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | [Guide](https://codeberg.org/dragongoose/safetwitch/wiki/Hosting-from Source)
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
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Twitchat
- A custom twitch chat that aims to fill gaps in the official Twitch chat for streamers. The main goal is to follow your chat as best as possible.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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Nitter
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Rural Dictionary
- Rural Dictionary scrapes Urban Dictionary for data and then displays it in HTML.
- Official Instance (N/A) | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
ⓘ Most YouTube web-based alternative front-ends developers are finding it very difficult to find a way to get their scripts to operate with the counter-measures Google is taking of late, so most do not work. I highly recommend checking out the available mobile and TV alternative front-ends as they are working more reliably at the moment (though that may change soon "for security reasons"). Go to the top of this page and change the branch to mobile or TV to find them.
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Invidious
- Lightweight YouTube front-end - no tracking, no ads and Javascript is optional.
- Homepage | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | I2P | Onion
ⓘ https://materialio.us/ seems to be the only (unofficial) instance working at the time of this update.
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Piped
- Alternative privacy-friendly YouTube front-end. Lightweight, no ads (Sponsorblock integrated), no tracking, 4K support and more.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances (scroll down)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
- Decentralised Options | IPNS | Onion
ⓘ All but one instance is offline (at last check) and there hasn't been any active respository updates (other than translations or dependencies updates) in over 6 months
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Cloudtube
- Alternative Invidious front-end without Javascript.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
ⓘ "I don't have much interest in maintaining my own instance of this software any more"
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Viewtube
- Privacy-respecting front-end with subscription, watch-progress and recommendation features.
- Official Instance | Repo
- Public Instances (N/A)
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
ⓘ Project semi-paused at the moment. Read here: ViewTube/viewtube#3002
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BeatBump
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ytify
- ytify is a simple WebApp, built with vanilla TypeScript for maximum efficiency, that streams only audio from YouTube. It uses Piped as YouTube Data API & Adaptive Streaming Proxy, Invidious for YouTube Data API & Progressive Streaming Proxy, and Cobalt as a YouTube Download API.
- Official Instance (N/A) | Repo
- Public Instances
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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Fastside
- A smart redirecting gateway for various frontend services. Faster and compatible alternative to farside. Also adds Tor and I2P support.
- Official Website | Repo
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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Farside
- Automatically redirects to working instances of alternative front-ends. Helps prevent performance bottlenecks by distributing across instances.
- Official Website | Repo
- Open Source
- Self-Hostable | Guide
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Privacy Redirect
- Browser extension that automatically redirects to the alternative front-ends of several services. Available for Chromium browsers and Firefox.
- Official Website (N/A) | Repo
- Open Source
ⓘ Development of Privacy Redirect has ended/paused, consider using LibRedirect instead
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LibRedirect
- Maintained fork of Privacy Redirect with new services added and a refreshed UI.
- Official Website | Repo
- Open Source
- Download for free
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Redirector
- If a service you want to redirect to is not supported by LibRedirect, this extension lets you manually define redirects.
- Official Website | Repo
- Open Source
- Download for free
ⓘ Redirector rules based on services provided in this list can be found here
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SSL Labs
- Free tool by Qualys that does a deep analysis to check the SSL implementation of a server. Helpful to check public instances. You'll find this on the Piped page for instance.
- Official Website
- Open Source
ⓘ Not Open Source, but made by a trustworthy company and operates with a good privacy policy.
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YunoHost
- Novice-friendly server OS. Easily host multiple of the listed services on your own hardware (e. g. a Raspberry Pi) using templates.
- Official Website | Repo
- Open Source
- Download for free
Legal addendum
This repository is not affiliated with any of the mentioned companies. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.
Bluesky is a trademark of Bluesky Social, PBC. Chefkoch is a trademark of Chefkoch GmbH. FANDOM is a trademark of Fandom, Inc. Genius is a trademark of ML Genius Holdings, LLC. GitHub is a trademark of GitHub, Inc. Goodreads is a trademark of Goodreads LLC. Google is a trademark of Google LLC. IMDb is a trademark of IMDb.com, Inc. Imgur is a trademark of MediaLab AI, Inc. Instagram is a trademark of Meta Platforms. Mastodon is a trademark of Mastodon GmbH. Medium is a trademark of A Medium Corporation. Odysee is a trademark of Odysee, Inc. Quora is a trademark of Quora Inc. Reddit is a trademark of Reddit Inc. SoundCloud is a trademark of SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG. StackOverflow is a trademark Stack Exchange, Inc. Tiktok is a trademark of Bytedance Ltd. Tumblr is a trademark of Automattic Inc. Twitch is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. Twitter is a trademark of Twitter Inc. Urban Dictionary is a trademark of Urban Dictionary LLC. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. YouTube Music is a trademark of Google LLC.
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