txtdot

HTTP proxy that parses only text, links and pictures from pages reducing internet traffic, removing ads and heavy scripts. Mozilla's Readability library is used under the hood.

Features

Server-side page simplification
Media proxy
Image compression with Sharp
Rendering client-side apps (Vanilla, React, Vue, etc) with webder
Search with SearXNG
Handy API endpoints
No client JavaScript
Some kind of Material Design 3
Customization with plugins, see @txtdot/sdk and @txtdot/plugins

Running

Development

npm install
npm run dev

Production

npm install
npm run build
npm run start

Docker

docker compose up -d

Screenshots

Performance tests

txtdot is a great tool in case of slow internet connection or weak signal. Here is the comparision of performance metrics from pagespeed.web.dev between original page and proxied one.

"Mobile" test includes "Slow 4G" artificial network throttling.

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