Who is Social Switch for?

Social Switch is an open-source project built for privacy-conscious social media viewers.

What platforms does Social Switch run on?

Social Switch runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Social Switch still active?

Unverified. Social Switch has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Social Switch?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Hashrate Lens, SaveAI, and Codex File Drop.

Who develops Social Switch?

Social Switch is developed by claromes.

How long has Social Switch been around?

Social Switch first shipped in 2024.

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Social Switch

Name: Social Switch
Author: claromes

github.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

Social Switch is an open-source browser extension that redirects Instagram and TikTok URLs to anonymous viewer services. It is intended for users who want to access social media content with less platform tracking or without logging in.

Open SourceWebEmbeddable

Visit github.com

Overview

6 features

Social Switch is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It focuses on viewing Instagram and TikTok content without directly visiting the platforms or exposing a personal account. It is built as an open-source project for privacy-conscious social media viewers. Social Switch is open source under the Open Source license. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

claromes builds and maintains Social Switch, and it first shipped in 2024. Key capabilities include URL redirection, anonymous viewing, and instagram support.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

URL redirection
Anonymous viewing
Instagram support
TikTok support
Chrome extension
Firefox extension

Built with & integrations

Connectors

chrome

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyOpen SourceFree tierStore-verified publisher

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed9 Sept · 07:47 UTC
Social Switch: Anonymous Instagram and TikTok verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Social Switch

What is Social Switch?: Social Switch focuses on viewing Instagram and TikTok content without directly visiting the platforms or exposing a personal account. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is Social Switch for?: Social Switch is an open-source project built for privacy-conscious social media viewers.
Is Social Switch free?: Yes — Social Switch is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Social Switch run on?: Social Switch runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Social Switch still active?: Unverified. Social Switch has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Social Switch?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Hashrate Lens, SaveAI, and Codex File Drop.Hashrate Lens SaveAI Codex File Drop
Who develops Social Switch?: Social Switch is developed by claromes.
How long has Social Switch been around?: Social Switch first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
Built for: privacy-conscious social media viewers
Model: Open source
Solves: Viewing Instagram and TikTok content without directly visiting the platforms or exposing a personal account.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: social-switch

Developer

claromes

Index record

Indexed: 9 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 9 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: social-switch-anonymous-instagram-and-tiktok-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 9 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 9 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 9 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/claromes/socialswitch

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