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Fetched · June 5, 2026
★ 208 Latest: v1.10.5 Updated: June 4, 2026
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> [!WARNING]
> V1 version development is discontinued. Check current development on [v2 branch](https://github.com/TempoWorks/txtdot/tree/v2)

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![txtdot logo](https://github.com/TempoWorks/.github/raw/main/imgs/txtdot.png)

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# txtdot

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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](https://github.com/tempoworks/webder)
- Search with SearXNG
- Handy API endpoints
- No client JavaScript
- Some kind of Material Design 3
- Customization with plugins, see [@txtdot/sdk](https://github.com/tempoworks/txtdot/tree/main/packages/sdk) and [@txtdot/plugins](https://github.com/tempoworks/txtdot/tree/main/packages/plugins)

## Running

### Development

```bash
npm install
npm run dev
```

### Production

```bash
npm install
npm run build
npm run start
```

### Docker

```bash
docker compose up -d
```

## Screenshots

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<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tempoworks/.github/main/imgs/ui_url_input.png" alt="Main page with URL input field">
<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tempoworks/.github/main/imgs/ui_search_page.png" alt="SearXNG search results page">
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## 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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<summary>Expand</summary>

|                                  |     Original page     | Proxied through txtdot |
| :------------------------------- | :-------------------: | :--------------------: |
| [Habr][habr-link] Desktop        |  ![56%][habr-do-img]  |  ![99%][habr-dt-img]   |
| [Habr][habr-link] Mobile         |  ![21%][habr-mo-img]  |  ![100%][habr-mt-img]  |
| [Medium][medium-link] Desktop    | ![44%][medium-do-img] | ![100%][medium-dt-img] |
| [Medium][medium-link] Mobile     | ![36%][medium-mo-img] | ![100%][medium-mt-img] |
| [Nginx Blog][nginx-link] Desktop | ![53%][nginx-do-img]  | ![100%][nginx-dt-img]  |
| [Nginx Blog][nginx-link] Mobile  | ![26%][nginx-mo-img]  | ![100%][nginx-mt-img]  |

[habr-link]: https://habr.com/ru/articles/780692/
[habr-do-img]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tempoworks/.github/main/tests/habr/desktop_orig.png
[habr-dt-img]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tempoworks/.github/main/tests/habr/desktop_txtdot.png
[habr-mo-img]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tempoworks/.github/main/tests/habr/mobile_orig.png
[habr-mt-img]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tempoworks/.github/main/tests/habr/mobile_txtdot.png
[medium-link]: https://levelup.gitconnected.com/proxy-servers-how-proxies-work-0ec083fc1030
[medium-do-img]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tempoworks/.github/main/tests/medium/desktop_orig.png
[medium-dt-img]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tempoworks/.github/main/tests/medium/desktop_txtdot.png
[medium-mo-img]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tempoworks/.github/main/tests/medium/mobile_orig.png
[medium-mt-img]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tempoworks/.github/main/tests/medium/mobile_txtdot.png
[nginx-link]: https://www.nginx.com/blog/rate-limiting-nginx/
[nginx-do-img]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tempoworks/.github/main/tests/nginx-blog/desktop_orig.png
[nginx-dt-img]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tempoworks/.github/main/tests/nginx-blog/desktop_txtdot.png
[nginx-mo-img]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tempoworks/.github/main/tests/nginx-blog/mobile_orig.png
[nginx-mt-img]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tempoworks/.github/main/tests/nginx-blog/mobile_txtdot.png

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## Credits

- [Readability.js](https://github.com/mozilla/readability)
- [🔗 LinkeDOM](https://github.com/WebReflection/linkedom)
- [Fastify web framework](https://github.com/fastify/fastify)
- [EJS](https://github.com/mde/ejs)
- [Axios](https://github.com/axios/axios)
- [DOMPurify](https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify)
- [Sharp](https://github.com/lovell/sharp)
- [MicroMatch](https://github.com/micromatch/micromatch)
- [RouteParser](https://github.com/rcs/route-parser)
- [IconvLite](https://github.com/ashtuchkin/iconv-lite)

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