lynxy v0.21 released
Whats new in this version:
When you attach a file you can have a random filename - or the origianl filename.
This worked on desktop with SHIFT click. But not on mobiles.
Now therw's a small edit icon so you can change the filename back to the original name on both mobiles and Desktops.
What is it?
lynxy is a modern, easy to use frontend for Lynxchan https://gitgud.io/LynxChan that works on mobiles and on desktops. It's very fast and optimized to render huge threads quickly, even on mobiles. It also has one of the most convenient posting and reply forms possible.
What's new?
lynxy now is a universal manifest v3 browser extension. It works with Chrome und Firefox. All the CORS problems are gone now. You can use diffrent Lynxchan boards with ease. You can use it on some mobile browsers as well.
Plus many smaller goodies and improvements.
Quickstart
- Download and unzip:
- https://gitgud.io/Yobadev/lynxy/-/archive/master/lynxy-master.zip
Chrome Opera Brave
> 1. Extensions -> Manage extensions
> 2. Enable "Developer mode"
> 3. Click "Load unpacked" and SELECT FOLDER containing manifest.json
Firefox
> 1. Put in the address bar: about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
> 2. Click "Load Temporary Add-on..." and SELECT FILE manifest.json in folder
- Now lynxy extension is installed.
- For convenience "pin" the extension, so it's always visible in the browser toolbar.
- Click lynxy icon to open it.
Mobile browsers
- Use Elixir.
- Elixir is a Chromium-based browser with full extension support for Android.
- Plus privacy protections.
- https://github.com/SF-FLAM/ElixirBrowser/releases
Is lynxy safe?
Yes.
It has multiple safety features.
https://gitgud.io/Yobadev/lynxy#is-lynxy-safe
Source
https://gitgud.io/Yobadev/lynxy
Support / Feature Requests
https://lynx.farted.net/lynx/res/9225.html
Official LynxChan Source thread
https://lynx.farted.net/lynx/res/7543.html
What they say
"Glamorous." - Moscow ball
"Very nice, looks decent." - Russian ball giving lots of feedback
"Cool, it's like kohlchan only better!" - Bernd
"Well this is actually pretty based. I like it." - Happy merchant
"lynxy is really not bad for lauern!" - German hacker
"lynxy is the future." - German early adopter
"The catalog is superior." - German ball
PROS
Lean
Clean
Fast
Calm
Quicker side navigation
Current web features
Desktop & mobile
Unique: Unified Boards / Multiboards
Unique: New compact INDEX page
Unique: One click quote replys
Unique: Horizontal catalog
Unique: Live catalog
Unique: Wayback machine for all watched threads
Unique: Reload by scroll
Unique: Background reloads of favorite INDEX
Unique: Pan zoomed images with mouse
Unique: Show media only
Unique: Copy internal post link >>/b/456456/
Unique: Your threads are highlighted
Unique: Show thread on catalog page
Unique: Easy dropzone - it's the whole screen
Unique: Attach files by url
Unique: Edit file names
Unique: Random file names
Unique: Automatic EXIF removal
Unique: Choose JPG conversion quality
Unique: Drag image from other browser window to attach
Unique: Watch overlay video while navigating
Unique: Edit images with pro image editor
Unique: Service worker
Unique: Background uploads
Unique: Keep app / threads / images in API-Cache
Unique: Cancel upload
Unique: Hover Click
Unique: Page Transitions
Unique: Detailed data deletion
Unique: SPA - Single-page application
Unique: Triple caching in memory & browser
Long threads load fast
On mobiles no problems with long threads
Quick page loads via json api
No page loading = Fast navigation
SAVE / LOAD threads with fullres images
Userscripts
All in all less stressful larping
CONS
JS is needed
License
Open Source Licensе GPLv3