It adds copy and quote buttons to each tweet on nitter instances (eg: xcancel).
Each button copies the tweet and formats it into commonmark markdown as used by Lemmy. Copy includes links to any attached videos or images.
Copy Demonstration
| It’s FOSS | @Itsfoss |
|---|---|
Sep 7, 2026 11:33 AM UTC |
Two weeks after X Corp’s legal letter forced the project offline, Nitter says it will continue.
| [Ӿ] [ℕ] [🏛] |
Quote Demonstration
Two weeks after X Corp’s legal letter forced the project offline, Nitter says it will continue.
- Source: @Itsfoss via 🐦 Twitter.
The formatted markdown is then copied to your clipboard.
You can install it using a userscript browser extension such as Firemonkey or violentmonkey.
The user script is available at Greasyfork.
https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/595501-xtractor
To add additonal nitter instances simply add the following line;
// @match *://nitter.net/*
Except with the url of the instance of your choice.
The Nitter project is active again but the nitter.net instance is not currently operating. You can use other instances such as xcancel.com