The web is getting more and more bloated. Even with TenFourFox FPR 32 Intel on Snow Leopard (2.93GHz, 8GB RAM, NVIDIA 9600M GT 512MB) the modern YouTube.com is unusable due to how slow everything functions (even with uBlock legacy).
Yes, I know there are other browser options and tweaks, but I think it's an uphill battle, espically as YouTube starts phasing out support for the Firefox code base of many of the Browsers that older OS X version have available. Introducing this GitHub page I found: Alternative-Front-Ends. It is a list of open source alternative front ends for popular websites like Reddit, YouTube, Twitter, etc. These alternative front ends can be way less demanding performance wise (think RAM and CPU usage) while also being more compatible with the available browsers based on the older FireFox code base.
Below is a W.I.P. list of alternative front ends for Popular Websites, and the compatibility with various Mac OS X browsers. These front ends should be tested regularly as we have seen sites like ytprivate.com be taken down. This is a wiki post, please edit and update this list if this info interests you.
Also, it may be worth looking into hosting one of these yourself, you can make it http only and more compatible with older browsers.
Frontend Website | Website Frontend Is For | Frontend Software
yewtu.be - youtube.com - Invidious
TenFourFox FPR 32 i386 - Works great.
Safari v5.0.5 Snow Leopard - SSL/ceritifcate error, unusable.
old.reddit.com - reddit.com - official site
TenFourFox FPR 32 i386 - Works great.
Safari v5.0.5 Snow Leopard - SSL/ceritifcate error, unusable.
teddit.net - - reddit.com - Teddit
TenFourFox FPR 32 i386 - Works great.
Safari v5.0.5 Snow Leopard - SSL/ceritifcate error, unusable.
nitter.42l.fr - twitter.com - Nitter
TenFourFox FPR 32 i386 - Works great.
Safari v5.0.5 Snow Leopard - SSL/ceritifcate error, unusable.
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