SP4CEBAR 2025-12-27 01:44 (Edited)
Accessible through: sp4cebar.com/lowres-coder-browser
if this is against LowresCoder's TOS, I will take it down.
I also found the Lowres Coder manual in HTML on github, which I can preview on htmlpreview.github.io. I also made an index for this manual.
Pablo 2025-12-28 04:50
Really cool stuff; merry Christmas season to you too!
Timo 2025-12-28 10:53
This is VERY cool :)
Maybe we can even work on this together to make it more official. It could be a chance to move the API to a different (and cheaper) domain…
SP4CEBAR 2025-12-31 14:36 (Edited)
Thanks for the positive feedback!
By the way, I just added an open source licence to the repository, so if anyone wants to fork it to add features you can now.
@Timo, glad you like it too.
"Maybe we can even work on this together to make it more official."
Sounds good, but I'm wondering what you mean by "more official", do you mean as a recognized forum browser (this but more polished), or a forum that can replace the one in the lowres coder app. I'm fine with polishing this up a bit, but making a full replacement forum sounds like a bit too much work.
Also, note that this is a JavaScript-driven website. I'm not sure if this is secure enough to allow users to login and post.
"It could be a chance to move the API to a different (and cheaper) domain…"
I think changing the API's domain would break the existing Lowres Coder community as I think the app can not be updated anymore and could not get the new API or redirect to a website.
Also, I have one question: is there a way to limit the amount of posts returned by the /posts route in the API for pagination.
Timo 2026-01-01 09:09
I remembered that the old LowRed Coder website already has a program browser, but it’s only showing some featured programs by default. It probably makes more sense to improve this, I mean for the “official” thing. That’s on me then (eventually…)
Yes, I think the API has pagination. Try adding “limit” and “page” to the query. I’ll check/confirm later.
Timo 2026-01-01 09:14
Eventually I would like to have a full content browser for the old LowRes Coder on my website, but just as “read only” to preserve our little history. No need for a login.
I might move the data/API to a different place, so yes, that would break the community in the old app. Not sure about it yet.
Timo 2026-01-01 12:21
I checked the API: It’s “limit” and “offset” (not “page”)
SP4CEBAR 2026-01-01 22:49
Thanks for the answer, I've added it to the designated GitHub issue
As mentioned, the code I made is open source and could be used on the Lowres Coder website. I've looked up the featured lowres programs page on lowres.inutilis.com and it looks good. It appears to be using JavaScript as well as this but I think an attempt to merge it with this would result in a big mess.
Also using JavaScript made this a little hacky as I had to use a cloudflare worker for the API to get around browser's CORS protections.
Mrlegoboy 2026-01-07 00:23
That's great! Is there any way to get Lowres to run on iOS anymore?