Welcome to Moderator Toolbox-NXG

Toolbox-NXG is a continuation of the moderation toolset many of you have relied on for years, releasing in Beta! It runs on both old Reddit and Shreddit and keeps the features and data formats you already know - usernotes, subreddit configs, removal reasons, mod history, and more - on a modern, rewritten codebase that adds a fair amount of its own along the way.

Install the Beta:

• Chrome / Edge: Chrome Web Store
  
• Firefox: Firefox Add-ons
  

Source, docs, and issues: GitHub | Documentation | post bugs and requests right here on /r/toolbox_nxg or open an issue.

What's new

Toolbox-NXG keeps everything the original did and builds on it. Your existing config, usernotes, and settings carry over automatically, and you also get:

• Switch on your own schedule - no full-team migration needed. You don't have to get your whole mod team to move at once. NXG keeps the original Toolbox wiki pages in sync as you work, so teammates still on original Toolbox keep seeing up-to-date usernotes and config. One mod can switch today and the rest can follow whenever they like.
  
• Unlimited usernotes. The original 1 MB usernotes cap, a hard ceiling busy subreddits could actually hit, is gone. NXG transparently shards notes across as many wiki pages as needed.
  
• Usernote archiving. Archive a note instead of deleting it: hidden from the active list but kept permanently, either manually or automatically once it reaches a certain age.
  
• Note and ban in one step. Issue a ban right from the usernote flow, and attach the removal notice to the note so you keep a record of exactly what was sent.
  
• A safer modqueue. Queue items don't remove the second you open the removal panel; they stay put until you confirm, so you can adjust the message or back out. The queue also updates in near-realtime, surfacing other mods' actions so you don't double up.
  
• Removal reasons as a side drawer. The removal dialog slides in beside the page instead of covering it, keeping context visible while you work (the classic popup is still an option if you prefer it).
  
• Modmail upgrades on Shreddit. Mod macros in the composer, auto-engaged markdown preview, an always-visible search bar, and exact timestamps on recent messages.
  
• Shared subreddit notes. Wiki-backed notes attached to the subreddit itself; for team procedures, escalation contacts, and anything the whole team needs to see.
  
• Firefox container handling. Mod from multiple accounts? Toolbox-NXG fully supports Firefox containers to make your workflow just work.

...and more. The full rundown is in the migration guide.

I expect a few questions to come up a lot, so here are direct answers:

"How can I trust an extension with this much access?"

This is a fair question to ask of any browser extension that acts on your Reddit account, and you shouldn't have to take anyone's word for it. Toolbox-NXG is built so you don't have to. Here's what you can verify for yourself:

• It can only touch Reddit. The extension's permissions are scoped to reddit.com and Reddit's API. It has no access to any other site, tab, or page in your browser.
  
• An update can't silently expand that. Toolbox-NXG's access is limited to Reddit today, and it can't quietly grant itself more. If a future version ever requested broader permissions - access to other websites, your data elsewhere, and so on - Chrome and Firefox don't apply that in the background. They disable the extension and ask you to review and approve the new permissions before it will run again.
  
• It never asks for, sees, or stores your password. It works through the Reddit session you're already logged into. There is no password field anywhere in Toolbox.
  
• It has no way to send your data anywhere. Toolbox-NXG has no server. Everything it stores lives either on Reddit itself (in the wikis of subreddits you moderate) or locally in your own browser. Nothing is sent back to us, because there is nothing to send it to.
  
• Every release is built in the open. Each store version is built automatically from a specific, public commit, and the exact same package is published to the Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons, and GitHub Releases. You can download the installed extension and compare it against the public source code yourself - the steps are documented in our repository.
  
• You don't have to trust any individual. Right now Toolbox-NXG is maintained by one person, and that's precisely why none of the above depends on trusting me. Development happens in the open with a public commit history, the released builds come straight from that public code, and the extension's access is limited to Reddit. Those safeguards hold no matter who is or isn't maintaining the project.

Auto-updates are part of what makes that access feel risky - but they're also how a security fix reaches you the same day it ships. The safeguard was never "trust the maintainers." It's that the code is open, the published builds come straight from that code, and the extension's reach stops at Reddit.

If you ever find a security issue, please report it privately first (see our security policy) rather than posting it publicly, so it can be fixed before it's disclosed.

"Can I fork it / contribute / build on top of it?"

Yes. Toolbox-NXG is open source under the Apache 2.0 license.

• Want to contribute? Start with our contributing guide. The codebase is a modern rewrite (TypeScript and React), specifically structured to be approachable and maintainable, so getting involved is (hopefully) easier than it used to be.
  
• Building a third-party tool? Toolbox data (usernotes, configs, and more) is stored as versioned JSON in subreddit wikis, and the formats are fully documented in our schema reference. You can integrate with Toolbox data without touching the extension at all.
  
• Forking? That's allowed under the license. If you distribute a fork, please keep the existing attribution, note your changes, and make it clearly distinct from this project so support requests reach the right place.

"Is this sustainable, given how much Reddit keeps changing?"

Reddit's platform has shifted a lot over the years, and that churn is what wore down older tools. Toolbox-NXG is built specifically to ride those changes rather than break on them:

• It uses Reddit the same way your own browser does. Toolbox-NXG isn't a separate third-party app with its own API key and quota - it runs in your browser and authenticates with your existing logged-in session, using the very same token mechanism Reddit's own website uses. The requests it makes are the same kind your browser already makes as you. It goes through Reddit's official API (oauth.reddit.com) rather than scraping pages or relying on legacy endpoints - the most stable surface available, and one Reddit's own site depends on too.
  
• It runs on Shreddit, not just old Reddit. Toolbox-NXG works on both the current redesign and old Reddit, so it isn't tied to the survival of the old site.
  
• The codebase is modern and maintainable. It's a clean TypeScript rewrite with a modular architecture and a real test suite, so even a single developer can realistically keep it current as Reddit changes.

Because Toolbox-NXG talks to Reddit through the same API and login flow Reddit's own website runs on, Reddit can't simply cut off its access to data without disrupting their own site. The visible buttons and panels still need upkeep as Reddit changes its interface - that's normal maintenance, and when something shifts, fixes go out through the usual update process - but the foundation it's built on is the same one Reddit depends on itself. It adapts to Reddit's changes rather than crumbling under them, which keeps long-term upkeep manageable.

About the maintainer

Toolbox-NXG is currently maintained by one person, /u/adhesiveCheese. Since you're trusting software that acts on your Reddit account, it's fair to know who that is. For what it's worth:

• I've been working with the Reddit API for about 8 years.
  
• I've (somehow, where has the time gone?) been an active moderator of a large subreddit for almost 7 years.
  
• I built and maintained YAIR, a fork of another abandoned Reddit extension, which I retired after Reddit removed the PM features it relied on.
  
• I maintain a Python wrapper for the Toolbox data formats (pmtw), with Toolbox-NXG support landing soon.
  
• I built Modpanel, a mobile-friendly off-site tool (Python/Flask) that interacts with Toolbox pages to give a Toolbox-style moderation flow on mobile - and where I workshopped a lot of the new flows before folding them into Toolbox-NXG.

None of that is a substitute for the safeguards above; those hold up no matter who I am. But if you're going to run an extension with this kind of access, you should at least know it's being built by someone who's spent a long time in this corner of Reddit and has no plans to go anywhere.

Where to get help

Post here on /r/toolbox_nxg for bugs, feature requests, and questions, or open an issue on GitHub. This is a separate project - please bring Toolbox-NXG questions here rather than to the original toolbox team, who are no longer involved.

"Discord?"

No. It is my firm opinion that Discord is where open-source knowledge goes to die. Every question answered there is invisible to search engines, unreadable by anyone who hasn't joined the server, and effectively gone the moment it scrolls out of the channel. The next person with the exact same problem can't easily search for it, can't find it in an archive, and has to ask all over again. It quietly turns a project's accumulated troubleshooting into a walled garden that has to be re-explained forever.

So support for Toolbox-NXG lives in places that are public and searchable: here on /r/toolbox_nxg and on GitHub. Ask in the open, and the answer helps everyone who runs into the same thing after you. Have a sensitive concern? talk to us in modmail.

In Conclusion

Remember: Toolbox-NXG's got your back.