Are Reddit Saved Posts Private? What Others Can (and Can't) See

Your Reddit saved posts are completely private by default. Here's exactly what other users, moderators, and Reddit itself can and cannot see about your saves.

The Short Answer

Yes, your Reddit saved posts are private. No other Reddit user — not even moderators or subreddit admins — can see what you've saved. Your saved list is visible only to you when you're logged in.

This has always been the case, and Reddit has never shown signs of changing it.

What Exactly Is Visible on Your Reddit Profile?

Reddit profiles have several tabs — posts, comments, and sometimes an "Overview" — but saved posts are never displayed there. Even if someone visits your profile directly, they'll see:

Your posts: Public by default (unless posted in a private subreddit)
Your comments: Public by default
Your karma: Always visible
Your account age: Always visible

What they cannot see:

Saved posts and comments: Completely hidden
Upvoted/downvoted content: Hidden by default (though you can expose upvotes in settings)
Hidden posts: Private by design
Your browsing history: Never shared

Can Moderators See Your Saves?

No. Subreddit moderators have elevated powers within their community — they can remove posts, ban users, and see moderation logs — but they have zero visibility into any user's saved list. The same applies to Reddit admins, though Reddit's employees could theoretically access this data on the backend since they control the database.

Can Reddit Itself See Your Saves?

Yes, technically. Reddit stores your saved posts in their database, and their privacy policy covers the data they collect. Your saves are used to personalize recommendations and ads. So while no user can see your saves, Reddit the company has access to that data.

If privacy from the platform itself matters to you, consider that your saved list is essentially a detailed map of your interests. It's one of the most revealing datasets Reddit holds about you.

The Upvote Visibility Gotcha

One common confusion: many people mix up saves and upvotes. By default, your upvoted posts are also private. However, there's a setting buried in your Reddit preferences called "make my votes public" — if you've ever toggled this on (perhaps without realizing), your upvotes become visible on your profile.

To check:

Go to reddit.com/prefs (old Reddit preferences)
Look for the "privacy options" section
Make sure "make my votes public" is unchecked

Saved posts have no equivalent toggle. They're always private.

What About Third-Party Apps?

Third-party Reddit apps and browser extensions can access your saved posts — but only if you've explicitly authorized them through Reddit's OAuth flow. When you grant an app access to your Reddit account, it may request the history scope, which includes reading your saved posts.

This is worth knowing if you use multiple Reddit tools. Any app you've authorized with the right permissions can read your saves. You can review and revoke app permissions at reddit.com/prefs/apps.

Tools like Readdit Later use this OAuth authorization specifically to sync your saved posts into a private, searchable library that only you can access — your saves never leave your browser's local storage.

Privacy Tips for Reddit Power Users

If you want to keep your Reddit activity as private as possible:

Don't enable public votes. Double-check the setting mentioned above.
Review authorized apps. Revoke access for anything you no longer use.
Use saves instead of upvotes for bookmarking. Saves are always private; upvotes might not be.
Consider that deleted posts still exist in saves. If an author deletes a post, your save link may break, but the save entry itself remains in your list.
Reddit data requests include saves. If you ever request a data export, your saved posts are included in the export file.

The Bigger Privacy Picture

Your saved posts are safe from other users. The real privacy consideration is that Reddit (and any authorized third-party app) can see exactly what you've saved. For most people, this isn't a concern. But if your saved list contains sensitive content — medical questions, legal advice, personal finance research — it's worth being aware of who has access on the backend.

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