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What are the best self-hosted feed readers?
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Best self-hosted feed readers
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Platforms
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Tiny Tiny RSS
Free
Yes
Web, Android, iOS
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FreshRSS
Free
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NewsBlur
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Yes
Web, iOS, Android
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Feedbin
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Yes
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Miniflux
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Tiny Tiny RSS
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Tiny Tiny RSS
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Tiny Tiny RSS
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Pros
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Cons
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Has to be set up manually, tech-savviness and patience required
Using Tiny Tiny RSS is not as simple as creating an account on another service. Merely completing the installation procedure will take at least a few hours. Main requirements include a physical server or a web host supporting PHP and MySQL. The know-how’s also needed, but there are several guides online that explain all the steps quite well. Anyone familiar with computers, even not being an expert, who is willing to spend some hours reading and learning should be able to set up this software.
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Android client available
An Android app is available on the Google Play store and on F-droid
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MemorableWaygl's Experience
easy to install and keep up to date - great community
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Specs
Search:
Yes
Platforms:
Web, Android, iOS
Keyboard shortcuts:
Yes
License:
GNU GPL v3
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Integrates with a media center
Feeds can be viewed on a TV or dedicated media box.
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Yanis's Experience
Simple and easy
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Full control of the service
Since this reader is open-source and self-hosted, users can have full control of the service and its data when used on a private server. This means they don’t need to rely on a third party service that can be discontinued anytime. It also ensures the cost for using the reader will not increase and it protects user privacy by not giving up personal data.
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Highly customizable via plugins
The main way to customize Tiny Tiny RSS is via functionality plugins. Some come with the basic installation, but many additional ones are available from third parties. Users can also change the way information is shown, create themes or skins using CSS or download ones created by the community. All this is possible because Tiny Tiny RSS is open-source--anyone can create modifications for it and publicly share them. You just have to look out for possible bugs and security issues with user-made content.
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E-mail digest
Users can request an e-mail to be sent at a set interval with news posts.
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Organize by tags and labels
Browse and organize feeds and posts by tags and labels.
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Multiple users per installation
One instance of Tiny Tiny RSS can be used by as many people as necessary.
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FreshRSS
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FreshRSS
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FreshRSS
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1
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Full control
Licensed under AGPL 3 and self-hosted.
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ReceptiveWanamangura's Experience
Really simple to install and use !
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Specs
PHP version:
7
Import Google Reader:
True
Import OPML:
True
Self-Hosted:
Yes
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Polite and respectful community
You can ask questions and receive answers. It seems normal on the surface, but that's currently almost an unique feature for an OSS.
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Fast
As someone who used Tiny Tiny RSS for many, many years (and sill likes it) I will say that FreshRSS is noticeably faster. Feed checks are quick and jumping into the menus to configure it is effortless.
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Free
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NewsBlur
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NewsBlur
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NewsBlur
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3
Cons
2
Specs
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Con
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Freemium
This service is free, but can cost up to $24 per year for premium users.
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Specs
Search:
Yes
Platforms:
Web, iOS, Android
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Can't have unread items older than a 14 days/month
This is a premium feature.
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here
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Feedbin
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Feedbin
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Feedbin
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8
Pros
7
Specs
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Supports JSON Feed
JSON Feed is a new syndication format that uses JSON instead of XML to store its data. JSON is generally considered easier to read and write than XML, making for less error-prone data structuring and broken feeds.
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Specs
Search:
Yes
Keyboard shortcuts:
Yes
API:
Yes
Night Theme:
Yes
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Paid
This won't disappear in a year or two if ad revenue falls off.
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Free and open source
Licensed under MIT. Code available on GitHub.
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Classy interface
The web interface is nice, and the apps give a great native experience regardless of what platform you're on.
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Supported by many other apps
Works with Reeder, ReadKit, Mr Reader, SubToMe and many, many other apps.
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Clean UI
Uncluttered and intuitive to use.
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Full API
Feedbin has a fully-featured, free, REST-style API.
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here
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Miniflux
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Miniflux
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Miniflux
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4
Pros
3
Cons
1
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Very light and easy installation
It is easy to install, and has few dependencies. It requires very few resources to run.
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Subscription management
It is currently a bit difficult to handle many subscriptions in the web interface, as there is no mass edit option.
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Focused on content
The interface is very simple yet usable (completely navigable with keyboard), and focuses on the content.
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Fever API
Will sync with Reeder for Mac/iOS, Readably for Android, and other Fever compatible applications.
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Selfoss
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Selfoss
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Selfoss
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4
Experiences
2
Pros
1
Specs
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Great mobile view
Very good responsive design
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PoliteBorlung's Experience
"just works", since years, great!
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Specs
PHP version:
5.4+
Import Google Reader:
True
Import OPML:
True
Self-hosted:
Yes
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IntellectualBeyla's Experience
Doesn;t work with PHP 7.3 and PHP 7.4
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Free
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CommaFeed
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CommaFeed
My Recommendation for
CommaFeed
Hide
Get it
here
Recommend
3
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Stringer
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Stringer
My Recommendation for
Stringer
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Free
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2
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Lite-Reader
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Lite-Reader
My Recommendation for
Lite-Reader
Hide
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here
Recommend
2
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Elfeed
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Elfeed
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Elfeed
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3
Pros
3
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Open source
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Free
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Integrated with Emacs
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Creaky Coot
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Creaky Coot
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Creaky Coot
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here
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1
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FeedHQ
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FeedHQ
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FeedHQ
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here
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3
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Monocle Reader
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Monocle Reader
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Monocle Reader
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0
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1
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RSSminer
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RSSminer
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RSSminer
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here
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1
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Reader Self
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Reader Self
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Reader Self
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here
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Arsse
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Arsse
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Arsse
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FREE
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1
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Cacocloud
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Cacocloud
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Cacocloud
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here
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RSS2EMail
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RSS2EMail
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RSS2EMail
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here
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Leselys
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Leselys
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Leselys
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Readr
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Readr
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Readr
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