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Looking for a good RSS Reader (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hello all, I am looking to start getting back into RSS feeds but nothing Ive found so far matches all of my requirements so i was going to see if you guys had any advice.

My requirements are:

  • Self hosted (preferably with an official docker container)
  • I should be able to view it in the web, as well as with an Android app but it doesn't have to be a first party app
  • It has to look nice and modern, preferably with a dark mode option

Anything you guys know of that would meet all three of those things?

Currently my plan is to run FreshRSS as my aggregator and FeedMe or Focus Reader on Android. I don't really have any plans for web viewers though

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

NewsBlur

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

I host my own Tiny Tiny RSS (TT-RSS), but I've used the public instance of CommaFeed too, many years ago, before I started selfhosting.

I really like TT-RSS, especially with my own theme I made, but the container image I'm using now is outdated and has some problems, and if I want to upgrade I'll have to switch image to the official one, and I won't be able to simply migrate my data over, as TT-RSS has since dropped support for MySQL completely, so I'm considering just hosting Commafeed instead (since I have to start fresh anyway).

I prefer RSS readers that feel a bit like Google Reader (R.I.P. - Gone but not forgotten)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 hours ago

I use Tiny Tiny RSS (https://tt-rss.org/) on desktop, and while they have an official mobile app, I've been enjoying Read You on Android

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I like Miniflux.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 48 minutes ago

I just installed Miniflux on my server as well.

Advantages (in my opinion) are: Package is in Debian repos (safe and no compilation needed), software is a static binary (thus does not require docker and only needs postgreSQL), documentation is good.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Miniflux for me as well, I find the progressive web app for mobile has the best color scheme for my eyes

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 hours ago

FreshRSS or TinyRSS

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Hello!

I use FresshRSS (https://freshrss.org/index.html). I'm very happy with it. When I'm on my phone I use the web interface.

[–] Lem453 1 points 48 minutes ago

I do this as well since I couldn't get any third-party apps to work with single sign-on. The web reader is actually quite good and I don't really miss anything from the apps.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 hours ago

Most people go with either FreshRSS or Miniflux but there's lots of options to choose from.

https://selfh.st/apps/?tag=RSS

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

I use Feeder for android. I have nothing else, and now i am searching this FreshRSS, you all mentioned 🫣

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

I will preface this with I only use it's web interface so I'm unsure of an app and you can judge from the image on their site if it is modern enough for you. I'd describe it as simple overall but it does have dark themes.

I've overall had a good experience with freshrss and their docker container https://hub.docker.com/r/freshrss/freshrss.

https://freshrss.org/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Freshrss as well and Feedme on android. Feedme is nice since it can download everything, even webpages and images for offline reading

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago

Feedme is good but Read You is gorgeous (and we all know that's what matters).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I use freshrss and fluent reader as android client app

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago

I like netNewsWire on iOS

[–] voluble 2 points 9 hours ago

I'm trying out freshrss right now and don't like it. Possibly my issues stem from user error, but, I can't figure out how to automatically hide articles based on keywords, adding extensions is a pain, and the ui feels large and very in-the-way. By default it truncates article titles, which I find absolutely baffling.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

I've been using CommaFeed for a while and I'm very happy with it. https://github.com/Athou/commafeed/ plus it is actively developed. I've reported a couple of small feature requests and the author implemented them very quickly.

As far as I know there are many third party android apps that you can use, but its responsive webUI is good enough, once you install it it is essentially as good as an app.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago

Freshrss and Capy Reader for android app.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I'm happy with FeedBro (browser extension), very customizable.

[–] voluble 2 points 9 hours ago

I like feedbro too. Haven't found a standalone selfhosted solution that has the same degree of customization.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

I use elfeed with emacs.