Self-hosted alternatives to Flipboard
A news and feed aggregator on your own server. Below are 12 open source options you host on your own server — with no monthly per-user fee and full control of your data.
RSSHub
★ 45,184Easy to use, and extensible RSS feed aggregator capable of generating RSS feeds from pretty much everything ranging from social media to university departments.
Glance
★ 35,677Glance is a lightweight, configurable dashboard that gathers feeds, service status and widgets on a single screen. Hosted by you, it centralizes everything you check daily.
FreshRSS
★ 15,495Self-hostable RSS feed aggregator.
Miniflux
★ 9,455Minimalist news reader.
RSS-Bridge
★ 9,062Generate RSS/ATOM feeds for websites which don't have one.
NewsBlur
★ 7,535Personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world. A new sound of an old instrument.
Stringer
★ 4,118Work-in-progress self-hosted, anti-social RSS reader.
Yarr
★ 3,888Yarr (yet another rss reader) is a web-based feed aggregator which can be used both as a desktop application and a personal self-hosted server.
CommaFeed
★ 3,566Google Reader inspired self-hosted RSS reader.
Selfoss
★ 2,468New multipurpose rss reader, live stream, mashup, aggregation web application.
Fusion
★ 2,125Lightweight RSS aggregator and reader.
bewCloud
★ 1,204File sharing + sync, notes, and photos (alternative to Nextcloud and ownCloud's RSS reader).
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free self-hosted alternative to Flipboard?
Yes. We've gathered 12 self-hosted, open source alternatives to Flipboard — including RSSHub, Glance, FreshRSS. You run all of them on your own server.
What is the best open source alternative to Flipboard?
RSSHub is one of the most popular (45,184 GitHub stars). The "best" depends on your case — compare the options below.
Do I need a server to replace Flipboard?
Yes. You can use a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS (from ~€4/mo). See the hosting suggestions on this page.