Best self-hosted Feed Readers apps
A news aggregator, also termed a feed aggregator, feed reader, news reader, RSS reader, is an application that aggregates web content such as newspapers/blogs/vlogs/podcasts in one location for easy viewing.
26 open source Feed Readers tools you host on your own server — with full control of your data and no per-user cost.
RSSHub
★ 44,872Easy to use, and extensible RSS feed aggregator capable of generating RSS feeds from pretty much everything ranging from social media to university departments.
Glance
★ 35,323Glance 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
★ 15,378Self-hostable RSS feed aggregator.
Miniflux
★ 9,387Minimalist news reader.
RSS-Bridge
★ 9,025Generate RSS/ATOM feeds for websites which don't have one.
NewsBlur
★ 7,516Personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world. A new sound of an old instrument.
Stringer
★ 4,116Work-in-progress self-hosted, anti-social RSS reader.
Yarr
★ 3,861Yarr (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
★ 3,556Google Reader inspired self-hosted RSS reader.
Selfoss
★ 2,464New multipurpose rss reader, live stream, mashup, aggregation web application.
Fusion
★ 2,118Lightweight RSS aggregator and reader.
bewCloud
★ 1,198File sharing + sync, notes, and photos (alternative to Nextcloud and ownCloud's RSS reader).
Tiny Tiny RSS
★ 767Web-based news feed (RSS/Atom) reader and aggregator.
reader
★ 542Feed reader web app and library (so you can use it to build your own), with only standard library and pure-Python dependencies.
Upvote RSS
★ 487Generate rich RSS feeds from Reddit, Hacker News, Lemmy, Mbin, and more.
Readflow
★ 470Lightweight news reader with modern interface and features: full-text search, automatic categorization, archiving, offline support, notifications.
RSS Monster
★ 470Easy to use web-based RSS aggregator and reader compatible with the Fever API (alternative to Google Reader).
RSS2EMail
★ 450Fetches RSS/Atom-feeds and pushes new content to any email-receiver, supports OPML.
Feeds Fun
★ 371News reader with tags, scoring, and AI.
TinyFeed
★ 370Generate a static HTML page from a collection of feeds with a simple CLI.
FeedCord
★ 314Simple, lightweight & customizable RSS News Feed for your Discord Server.
Kriss Feed
★ 289Simple and smart (or stupid) feed reader.
Bubo Reader
★ 233Irrationally minimal RSS feed reader.
Leed
★ 230Leed (for Light Feed) is a Free and minimalist RSS aggregator.
JARR
★ 129JARR (Just Another RSS Reader) is a web-based news aggregator and reader (fork of Newspipe).
Newspipe
Web news reader.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best self-hosted Feed Readers tools?
Among the 26 options, the most popular include RSSHub, Glance, FreshRSS. Compare license, platform and popularity in the list below.
Is there a free open source alternative for Feed Readers?
Yes — all 26 tools on this page are open source and you run them on your own server, with no monthly fee.
Where can I host a Feed Readers app?
On a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS from ~€4/mo. See the suggestions on this page.