I've been using a subpar tool lately that has proven increasingly buggy over time. I'm curious what other options are out there.
by dobladov on 8/28/24, 12:51 PM
I use Inoreader, the closest I could find to Google Reader, it has all I would need for an RSS reader and way more, I don't know how good their apps are because the web version is just great in desktop and mobile browsers.
- https://www.inoreader.com/
by nikole9696 on 8/28/24, 2:51 PM
Another vote for Feedly here. I like the interface, it's pretty simple and I don't need much (nor want more). I'm on the free plan. I can get my feeds from any of my devices, which is important to me. The iOS apps for my phone and ipad work great. That's really all I need.
by kevincox on 8/28/24, 1:03 PM
I've been using RSS-to-email since forever. I now run my own RSS-to-email service.
I filter (almost all) of them into folders that don't notify and then they are there ready to read across all of my devices that are logged into my email.
I find that email clients are quite suited to RSS reading. They have folders, searching, filtering and unread/read/deleted tracking that is synced cross-device. And for the few feeds that I want to be "urgent" it is easy to send them to my inbox.
I have written about my workflow in the past:
https://kevincox.ca/2013/06/27/email-as-rss-reader/
https://kevincox.ca/2023/06/27/decade-of-rss-via-email/
by williamjackson on 8/28/24, 12:56 PM
by kohbo on 8/28/24, 4:13 PM
I self-host FreshRSS. I prefer the feeds to be pulled from a server rather than locally from a browser. This lets me check out news feeds from work without worrying about my computer pinging websites IT doesn't like.
by blakesterz on 8/28/24, 12:46 PM
I've been using NewsBlur since the demise of Google Reader.
by tiimbz on 8/28/24, 5:06 PM
Feedly [0] (web app and on IOS) has been amazing since Google Reader died. On IOS it makes flipping through items and saving them for later a smooth and relatively fast experience.
[0] https://feedly.com
by xlrl on 8/28/24, 1:54 PM
Self-hosted miniflux (golang based). Very minimalist, I used to miss a phone app for it but the mobile webpage is good enough for me.
I turned to it when the tiny tiny reader maintainer turned out to be a huge p*ck. Wasn't just me, others confirmed.
Think I am using miniflux for 6-7 years now
by rcalder on 8/28/24, 1:33 PM
Self-hosted Tiny Tiny RSS works well, supporting OPML import/export, mobile clients, and a Reader-like theme.
https://tt-rss.orgby Buxato on 8/28/24, 1:26 PM
NewsBlur so I could have everything (articles that are read, saved ...) synced between my laptop and smartphone.
https://www.newsblur.com
by Eric_WVGG on 8/28/24, 12:56 PM
by lcall on 8/29/24, 4:57 PM
On Android, Handy News Reader from the f-droid.org app store works well, once I went through all the settings and customized it, and got used to it. Except now it doesn't auto-fetch (it used to) and I don't know if I did something wrong, but manually fetching new stories isn't bad.
It is a local reader -- no account required, no server storage, but stores everything on the phone.
I've also used NewsBlur which I would probably like more if I paid. One thing about Handy News Reader is there is a way to see the URLs of existing feeds, which I have not found how to do in NewsBlur.
A previous discussion from 2020: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24658424
And from 2022: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34108413
I haven't tried any of the others in comments here, so can't make comparisons; that might be interesting.
by jjj123 on 8/28/24, 2:19 PM
I use Feedly. It’s a very good app but the company is making some bizarre decisions to try and turn it into an “intelligence platform”. Like lots of weird/useless AI generated summaries that all seem to be related to the financial implications of the article. You can turn most of them off but it’s a worrying trend in general.
by AndrewDucker on 8/28/24, 1:37 PM
Feedly paid-for plan. Just works in both browser and Android versions.
by domysee on 8/29/24, 7:23 AM
There's also Lighthouse (
https://lighthouseapp.io/). Compared to typical RSS readers it organizes content into Inbox and Library. Where new content lands in the inbox, where you can sort through it and add content you're interested in to the library.
So it's basically a combination of feed reader and read-it-later app.
by Tomte on 8/28/24, 12:37 PM
NetNewsWire is great, but iOS/iPad/Mac only. It syncs between devices using iCloud, so without a Feedly etc. account. That feature seems to be pretty rare.
by jkmcf on 8/28/24, 4:42 PM
Feedly's web app is awesome. I usually use the web version on iPad.
The main problem with RSS apps these days is they respect the article summary and do not render the full article in the app, so you have to read in the in-app browser or default browser. The (iOS) in-app browser doesn't have extensions or dark mode, so
Alternatively, everyone wants you to visit their site so only publish their RSS with a summary.
by rado on 8/28/24, 12:50 PM
by bkaczynski on 8/28/24, 1:17 PM
by brm100 on 8/28/24, 1:02 PM
I use a self hosted instance of tiny tiny rss (tt-rss) for subscriptions and Omnivore for reading.
Omnivore is open source with no data collection.
The iOS app is very good with integration for saving items from the firefox web browser.
The web app works well on the Linux desktop with the Firefox addon for saving articles.
by nordsieck on 8/28/24, 1:11 PM
Newsboat
By a mile. The command line doesn't really bother me, and the killer feature is being able to hook it into my crontab, so it acts like Google Reader (without the social features), but it's completely local to my machine.
I honestly don't want to rely on another service again if I can help it, and this tool really scratches that itch.
by acrosett on 8/28/24, 12:32 PM
Is the content on RSS feeds significantly different that what you can find on platforms like HackerNews or Reddit?
by mksb on 8/28/24, 4:40 PM
by RistrettoMike on 8/28/24, 12:47 PM
Bazqux Reader for the actual service, “Reeder” on both macOS and iOS for the client I use.
by dnel on 8/28/24, 1:16 PM
I didn't get on with miniflux so I've been using Feeder for Android the past year or so and really like it. I also use Newsboat on desktop which is great but gets used less as I tend to consume feeds on mobile it seems.
by mindcrime on 8/28/24, 6:44 PM
I mostly still use RSSOwl. Thunderbird also works reasonably well as an RSS reader.
by akimbostrawman on 8/28/24, 4:13 PM
by dxs on 8/28/24, 2:15 PM
by AwaAwa on 9/2/24, 2:36 PM
Firefox + Feedbro extension + RSShub container (self hosted) does the trick for those that have and had RSS.
by thrill on 8/28/24, 3:01 PM
It's not longer Feedly, since they introduced that distracting flashing green "AI summary" button. Even disabling all the things it should be doing in the Settings, it still shows.
by waterpowder on 8/28/24, 12:58 PM
Feedly
by timbit42 on 8/28/24, 1:18 PM
by softwarerero on 8/28/24, 1:18 PM
by Cortex5936 on 8/28/24, 1:31 PM
by scompo on 8/29/24, 9:46 AM
by yagop on 8/28/24, 1:32 PM
by davimack on 8/28/24, 6:05 PM
Since Google died I've been using selfoss. I haven't / hadn't been able to find the social features, and selfoss was just straightforward and solid.
by matafagafo on 8/28/24, 7:13 PM
by stop50 on 8/28/24, 12:28 PM
Im using next cloud news(server and android app). It has a small bug with invisible text and some setting are forgotten over time, but else it is good enough,
by r-physicist on 8/28/24, 1:01 PM
by ShawFei on 8/28/24, 1:07 PM
I use Read Copilot, I build it myself, I love the AI part of it because I have too many RSS feeds and most of them are not on my native language
by ricokatayama on 8/28/24, 12:57 PM
Reeder, since the beginning.
Technically it's a wrapper and behind the scenes I'm using Feedly.
The experience is great so far
by idahoduncan on 8/28/24, 1:10 PM
by ShawFei on 8/28/24, 1:05 PM
Read Copilot, I build it myself, I love the AI power part, because I have too many RSS feeds and most of them are not my native language
by hkchad on 8/28/24, 2:31 PM
ttrss (
https://tt-rss.org/) self hosted.
When Google Reader shut down I switch to feedly for a bit, don't remember now why but for some reason I didn't like it. So I started self hosting my own instance of ttrss and haven't looked back since.
by ibobev on 8/28/24, 2:53 PM
by timdeve on 8/28/24, 4:09 PM
Made my own, made it easy to add different type of clients (TUI, Android, Web) and display cleaned up articles.
by SirFatty on 8/28/24, 1:20 PM
I've been using Netvibes since 2008.
by intellectronica on 8/28/24, 1:07 PM
by big-green-man on 8/28/24, 6:15 PM
On android, feeder v1.x. The v2 update changed the UI for the worse. The old version works wonderfully.
by r0ckarong on 8/28/24, 1:06 PM
Used to like Feedly but their free plan is just too limited so I've been on Inoreader for years now.
by obrhoff on 8/28/24, 3:02 PM
Miniflux (hosted) + Reeder
Miniflux itself is an amazing small Golang app, that can be easily deployed through Docker.
by andrewinardeer on 8/28/24, 2:18 PM
ntfy.sh
I run the server on a RP4. It pushes the latest article/podcast to my phone via a cronjob running every 60 seconds. Each feed has its own channel. I also throw it into a postgres db on the same RP4 for posterity.
by breck on 8/28/24, 12:53 PM
I wrote my own command line one called BMB (well, ChatGPT wrote most of it).
It's great!
by pseudo_meta on 8/28/24, 1:10 PM
Unread for iOS. I think it has the smoothest UI of any mobile feed reader.
by impure on 8/28/24, 4:06 PM
I made one called Stratum to fix some of the problems with other readers.
by tennisflyi on 8/29/24, 5:08 AM
Google Reader (:/), then Digg (:/), and now Ino Reader
by lylejantzi3rd on 8/28/24, 12:48 PM
It used to be NetNewsWire, but now it's rss2email and fastmail.
by timbit42 on 8/28/24, 1:20 PM
Flym on Android. It's free, open source and has no ads.
by nicholasbraker on 8/28/24, 1:01 PM
Big fan of bazqux.com
by frizlab on 8/28/24, 1:25 PM
NetNewsWire is excessively good (Apple platforms only).
by baal80spam on 8/28/24, 1:03 PM
I use Inoreader for over 10 years now (free edition).
by stranded22 on 8/28/24, 1:05 PM
Inoreader (pro?) hands down.
I've been subscribed for probably 6+ years now. I've tried various others but this has the mix of power user and design. Great filters, newsletter sign ups, can get around most paywall.
by seabadger on 8/28/24, 2:03 PM
feedly for the service part; gReader Pro for the UI (Android), as I don't like the Feedly app itself.
by rogerthis on 8/28/24, 12:49 PM
Inoreader.
by pacifika on 8/28/24, 12:47 PM
Email
by hprotagonist on 8/28/24, 1:42 PM
i self host fressrss, and use reeder on ios and the browser elsewhere.
by dflock on 8/28/24, 1:13 PM
by crustycoder on 8/28/24, 12:52 PM
Drop feeds on Firefox
by BOOSTERHIDROGEN on 8/28/24, 12:43 PM
Selfhosted miniflux.
by DamonHD on 8/28/24, 12:44 PM
Brief on Firefox.
by michele_f on 8/28/24, 2:45 PM
Feedly. PERIOD.
by slothtrop on 8/28/24, 1:06 PM
Feedbro on FF
by m0wer on 8/28/24, 3:06 PM
feeder + rssfilter.sgn.space
by majikaja on 8/28/24, 1:43 PM
RSS Guard
by 082349872349872 on 8/28/24, 12:38 PM
newsboat
by threemux on 8/28/24, 1:01 PM
feedmail.org
by orcul on 8/28/24, 1:46 PM
bazqux
by chetangoti on 8/28/24, 12:47 PM
miniflux