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Reader by lemon24

Self-hosted feed reader with a clean reading view

RSS & News Readers ★ 560 stars Easy setup MIT

reader is a Python feed reader library that can fetch, store, and manage RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds, and it ships with a basic self-hostable web app and CLI. It supports plugins, full-text search, and OPML import for building a personal feed reader.

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Key features

  • Feed reader library and CLI
  • Bundled web application
  • Full-text search
  • OPML import and export

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Python

Is Reader by lemon24 secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Reader by lemon24's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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