Fluent Reader
RSS & News ReadersModern desktop RSS reader with a fluent design
Replaces Feedly
Best Free RSS & News Readers for self-hosting
The 31 best Free rss & news readers you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Kill the Newsletter
RSS & News ReadersConvert email newsletters into RSS feeds
Replaces Feedly
Feeder
RSS & News ReadersLightweight offline RSS reader for Android
Replaces Feedly
Fusion
RSS & News ReadersLightweight self-hosted RSS reader with full-text fetch
Replaces Feedly, Inoreader
bewCloud
RSS & News ReadersFile sharing + sync, notes, and photos (alternative to Nextcloud
QuiteRSS
RSS & News ReadersOpen-source cross-platform RSS and Atom news aggregator
Replaces Feedly
osmos::feed
RSS & News ReadersBuild an RSS reader as a static site with GitHub Actions
Replaces Feedly
Liferea
RSS & News ReadersLinux Feed Reader for the GNOME desktop
Replaces Feedly, Google Reader
NewsFlash
RSS & News ReadersDesktop feed reader and spiritual successor to FeedReader
Replaces Feedly
RSSBox
RSS & News ReadersGenerate RSS feeds for sites without native feeds
Replaces RSS-Bridge
morss
RSS & News ReadersGet full-text and complete RSS feeds from any source
Replaces Feedly
Nom RSS by guyfedwards
RSS & News ReadersTerminal RSS and Atom feed reader
Replaces Feedly, Newsboat
Readrops
RSS & News ReadersAndroid RSS reader that syncs with self-hosted services
Replaces Feedly
RSS Monster
RSS & News ReadersEasy to use web-based RSS aggregator and reader compatible
Reader by lemon24
RSS & News ReadersSelf-hosted feed reader with a clean reading view
Replaces Feedly, Google Reader
Feed mixer nono Granary
RSS & News ReadersConvert between feed formats and social network data
Replaces Feedly
rss2email
RSS & News ReadersGet RSS and Atom feeds as email messages
Replaces Feedly
rsspls
RSS & News ReadersGenerate RSS feeds for websites that lack them
Replaces RSS-Bridge
Feeds Fun
RSS & News ReadersNews reader with tags, scoring, and AI
Feedpushr
RSS & News ReadersPowerful RSS aggregator, able to transform and send articles to many
FeedCord
RSS & News ReadersSimple, lightweight & customizable RSS News Feed for your Discord
RSS aggregator nono KrISS feed
RSS & News ReadersSimple and smart RSS and Atom feed reader
Replaces Google Reader, Feedly
Russ
RSS & News ReadersTerminal RSS and Atom feed reader
Replaces Feedly
FeedMixer
RSS & News ReadersAggregate multiple feeds into one combined RSS feed
Replaces RSS Mix, Feedly
Bubo Reader
RSS & News ReadersIrrationally minimal RSS feed reader
RSS reader nono Leed
RSS & News ReadersFree and minimalist self-hosted RSS feed aggregator
Replaces Google Reader, Feedly
feed2toot
RSS & News ReadersAutomatically post RSS feed items to Mastodon
Replaces IFTTT
RSS Funnel
RSS & News ReadersProgrammable proxy for transforming RSS feeds
Replaces Feedbin, Feedly
Feed dashboard nono Reader-self
RSS & News ReadersPHP RSS aggregator with a Google Reader API
Replaces Google Reader, Feedly
JARR
RSS & News ReadersJARR (Just Another RSS Reader) is a web-based news aggregator
TrueRSS
RSS & News ReadersSelf-hosted feed reader with a customizable plugin system
Replaces Feedly, NewsBlur
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluent Reader | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | BSD-3-Clause | 9,708 |
| Kill the Newsletter | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 128 MB | MIT | 3,113 |
| Feeder | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | GPL-3.0 | 3,075 |
| Fusion | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 2,191 |
| bewCloud | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 1,237 |
| QuiteRSS | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-3.0 | 1,091 |
| osmos::feed | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 32 MB | MIT | 989 |
| Liferea | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-2.0 | 925 |
| NewsFlash | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 900 |
| RSSBox | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 816 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Fluent Reader (9,708 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: osmos::feed (from 32 MB RAM, against 512 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 16 of 31 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Free within the rss & news readers category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.