Fluent Reader
RSS & News ReadersModern desktop RSS reader with a fluent design
Replaces Feedly
Best Offline-First RSS & News Readers for self-hosting
The 11 best Offline-First rss & news readers you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Newsboat
RSS & News ReadersTerminal RSS and Atom feed reader for text consoles
Replaces Feedly
Feeder
RSS & News ReadersLightweight offline RSS reader for Android
Replaces Feedly
RSS Guard
RSS & News ReadersCross-platform desktop feed reader with plugin support
Replaces Feedly
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
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
Newsraft
RSS & News ReadersFeature-rich terminal RSS and Atom feed reader
Replaces Feedly
No apps match these filters.
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 |
| Newsboat | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 32 MB | MIT | 3,925 |
| Feeder | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | GPL-3.0 | 3,075 |
| RSS Guard | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 2,803 |
| 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 |
| Nom RSS by guyfedwards | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | MIT | 750 |
| Readrops | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | GPL-3.0 | 580 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Fluent Reader (9,708 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Newsboat (from 32 MB RAM, against 256 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 6 of 11 use GPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Offline-First within the rss & news readers category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.