yarr
RSS & News ReadersYet another RSS reader as a single binary
Replaces Feedly, Google Reader
Best SQLite RSS & News Readers for self-hosting
The 8 best SQLite 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
Fusion
RSS & News ReadersLightweight self-hosted RSS reader with full-text fetch
Replaces Feedly, Inoreader
Reader by lemon24
RSS & News ReadersSelf-hosted feed reader with a clean reading view
Replaces Feedly, Google Reader
Newsraft
RSS & News ReadersFeature-rich terminal RSS and Atom feed reader
Replaces Feedly
Russ
RSS & News ReadersTerminal RSS and Atom feed reader
Replaces Feedly
Coldsweat
RSS & News ReadersWeb RSS aggregator and reader with a Fever API
Replaces Google Reader, Feedly
Yarrharr
RSS & News ReadersSelf-hosted feed reader with a mobile-friendly interface
Replaces Feedly, Google Reader
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yarr | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 64 MB | MIT | 4,070 |
| Newsboat | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 32 MB | MIT | 3,925 |
| Fusion | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 2,191 |
| Reader by lemon24 | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 560 |
| Newsraft | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 32 MB | GPL-3.0 | 300 |
| Russ | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | MIT | 268 |
| Coldsweat | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 128 MB | MIT | 146 |
| Yarrharr | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 3 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: yarr (4,070 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Newsboat (from 32 MB RAM, against 256 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 6 of 8 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged SQLite within the rss & news readers category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.