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Newsraft vs yarr

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted rss & news readers options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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NE Newsraft Feature-rich terminal RSS and Atom feed reader VS YA yarr Yet another RSS reader as a single binary
FeatureNewsraftyarr
CategoryRSS & News ReadersRSS & News Readers
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageCGo
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM32 MB64 MB
Deploymentbinary, bare-metalbinary, docker
GitHub stars★ 300★ 3,919
First released20222020
ReplacesFeedlyFeedly, Google Reader

Why pick each one

Choose Newsraft if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Written in C
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 32 MB RAM
Newsraft details

Choose yarr if…

  • Extremely simple to run
  • Tiny footprint
  • No dependencies
yarr details

Frequently asked questions

Is Newsraft or yarr better?

yarr is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Newsraft if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Newsraft and yarr free and open-source?

Yes. Newsraft is licensed under GPL-3.0 and yarr under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Newsraft and yarr with Docker?

Newsraft: check the project docs for container support. yarr: yes.

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