Miniflux 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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FeatureMinifluxyarr
CategoryRSS & News ReadersRSS & News Readers
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageGoGo
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM128 MB64 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarybinary, docker
GitHub stars★ 9,561★ 3,919
First released20142020
ReplacesFeedly, InoreaderFeedly, Google Reader

Why pick each one

Choose Miniflux if…

  • Very fast and lightweight
  • Easy to deploy
  • Clean reading experience
Miniflux details

Choose yarr if…

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Miniflux or yarr better?

Neither is universally better. Miniflux has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Miniflux and yarr free and open-source?

Yes. Miniflux is licensed under Apache-2.0 and yarr under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Miniflux and yarr with Docker?

Miniflux: yes. yarr: yes.

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