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20 self-hosted Kill the Newsletter! alternatives

Converts email newsletters into private RSS feeds by providing forwarding addresses that fetch newsletter content and expose it as RSS items for use in any RSS reader, avoiding delivery to the user's inbox.

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FreshRSS is a fast, multi-user RSS/Atom feed aggregator with tagging, search, OPML import/export, WebSub push updates, and optional web scraping for sites without feeds.

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15.6k stars1.2k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

RSS-Bridge is a PHP web app that generates RSS/Atom/JSON feeds by scraping sites that don’t offer feeds, with many built-in “bridges” and caching options.

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9.1k stars1.2k forksUnlicenselast commit Actively maintained

Open-source RSS reader with real-time feed updates, training-based filtering, full-text search, social sharing, and native mobile apps; available hosted or self-hosted.

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7.6k stars1k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

yarr is a lightweight, self-hostable RSS reader and feed aggregator delivered as a single binary with an embedded SQLite database and optional desktop tray UI.

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3.9k stars287 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Feedbin is a web-based RSS reader for organizing and reading feeds with full-text extraction, powerful search, filtering actions, and a REST-like API for clients.

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3.8k stars289 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Open-source, self-hosted RSS reader with REST and Fever API support, OPML import, multi-user, and a responsive UI.

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3.6k stars404 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted RSS manager that translates and summarizes feeds, applies keyword/AI filters, and outputs merged RSS/JSON feeds with cost and status tracking.

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673 stars75 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Extension for FreshRSS that modernizes feed viewing with a video-tailored interface, mini-player, mobile-friendly controls, and Invidious/YouTube playback options.

598 stars9 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Create configurable RSS feeds from Reddit, Hacker News, Lemmy, Lobste.rs, PieFed, Mbin, and GitHub with optional AI summaries, media embedding, and comment inclusion.

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491 stars11 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Command-line utility to monitor RSS/Atom feeds and email new items to one or more addresses, configurable via XDG-style config and data files.

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453 stars74 forksGPL-2.0last commit Slowing down

Feedpushr is a Go-based feed aggregator with an embedded database, REST API, web UI, OPML import/export, pluggable filters and outputs, and push delivery options.

390 stars27 forksGPL-3.0last commit Slowing down

News and RSS reader that auto-assigns tags (including via LLMs), lets you define scoring rules, and filter/sort feeds; supports single- and multi-user deployments.

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379 stars19 forkslast commit Actively maintained

Lightweight C# service that polls RSS and YouTube feeds and posts updates to Discord via webhooks. Docker-ready, configurable, supports forum channels and embeds.

318 stars35 forksMITlast commit Slowing down

Simple, single-file PHP feed reader supporting OPML import/export, autoupdate, caching, starred items, and plugins for personal use.

290 stars54 forkslast commit Slowing down

Self-hosted app that scans an IMAP mailbox and exposes each configured sender's newsletters as RSS feeds. Deployable via Docker Compose with a web UI.

198 stars13 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

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Refeed is an open-source RSS reader that provides timed bookmarks, filters, notes, newsletter-to-RSS conversion, full-content fetching, and mobile apps.

181 stars6 forksMITlast commit Slowing down

Lightweight Rust service that accepts links via HTTP, extracts metadata, and serves a consumable Atom/RSS feed for read-later workflows. Supports token auth, browser/mobile shortcuts, and Docker.

111 stars7 forksApache-2.0last commit Slowing down

Service that checks your YouTube subscriptions and sends email notifications for new uploads using the YouTube Data API, RSS feeds, and SMTP.

18 stars2 forksMITlast commit Likely dormant

Newspipe is a web-based RSS/Atom news aggregator with multi-user support, search and favorites, OPML import/export, and an API for feed management.

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Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 12 of 20 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: AGPL-3.0, Unlicense, MIT, Apache-2.0, GPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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