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20 self-hosted RSS.app alternatives

Cloud service that generates and manages RSS feeds from webpages and social media that lack native feeds. Provides feed extraction and filtering, bundling, auto-updates, embeddable widgets, RSS-to-JSON/CSV/email, an API and integrations for alerts and distribution.

Alternatives to RSS.app

RSSHub generates RSS/Atom/JSON feeds for thousands of sites and services that don’t provide feeds, exposing them as subscribable endpoints you can self-host.

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46k stars10.2k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

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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15.9k stars1.3k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Miniflux is a fast, privacy-focused, minimalist RSS/Atom feed reader designed for self-hosted deployment.

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9.6k stars925 forksApache-2.0last 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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9.2k 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 stars1.1k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Stringer is a self-hosted RSS reader built on Ruby on Rails with PostgreSQL, offering keyboard shortcuts and a Fever-compatible API for use with supported mobile clients.

4.1k stars391 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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4k stars293 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 stars409 forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted web-based RSS reader and feed aggregator with OPML import, plug-ins, and a RESTful JSON API. Supports SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.

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2.5k stars339 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Fusion is a lightweight, self-hosted RSS reader and feed aggregator with search, bookmarks, OPML import/export, and support for RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds.

2.2k stars91 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted YouTube-to-podcast converter that generates API-key-protected RSS feeds, auto-syncs new uploads, and downloads audio or video for any podcast client.

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1.2k stars101 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Tiny Tiny RSS (tt-rss) is a self-hosted, web-based RSS/Atom reader and feed aggregator with filtering, tagging, and a plugin system.

833 stars84 forksGPL-3.0last 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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676 stars76 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

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

607 stars10 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted RSS reader inspired by Google Reader, featuring smart folders, advanced search expressions, clustering, quality scoring, and Fever/Google Reader API compatibility.

498 stars45 forksMITlast 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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497 stars13 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted read-it-later/news-reading platform that saves articles offline, organizes with categories, and integrates with external services via webhooks.

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474 stars32 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

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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394 stars19 forkslast commit Actively maintained

What replacing RSS.app actually involves

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. 20 of 20 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0, Unlicense, MIT, GPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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