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RSSHub
Easy to use, and extensible RSS feed aggregator capable of generating RSS feeds from pretty much everything ranging from social media to university departments.
★ 47k 2678 commits / 90d ⟳ today MIT Docker
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Open source feed readers
A news aggregator, also termed a feed aggregator, feed reader, news reader, RSS reader, is an application that aggregates web content such as newspapers/blogs/vlogs/podcasts in one location for easy viewing. 26 self-hosted feed readers tools are listed here, ordered purely by a repository health score that Repoly recomputes nightly. RSSHub leads at 99/100 with 2,678 commits in the last 90 days and 47k stars, followed by Glance (98) and FreshRSS (97). 14 of the 26 score 70 or above, 14 publish a Docker image, and the median health is 77. MIT is the most common licence, carried by 10 of them. Between them they stand in for Feedly and Google Drive.
updated Oct 2026 26 tools ★ 151k stars 14 with Docker median 77
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Most starred
46,728 stars on GitHub, the largest community in the category.
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Most active
1,586 commits in the last 90 days, the fastest-moving codebase here.
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Most permissive
Apache-2.0 licence with health 96/100: the strongest option if you need to embed or fork commercially.
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Glance
Highly customizable dashboard that puts all your feeds in one place.
★ 38k 47 commits / 90d ⟳ 10 days ago AGPL-3.0 Docker
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CommaFeed
Google Reader inspired self-hosted RSS reader.
★ 3.6k 324 commits / 90d ⟳ today Apache-2.0 Docker
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TinyFeed
Generate a static HTML page from a collection of feeds with a simple CLI.
★ 387 32 commits / 90d ⟳ 10 days ago MIT Docker
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Goeland
Turns any RSS/Atom feed into a beautiful email digest.
★ 205 58 commits / 90d ⟳ 3 days ago MIT Docker
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NewsBlur
Personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world. A new sound of an old instrument.
★ 7.7k 1586 commits / 90d ⟳ today MIT
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Yarr
Yarr (yet another rss reader) is a web-based feed aggregator which can be used both as a desktop application and a personal self-hosted server.
★ 4.1k 107 commits / 90d ⟳ yesterday MIT
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RSS-Bridge
Generate RSS/ATOM feeds for websites which don't have one.
★ 9.3k 90 commits / 90d ⟳ 2 days ago Unlicense Docker
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bewCloud
File sharing + sync, notes, and photos (alternative to Nextcloud and ownCloud's RSS reader).
★ 1.2k 20 commits / 90d ⟳ 12 days ago AGPL-3.0 Docker
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reader
Feed reader web app and library (so you can use it to build your own), with only standard library and pure-Python dependencies.
★ 559 41 commits / 90d ⟳ 8 days ago BSD-3-Clause
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RSS Monster
Easy to use web-based RSS aggregator and reader compatible with the Fever API (alternative to Google Reader).
★ 571 460 commits / 90d ⟳ today MIT
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Tiny Tiny RSS
Web-based news feed (RSS/Atom) reader and aggregator.
★ 871 64 commits / 90d ⟳ 5 days ago GPL-3.0 Docker
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Leed
Leed (for Light Feed) is a Free and minimalist RSS aggregator.
★ 235 13 commits / 90d ⟳ 2 days ago AGPL-3.0
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Selfoss
New multipurpose rss reader, live stream, mashup, aggregation web application.
★ 2.5k 74 commits / 90d ⟳ yesterday GPL-3.0
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Stringer
Work-in-progress self-hosted, anti-social RSS reader.
★ 4.1k 61 commits / 90d ⟳ yesterday MIT
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Upvote RSS
Generate rich RSS feeds from Reddit, Hacker News, Lemmy, Mbin, and more.
★ 501 1 commits / 90d ⟳ 8 days ago MIT Docker
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Readflow
Lightweight news reader with modern interface and features: full-text search, automatic categorization, archiving, offline support, notifications.
★ 476 5 commits / 90d ⟳ 18 days ago AGPL-3.0 Docker
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JARR
JARR (Just Another RSS Reader) is a web-based news aggregator and reader (fork of Newspipe).
★ 129 1 commits / 90d ⟳ 1 month ago AGPL-3.0 Docker
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RSS2EMail
Fetches RSS/Atom-feeds and pushes new content to any email-receiver, supports OPML.
★ 460 0 commits / 90d ⟳ 1.5 years ago GPL-2.0
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| 1 | RSSHub Docker | 47k | 2678 | MIT | today | |
| 2 | Glance Docker | 38k | 47 | AGPL-3.0 | 10 days ago | |
| 3 | FreshRSS Docker | 16k | 203 | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago | |
| 4 | Miniflux Docker | 9.9k | 62 | Apache-2.0 | today | |
| 5 | CommaFeed Docker | 3.6k | 324 | Apache-2.0 | today | |
| 6 | TinyFeed Docker | 387 | 32 | MIT | 10 days ago | |
| 7 | Goeland Docker | 205 | 58 | MIT | 3 days ago | |
| 8 | NewsBlur | 7.7k | 1586 | MIT | today | |
| 9 | Yarr | 4.1k | 107 | MIT | yesterday | |
| 10 | RSS-Bridge Docker | 9.3k | 90 | Unlicense | 2 days ago | |
| 11 | bewCloud Docker | 1.2k | 20 | AGPL-3.0 | 12 days ago | |
| 12 | reader | 559 | 41 | BSD-3-Clause | 8 days ago | |
| 13 | RSS Monster | 571 | 460 | MIT | today | |
| 14 | Fusion Docker | 2.2k | 12 | MIT | 23 days ago | |
| 15 | Tiny Tiny RSS Docker | 871 | 64 | GPL-3.0 | 5 days ago | |
| 16 | Leed | 235 | 13 | AGPL-3.0 | 2 days ago | |
| 17 | Selfoss | 2.5k | 74 | GPL-3.0 | yesterday | |
| 18 | Stringer | 4.1k | 61 | MIT | yesterday | |
| 19 | Upvote RSS Docker | 501 | 1 | MIT | 8 days ago | |
| 20 | Feeds Fun | 397 | 19 | BSD-3-Clause | 8 days ago | |
| 21 | Readflow Docker | 476 | 5 | AGPL-3.0 | 18 days ago | |
| 22 | JARR Docker | 129 | 1 | AGPL-3.0 | 1 month ago | |
| 23 | RSS2EMail | 460 | 0 | GPL-2.0 | 1.5 years ago | |
| 24 | Kriss Feed | 292 | 0 | CC0-1.0 | 3 months ago | |
| 25 | Bubo Reader | 236 | 0 | MIT | 10 months ago | |
| 26 | Newspipe | 0 | 0 | AGPL-3.0 | unknown |
How the feed reader tools compare
RSSHub edges Glance 99 to 98. RSSHub also has the largest following, at 47k stars.
The most recent release is RSSHub v2026.10.29-8494.9dae470, published yesterday. Tiny Tiny RSS, Stringer, Feeds Fun and 2 more publish no tagged releases, which costs up to 25 of the 100 points. Readflow, JARR, RSS2EMail and 2 more score under 40, so check recent activity before adopting them. By stack, PHP (8), Go (7) and Python (6) are the most common. RSSHub, Miniflux, CommaFeed and 13 more are permissively licensed; Glance, FreshRSS, bewCloud and 7 more are copyleft. Newspipe is not hosted on a forge Repoly can read, so it has no measured score yet.
Feed Readers: common questions
What is the best open source feed reader tool?
By Repoly's GitHub health score, RSSHub at 99/100 (2,678 commits in 90 days, v2026.10.29-8494.9dae470 from yesterday). Glance is next at 98. The score measures maintenance, not features, so shortlist the top few and try them.
Which feed reader tools are the most actively developed?
RSSHub (2,678 commits in 90 days), NewsBlur (1,586 commits in 90 days) and RSS Monster (460 commits in 90 days). Commit activity is 35 of the 100 health points, the largest single term.
Which feed reader tools can I run in Docker?
14 of 26 publish a Docker image or Compose file, led by RSSHub, Glance, FreshRSS, Miniflux, CommaFeed and 9 more.
Which feed reader tools have a permissive licence?
16 of 26: RSSHub (MIT), Miniflux (Apache-2.0), CommaFeed (Apache-2.0), TinyFeed (MIT), Goeland (MIT) and 11 more. 10 are copyleft.
Which paid products can open source feed reader tools replace?
Feedly (FreshRSS ranks highest here) and Google Drive (bewCloud ranks highest here).
