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You might not be aware but Lemmy has RSS built into it. I just noticed myself so I wanted to check out the current state of RSS clients and well, nothing seems to be quite what I'm after.

What RSS clients out there are worth looking at? I notice several have self-hosted server solutions which is interesting. I don't care if it's free, open source, paid or whatever though, I just want a good experience.

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[–] AeternalBorealis@mander.xyz 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

FreshRSS - Not too big on RSS, but for me it does the job. Also, If I understood correctly there is an Open API so you can use another Client with FreshRSS Back End

https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS

[–] hollyberries@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Another vote for FreshRSS. It's a self hosted solution. I'm a bit of a data hoarder so mine is set to never purge articles, and edits are treated as new articles.

Clients I use:

[–] whynotzoidberg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I’ve been so happy with rediscovering rss via FreshRSS and NetNewsWire that I’m chiming in on old threads. That is all. 🤙🏻

[–] BoxOfSnoo@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

FreshRSS is amazing. Super powerful. I used to use tt-rss but it was unstable, limited in its clients (API emulation) and a very hostile developer.

[–] xaxl@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

This looks interesting, thanks for the suggestion. I'll give it a whirl.

[–] RatzChatsubo@vlemmy.net 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

There are apps which can connect to FreshRSS, but the mobile UI is better, IMO.

[–] AeternalBorealis@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think so, but you can find a list of apps compatible with it here : https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS#apis--native-apps

[–] asjmcguire@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Sadly I haven't yet got Kbin's RSS to work with FreshRSS. It claims there is no feed. Which is a shame. But yes I use FreshRSS daily 👍

[–] zonk@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'm using the opinionated and self-hosted reader Miniflux in combination with a browser plugin for Chrome. This way I see the amount of unread RSS items and I can either click them to open them or just mark them as read. Not sure if it's for everyone, but I like it a lot :) Just figured it should get a mention here.

[–] jks@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

Another vote for Miniflux. If you like a Reader-type interface, check out reminiflux (it's just an alternative frontend).

[–] rmunzio@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I've replaced ttrss with Miniflux and I'm very happy with it. No need for a mobile app, the web interface is just fine on both desktop and phone.

[–] moftasa@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

miniflux is great. If you don't want to self host, the developer offers a hosted version that is very reasonably priced and I like to think it contributes to the development of the software.

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[–] trem@feddit.it 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I selfhost FreshRSS and connect to it with Reeder on iOS.

[–] Chobbes@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Have you tried Unread on iOS? I ask because my setup is FreshRSS -> Unread, so I'm curious if it's worth buying Reeder.

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[–] slug@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

FreshRSS is ugly and sometimes clunky but seems to be unparalleled for features and support (Reeder + Netnewswire for clients) as far as selfhosted options go

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[–] TheWoozy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I've been running tiny tiny rss (aka ttrss) on a vps for well over 10 years. It's been rock solid through many upgrades. It's got a great web interface & android app. There's a decent sized community for it. The only drawback is that primary dev (fox) does not tolerate (what he conciders) dumb questions. The new docker compose deployment is brain-dead simple.

[–] shellsharks@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love Reeder for iOS. For service I’ve been using Feedly since the beginning so I’ve stuck with them. But these days there is probably better (and cheaper) options.

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[–] exu@feditown.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nextcloud News, if you already have Nextcloud set up. There's also an Android app for it that connects to the server.

[–] homegrowntechie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

^ This. The Android app is quite nice. For iOS readers, you should use netnewswire

[–] andarwaid@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Feeder on F-droid

[–] kbity@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

If you want one for your phone, Feedly is pretty good. On desktop, I use Liferea.

[–] cnx@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I use Liferea, which

  • Discovers web feeds from web page's alternate link
  • Embeds WebKit to render HTML in full
  • Supports RSS comments
  • Has configurable enclosure handler, so I can open YouTube in mpv
[–] xaxl@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Oh man I haven't heard of Liferea in years!

[–] kbity@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Seconding Liferea.

[–] SeanTurvey@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I'm a fan of Inoreader.

[–] Carol2852@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

I'm using https://miniflux.app/ and I'm very happy with it.

[–] Aldursil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you looked at Inoreader?

[–] Sami@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I set this up and like the UI but it does that stuff where it says things like "Hey you have duplicates do you want to remove them? Oops sorry you gotta pay for that" and "Hey we noticed you're using a adblocker". Everything has to be a subscription service these days.

[–] Aldursil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I used to self host TT-RSS (Tiny Tiny RSS) and eventually got tired of maintaining it so I looked for something else. Inoreader is subscription based but I like it the most out of all the ones I've tried.

Look here for a comparison of what you get from the free account vs the Pro subscription. https://www.inoreader.com/pricing

[–] geranimo2112@lemmy.tf 1 points 1 year ago

What was hard about maintaining ttrss? I spun up a docker a couple years ago and really never touch it.

[–] ericjmorey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you want someone else to do work for you and pay for expenses upfront for you, you should expect to pay for thator have your interaction with that service be sold to advertisers at a minimum.

[–] Sami@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Sure, but I don't think it has to be a subscription nag. They're free to monetize as they wish but I don't have to use it either when non-subscription alternatives exist.

[–] vraylle@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I've been using Feedbro (Firefox plugin) for a while and it does the job.

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[–] writ@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

TT-RSS tiny tiny RSS, it also has a good Android app

[–] kimpilled@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

I use Miniflux + Reeder. It’s really nice.

[–] morethanevil@lmy.mymte.de 1 points 1 year ago

I like this one

Can be used with nextcloud news too

[–] BrikoX@vlemmy.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] xaxl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This looks neat. I can't get it to pull images though, any ideas?

[–] BrikoX@vlemmy.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In settings under sources, you can try changing the default target to load the full content if the images are not shown. It depends on the RSS implementation.

[–] xaxl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

This is exactly what I did but it's not pulling them. Might be on Lemmy's side perhaps?

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[–] TiffyBelle@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I use the Vivaldi web browser, which has its own built-in RSS reader. It's basic, but all I need and the fact its in the browser means I'm a lot more likely to check out RSS and not forget about it.

Akrigator is alright but is linux only

[–] clb92@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago
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