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Ask HN: What are you using for a RSS Reader?

46 points by sqwrell ↗ HN
I am using FeedBro, it's a browser extension and it does not sync data yet. So I just export my subscriptions to a OPML file as a backup. It's free and has some nice features.

For other feeds I use iNoReader which is really packed with all kinds of features.

I was wondering what you all are using these days.

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smoldesu
GNOME Feeds, frozen on the last GTK3 release. It's nice, but the browser engine is pretty bad (webkit-based) and I don't really agree with it's later design changes. Probably going to start looking for something new once it breaks.
themodelplumber
Liferea on the desktop, smd_xml[0] for some web projects that parse, and PHP plus...simplexml? I think for some other desktop scripts. My desktop panel lights up in different ways depending on some RSS based genmon scripts. Some Python and Ruby in there too, somewhere.

0. https://stefdawson.com/sw/plugins/smd_xml

Edit: That was interesting, URL updated

ekianjo
Tiny-Tiny-RSS on a self hosted server
XCSme
Why does an RSS reader need a server?
approxim8ion
One reason is for it to be accessible from a variety of devices via a URL, with your reading progress synced.
alice-i-cecile
Feedly is what I'm currently using. It's fine, but I really only use the basic functionality.
t-3
sfeed_curses. It works just well enough that I haven't tried to replace it, but not well enough that I don't think about replacing it. I don't automatically update my feeds, sync across devices, or maintain a central repo, just manually update in the morning when I check the news.
jibbers
NetNewsWire on macOS. It's just such a well polished Mac app that it makes me happy. Plus, RSS is just cool.
dysoco
I'm not a huge fan of Mac as a platform or OS but it has so many cool and polished desktop applications; I'm jealous.
cpach
That’s the main reason that I’m staying on macOS. The available apps are very good.
cpach
For the record: NetNewsWire is also available for iOS. It’s very nice.
yokoprime
I started running it side by side with Reeder 7, I actually prefer NNW! FOSS ftw!
ziotom78
Akregator (a KDE application)
andy800
BazQux.com, since a few weeks after Google Reader shut down. Nearly 10 years and I can't remember a single outage. Works great on both desktop and mobile.
usrme
I've been using the free version of Feedly for what I think is around 10 years. It does everything that I need it to, though I may not be enough of a power user for that to matter to anyone else, and I've never once felt that they're shoving the paid version down my throat.

There have been times where the service was down, but it's been extremely rare, and luckily RSS feeds aren't that critical to me.

tkgally
My experience with Feedly has been similar. I use the free version every day with no problems. The ads are unobtrusive, too.
karlshea
Reeder on Mac/iOS syncing to The Old Reader
ggoo
I wrote a script which runs every couple hours and emails me any unread feed items. So I guess I'm using my inbox.
saltymimir
I use pipedream[0] to subscribe to RSS feeds and save the file into my cloud storage as a markdown file, all synced to my local device. I can then read them by using whatever markdown reader I have.

[0]: https://pipedream.com. Though I'd say that it's pretty easy to bootstrap a this using a period script in your own device, considering that you probably only need to fetch the feeds once a day at most.

purjolok
https://newsblur.com

It's an online service. It has features to extract the whole story from the source website, and to automatically filter feed items according to title, author, tags etc. There are android and iOS apps available; at least the Android one is opensource.

One can self-host it, but at $36/year it's almost worth it paying the author to avoid the hassle.

aquir
I use that as well, great service and the annual cost is very-very good.
laverya
It'd cost more to run it yourself on DigitalOcean, as far as I can tell.
danamit
I don't use RSS and never did, is it so rare to not use RSS or listen to IT podcasts as a IT professional?
yokoprime 

  depends on how you prefer to keep yourself updated. I could just as well manually make the rounds and visit my preferred news sources and blogs, but I'm lazy
MrGlimpst
I use the new dashboard site that I'm currently developing, Glimpst.com. See the Imgur link below for one of the available layouts and the styling. I also have podcasts on my dash (but it has other available widgets too). I plan on launching this in the next couple of months. https://imgur.com/a/STWXsPN
andrewinardeer
Pushover, a python script and a cron job.

The same way I read Hacker News.

EinEtwas
Im currently self-hosting Miniflux. I'm quite happy with it.