What's your favorite RSS feed reader?

25 points by jtwoodhouse ↗ HN
I've been using a subpar tool lately that has proven increasingly buggy over time. I'm curious what other options are out there.

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Im using next cloud news(server and android app). It has a small bug with invisible text and some setting are forgotten over time, but else it is good enough,
Is the content on RSS feeds significantly different that what you can find on platforms like HackerNews or Reddit?
Yes, without a doubt. It only has sites that I want to read, I can add or remove sites, move them to different folders. I can save stuff for later. It's much more controlled and quiet. That's not to say I don't like Reddit or HN, it's just different in my reader.
RSS is how I read HN. I go through all the articles the reach the front page, async at my leisure. also HNRSS has amazing features. https://hnrss.org/
NetNewsWire is great, but iOS/iPad/Mac only. It syncs between devices using iCloud, so without a Feedly etc. account. That feature seems to be pretty rare.
If you’re already using a Mac and an iPhone, NetNewsWire is great! It’s native, beautiful, and "just works". I finally ended the chase for the perfect RSS reader and started enjoying my feeds.
Another good one that does iCloud sync only is News Explorer.
I've been using NewsBlur since the demise of Google Reader.
Another +1.

Simple if you want it, you can make it complex if you need it. Decent price from the start.

And I can attach Reeder to it directly.

Bazqux Reader for the actual service, “Reeder” on both macOS and iOS for the client I use.
It used to be NetNewsWire, but now it's rss2email and fastmail.
I use Inoreader, the closest I could find to Google Reader, it has all I would need for an RSS reader and way more, I don't know how good their apps are because the web version is just great in desktop and mobile browsers.

- https://www.inoreader.com/

+1 They also have a solid API i use for some automations
I'm using it basically since Google Reader died. It's reliable and has everything I want. Its one of the few apps I am happily paying for. They often have Black Friday deals, if you want to save a little.
Love inoreader. It also lets you sub to facebook pages, newsletters, reddit feeds and telegram channels.
I use this also. I have some issues with it, but I won't bother to change unless I find something significantly better.

The feature I love most is being able to filter feed items based on content. This is great for sites that report on lots of different topics, and I can just eliminate the posts I don't care about.

I wrote my own command line one called BMB (well, ChatGPT wrote most of it).

It's great!

I run an instance of FreshRSS [0] and access it from a browser, but I also use NetNewsWire [1] as a client on platforms where it is available.

[0] https://freshrss.org/

[1] https://netnewswire.com/

I use FreshRSS as well and I use it exclusively from Android (Firefox Browser). Works surprisingly well even if it looks a bit dated.
I’m run an instance as well. I use Lire as client for iOS.
Lire is hands down the best reader on iOS, and a one-time purchase too. I really love it.
I'd love recommendations for a good Android client. Right now I just have the site installed as a web app. It works, but I have a foldable phone and the site displays a little weird when unfolded in landscape.
gReader Pro is pretty good on Android, doesn't get in the way too much.
FocusReader works well, the free version has some ads.
Reeder, since the beginning. Technically it's a wrapper and behind the scenes I'm using Feedly. The experience is great so far
Big fan of bazqux.com
I've been using it for quite a few years, works great. My only complaints are tiny nitpicks.
I use a self hosted instance of tiny tiny rss (tt-rss) for subscriptions and Omnivore for reading. Omnivore is open source with no data collection. The iOS app is very good with integration for saving items from the firefox web browser. The web app works well on the Linux desktop with the Firefox addon for saving articles.
I use Inoreader for over 10 years now (free edition).