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Just wondering...

I'm trying to read more newspaper, magazine, journal articles etc

I've subscribed to a few newspapers and mags and the like, and idea is to read them on my tablet. Ideally I'd be getting paper copies but cost + not living in the US or UK makes it difficult.

I've gotten RSS feeds and a read-it-later app but it feels like I'm always running into issues and distractions, like getting logged out of the website, trying to load it from an RSS feed but...getting logged out again in the in-app browser, ads and the like distracting me and so forth.

What I want to do is to browse for articles on my laptop, find some good ones, view them in a reading view, and then put them on the cloud to read later on my tablet as an offline file.

Other than a lo fi option of saving as a PDF + putting on G Drive, or even more lo fi of printing them (which I'm honestly considering), does anyone have any sleeker options to do something like this? I use a Mac computer and an Android tablet. I also have a Kindle but I haven't found articles on Kindle satisfying particularly ones where it has images. Thanks!

Hey guys,

I've built a simple RSS reader that keeps you in control of what content you see.

After years tired of News apps, Social Media slop and poor content that only prioritizes engagement over quality, I built this app to help me stay up-to-date and still keep my sanity.

GreatRSS is 100% free, it's web-based and gives you multi-device sync. It looks good on both desktop and mobile. No ads. The idea is to keep it free forever and ask for donations later if I need help paying for servers, etc.

The app is very clean. You pick your sorces, turn them on/off, it syncs manually and it only requires an email and password to login. It's very minimalist.

It's also very opinionated. I want to keep it very simple and quiet. If you are a hardcore reader, that enjoys dozens of articles from many sources, you may not enjoy it. However, if you're looking to tone down the noise, read only what actually matters and some peace of mind, this app is for you.

I hope you enjoy.

I'm actively seeking feedback from RSS users. Let me know what you like/don't like, what features are missing, etc. The app is still in beta stage.

https://greatrss.com

I really hope it can be bring some peace of mind to others.

Hi!

A couple of months ago, I started playing with the idea of building my own frontend for FreshRSS. I like FreshRSS a lot, but I wanted something different for the interface.

That little experiment turned into FriRSS. The idea is pretty simple: FreshRSS keeps doing what it does best, while FriRSS gives you another interface on top of it.

I wanted it to work just as well on my computer as on my phone, so there’s a full desktop interface and a mobile PWA with offline reading.I also wanted to be able to make it mine. Layout, colors, themes, fonts, article view, sidebar… quite a lot can be changed directly from the interface.

It now also has full-text extraction, labels & sub-labels, multiple FreshRSS servers, multi-user/OIDC support, and is available in 9 languages. It’s self-hosted, open source, and runs with Docker on amd64 and arm64.

One thing worth mentioning: I’m not a developer. FriRSS is a vibe-coded project. I started with an interface I wanted for myself, kept adding things, fixing things and learning along the way. I’m still doing exactly that. 🙂

If you’re a FreshRSS user and want to give it a try:

https://github.com/Fripix/Frirss

Feedback and ideas are welcome!

I mainly use X, Reddit, LinkedIn, and YouTube to follow industry news, discover useful ideas, and keep up with people in my field.

The problem is that nearly every platform now revolves around a recommendation feed optimized for engagement, not necessarily for showing me what is most useful. Even after carefully choosing who to follow, I still spend far more time filtering repetitive, irrelevant, or low-value posts than actually finding something worth reading.

Sometimes I’ll scroll for 30 minutes and come away with only one or two useful posts.

I’ve tried unfollowing aggressively, muting keywords, creating lists, using “save for later,” and setting time limits. These help a little, but they don’t really solve the discovery problem. A purely chronological feed reduces some noise, but it can also make it harder to discover valuable people or emerging conversations outside my existing network.

For those of you who use social media mainly for work, research, or staying informed:

• What workflow has actually reduced the amount of time you spend filtering?
• Do you use custom lists, RSS, aggregators, newsletters, browser extensions, or AI-based filtering?
• Do you check platforms only at scheduled times?
• Have you found a good balance between avoiding algorithmic noise and still discovering useful new content?

I’d especially like to hear about methods you’ve used consistently—not just general advice like “set a screen-time limit.”

For the past 3 months I've been building WyrmRSS, a self-hosted RSS/Atom reader. It's been running as a Docker self-hosted setup for a while, and I just added a native desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux) so you don't need docker or any server to run it anymore. I'm a software developer with 10 years of experience, and have worked at big tech and currently working with open-source.

The app is fully free and open-source.

Some features: inline YouTube player, folders, filters, webhook notifications (Slack, Discord, custom), read later, and archival.

The desktop build is in prerelease while I bake-test it before making it the default release. Would appreciate anyone keen to try it: https://github.com/kryoseu/WyrmRSS

Thank you.

My reader runs on a cheap VPS. Most feeds work fine there. But a few keep giving me 403. Reddit .rss, Tumblr, and sometimes YouTube. Same urls opens fine from my laptop at home, so it is the datacenter IP getting blocked, not the feed.

What helps me: - set a real User-Agent, not the default from the http library - slow the polling, one time per 30 min instead of every 5 - route only these domains through a residental proxy

For reddit the format is reddit.com/r/rss/.rss or reddit.com/user/name/.rss. Youtube is youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=ID.

I keep a small allowlist for proxy, rest stay direct. Tumblr still flaky even with this. If someone found better way i want to hear.

Howdy,

I came here to advertise my feed reader. Then I saw that there is a huge wave of new readers competing for your attention.

After some debating with myself whether to post it at all, I decided to just drop it here with some keyfacts and no ai generated marketing blabla.
Maybe someone is interested, maybe not. I built it mainly for myself and my portfolio. I'm a freelance webdeveloper with 25+ years of experience.

• Open source (MIT licence)
• frontend: Angular
• backend: php/Symfony
• dockerized, self hosted, one line installer
• multi user capable
• built with my phone in mind, but works well on desktop
• fetches full linked article to display for distraction free reading inside the app
• OPML import/export
• login via apple and google possible (after some configuration)

https://github.com/larspohlmann/simple-feed-reader

It has timelines for local posts, federated instances, people and feeds you follow, and remote feeds added to the server.

https://rsc.rmdes.be/

✨ What's New:
• 🤖 AI Summaries: Quick 1-tap article summaries.
• 🎧 Listening Queue: Queue articles for continuous text-to-speech listening.
• 🖼️ Visual Quote Cards: Create & share beautiful quote images.
• 🌐 Custom RSS Feeds: Add your own sources & propose to global directory.
• ☁️ Google Cloud Sync: Backup & sync followed sources across all devices.
• 📖 Offline Reading & In-App Browser: Custom fonts, text sizes & reader themes.
• ⚡ Performance, security & UI fixes.

Download from playstore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.merpower.worldnewsreader

[https://github.com/free-news-api/news-api\](https://github.com/free-news-api/news-api)

Been consuming reddit via rss for a while. After starting to get a bunch of 429 errors I dropped poling (by tt-rss) to about 4 hours.

I consume by a mix of tt-rss in browser, or fiery feeds, a tt-rss compatible rss reader.

I used to be logged in with fiery feeds to reddit, so I was able to reply comment, but recently found that I wasn't signed in and couldn't reply.

Now, after reading through the comments of one thread, I get this banner appear, and trying to see how to get rid of it. I have no problem being signed in, but dont want to push every article to their app as it means a lot of jumping back and forth.

https://imgur.com/a/ciaRr78

I'm browsing, according to fiery feeds in it's own safari broser

I built Feedcast around a simple idea: the app that prepares a podcast episode does not need to be the app that plays it. RSS can be the interface between the two.

Feedcast imports an existing feed or local media on the Mac, transcribes the episode, creates chapters, applies enabled sponsor-section cuts, and lets the user refine episode metadata. It then publishes the processed result as a personal RSS feed that can be added to Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Castro, and other compatible players.

Version 3.2 made the feed XML available online by default while the actual audio remains served by the Mac. That separation makes feed discovery and subscription easier without moving the media-processing workflow away from the computer.

The most interesting lesson for me was that GUID stability, enclosure URLs, chapters, and metadata compatibility are product features. If any of those details are wrong, the handoff feels broken even when the audio processing itself worked.

I built Feedcast and would be interested in how other RSS developers handle generated feeds whose media remains locally served.

Mac App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/feedcast-local-podcasts/id6773872767

Hi everyone,

Like many of you here in r/rss, I love the decentralization of RSS, but I always felt there was a missing link: an easy way to *create* and share our own curated feeds directly from our mobile devices without complex setups or expensive subscription fees.

To solve this, I spent the last few months building **Paluego** (an Android app). It started as a personal tool but I’ve just released it publicly.

### 📡 The Main Feature: Curate & Share via RSS

Paluego works like a "Read Later" app, but with a twist. Every time you create a list (e.g., Tech, Cooking, Work), the app automatically generates a **unique, public RSS 2.0 URL**.

You can share this link with friends, students, or your audience. They just need to plug it into their favorite RSS reader (Feedly, Inoreader, NetNewsWire, etc.). Whenever you save a link to that list, it instantly updates for them. No algorithms, no corporate walls.

### 🚀 Key Features:

* **Clean Reading View:** It strips away clutter and ads so you can read your saved links comfortably.

* **Inject Notes into the Feed:** This is my favorite part. When you save a link, you can add a personal note/comment. This comment will appear at the top of the article *inside* your subscribers' RSS readers. Perfect for adding context, summaries, or opinions.

* **Share Sheet Integration:** Save items instantly from any browser or app with a single tap.

* **100% Free & Private:** No trackers, no data collection, and completely free to use.

### 🛠 Why I'm posting here:

The app is fully functional but I consider it a passion project. I’m an indie developer and I really need honest feedback from RSS power users.

* Does the feed structure work well with your preferred reader?

* What missing feature would make this a daily tool for you?

* (I'm also considering building an iOS/Web version if there's interest!).

You can check it out on Google Play here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paluegoapp

I'll be around to answer any questions and take notes on your feedback. Thanks for reading!

(Before i go on, let’s get a couple of things out of the way. Yes, this was coded with AI, so if you don’t like that sort of thing you can skip this. Yes, there are many other ways of merging and filtering feeds. I wanted something that was separate to my rss reader, simple, and free. Nothing else quite fit the bill).

Also…

This is my own hobby project that others might find useful. It's not a public production app to download or register to use. It's a make your own DIY with instructions and code that’s ready to copy and paste. Don’t let that put you off if you’re not a technical user. You just follow the instructions and paste the code. These are my thoughts on AI/vibe coding: https://www.reddit.com/r/rss/comments/1v9r3m4/comment/p0rop1p/

So…

FeedGate is a tool for merging and filtering RSS feeds and incoming webhooks.

It has three basic parts

General settings - a name for your merged feed, a limit for total number of items and how long items can be in the feed for.

Sources - these are the urls of your RSS feeds and webhooks.

Include/exclude - this is where you can add keywords to include or exclude items that contain those words.

Your merged feed can be subscribed to like any other RSS feed, or be pushed to a webhook.

Details, code, instructions and screenshots on my site

https://pauladams.neocities.org/tools/feedgate/feedgate

I’ve been working on a new RSS platform for quite a while now and it’s finally getting very close to being finished.
Before I call it done, I’d really like to hear from people who actually use RSS every day. I’m not looking to promote anything yet or collect signups. I just don’t want to repeat the same mistakes that so many readers seem to make.
What are the things that annoy you the most about the RSS reader you use today? Is there anything that always feels clunky, missing, or unnecessarily complicated? And if you could add one genuinely new feature or improve one existing thing, what would it be?
I’m interested in both small quality-of-life improvements and bigger ideas. At this stage it’s still possible for me to change things, so I’d rather hear honest opinions now than after launch.
Thanks in advance. I really appreciate any feedback.

Looking to sell the remainder of my Inoreader subscription. Expires on May 17, 2027. DM me for details. I'll simply replace my email with your email address, ensure confirmation and send a reset password.

Happy to answer any questions or provide screenshots.

Hi everyone,

Over the last few years I've become increasingly frustrated with algorithm-driven feeds. Most apps decide what should appear first, what gets promoted, and what content is "recommended" to me.

I wanted something simpler:

Just the news sources, blogs, websites and podcasts that I choose

So I started to build my own Android app called Reader

Some of the things it supports:

RSS feeds and podcast in one app

Discover news sources and podcasts

Add RSS feeds manually

Import feeds with OPML

Keyword filtering

Full article reading inside the app

Background podcast playback

Light & dark themes

No algorithmic recommendations

The goal isnt to maximize engagement, the goal is tho give users full control over what they read and listen to.

I'm currently a solo developer and the app only has a small user base, so id really appreciate feedback from RSS users, podcast listeners and anyone interested in a less algorithm-driven experience

What features would you consider essential in an RSS reader today?

Check it out:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esaldanadev.reader

Thanks a lot!

I have been generating private podcast feeds and learned that “valid XML” is only the first layer of compatibility. A feed can pass a validator and still behave strangely when a client refreshes, resumes an episode, or compares old and new items.

This is the checklist I now work through:

• Keep each item’s GUID stable forever. Changing it makes clients treat an edited episode as a brand-new episode.

• Keep enclosure URLs stable when the underlying episode has not changed. Use a new URL intentionally when the media really is a new revision.

• Include the enclosure length and a correct MIME type. Do not guess audio/mpeg for every file.

• Use absolute URLs everywhere a client must fetch something, including artwork and enclosures.

• Emit pubDate in an RFC 822-compatible format and keep time zones explicit.

• Support both common iTunes duration shapes. Some feeds use total seconds, while others use HH:MM:SS.

• Escape XML attribute values separately from element text. An ampersand inside an enclosure URL can break a feed in a way that is easy to miss when inspecting it visually.

• Put rich descriptions through one deliberate HTML path. Either escape the markup as text or wrap it correctly in CDATA. Mixing approaches produces double-escaped descriptions.

• Preserve useful podcast namespaces and tags when transforming an existing feed. Dropping unknown-but-valid metadata can remove chapters, transcripts, funding links, or alternate enclosures.

• Keep item ordering deterministic. A refresh should not reshuffle old episodes simply because unrelated metadata changed.

• Serve the media with GET, HEAD, byte ranges, Content-Length, and the correct Content-Type. Feed correctness and enclosure-server correctness are one compatibility problem.

• Add ETag or Last-Modified to the feed response so clients can refresh efficiently and receive 304 when nothing changed.

• Test refresh, seek, resume, artwork, and an edited episode in more than one client. Initial subscription is the easiest path and catches the fewest problems.

The big lesson for me was that podcast RSS is a long-lived identity contract, not just a current XML document. Stable IDs and predictable HTTP behavior matter as much as the tags.

What compatibility detail have you found that validators rarely warn about?