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Miniflux

A fast, minimalist RSS reader you can host yourself.

Visit Miniflux4.6

  • Rating

    4.6 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    Web, Cross-Platform

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What is Miniflux?

Miniflux is a free, open-source feed reader with a clean, distraction-free interface. Follow blogs, news sites and channels through RSS, Atom and JSON feeds, read articles without ads or trackers, use keyboard shortcuts to move quickly, and connect your favourite mobile reader apps.

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Pros: what Miniflux does well

  • Fast and lightweight
  • No ads or tracking
  • Free and open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • Needs a server to self-host
  • Deliberately minimal feature set

Who Miniflux is for

Readers who want to follow many sites in one calm, private feed.

Who can skip it

Anyone who only reads one or two sites.

Miniflux alternatives

Not sold on Miniflux? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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FreshRSS

Focus: news aggregator and feeds. Shares rss reader and self-hosted with Miniflux. Same 4.6 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Audiobookshelf

Focus: audiobooks, podcasts and media server. Shares self-hosted and open source with Miniflux. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.7 (Miniflux: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.7Visit

Glance

Focus: dashboard, start page and rss. Shares self-hosted and open source with Miniflux. Rated 4.7 (Miniflux: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

Komga

Focus: comics, manga and ebooks. Shares self-hosted and open source with Miniflux. Same 4.6 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Kavita

Focus: ebooks and reading server. Shares self-hosted and open source with Miniflux. Rated 4.5 (Miniflux: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit

Pinchflat

Focus: youtube, video archive and podcast. Shares self-hosted and open source with Miniflux. Rated 4.4 (Miniflux: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit

Free alternatives to Miniflux

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

NetNewsWire

Focus: mac app. Shares rss reader and news with Miniflux. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS and iOS. Rated 4.7 (Miniflux: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, iOS
4.7Visit

Fluent Reader

Focus: news feeds and reading. Shares rss reader and open source with Miniflux. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Miniflux: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.5Visit

RSS Guard

Focus: news feeds and podcasts. Shares rss reader and open source with Miniflux. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.4 (Miniflux: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.4Visit

Calibre-Web

Focus: ebooks, calibre and reading. Shares open source and github with Miniflux. Rated 4.5 (Miniflux: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit

Jellyfin

Focus: media server, streaming and home server. Shares self-hosted and open source with Miniflux. Rated 4.7 (Miniflux: 4.6).

Web AppFreeCross-Platform
4.7Visit

KOReader

Focus: ebook reader, e-ink and pdf reader. Shares open source and github with Miniflux. A mobile app, not a web app. Adds Android, Linux and Offline. Rated 4.7 (Miniflux: 4.6).

Mobile AppFreeAndroid, Linux
4.7Visit
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