Miniflux

Miniflux

Miniflux is an open source web-based RSS feed reader and aggregator. It allows users to subscribe to feeds, categorize them, and mark articles as read/unread. It aims to be lightweight, simple and fast.
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Miniflux: Open Source RSS Feed Reader & Aggregator

Minifflux is an open source web-based RSS feed reader and aggregator. It allows users to subscribe to feeds, categorize them, and mark articles as read/unread. It aims to be lightweight, simple and fast.

What is Miniflux?

Miniflux is an open source web-based RSS feed reader and aggregator application. It allows users to subscribe to RSS/Atom feeds from various websites and aggregrates them into a simple, clean interface for easy reading.

Some of the key features of Miniflux include:

  • Ability to subscribe to unlimited RSS/Atom feeds
  • Automatic updates with background processing
  • Categorization of feeds with support for nested categories
  • Marking articles are read/unread with intelligent handling of duplicates
  • Integration with services like Pocket and Wallabag for saving articles
  • Responsive interface supporting mobile and desktop access
  • Multi-user support allowing sharing between users
  • Themable with light and dark modes
  • Support for 40+ languages

Miniflux aims to provide a simple yet complete feed reading experience. With its focus on performance, stability and resource usage, it offers a lightweight alternative compared to some feature-rich but heavy feed readers.

Miniflux Features

Features

  1. RSS/Atom feed support
  2. Full-text search
  3. Automatic feed updates
  4. Read/Unread status tracking
  5. Article bookmarking
  6. Feed categorization
  7. Responsive web design
  8. Multi-user support
  9. OPML import/export
  10. Fever API support
  11. Keyboard shortcuts

Pricing

  • Open Source

Pros

Open source and self-hostable

Simple and easy to use

Good performance

Integrates with Fever API

Supports multiple users

Cons

Limited customization options

No mobile apps

Basic feature set compared to some alternatives


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