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Miniflux

A minimalist, opinionated feed reader you can self-host free or use hosted for a small fee.

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About Miniflux

Miniflux is a deliberately minimal web-based feed reader written in Go by Frédéric Guillot. Its layout, fonts and colours are chosen for readability, it skips bloated features, and keyboard shortcuts make scanning unread items quick. It can fetch original article content for summary-only feeds, and it takes privacy seriously by removing tracking pixels and URL tracking parameters, proxying media and sending no referrer, with no telemetry or ads. It is distributed as a single static binary with no external dependencies, plus RPM and Debian packages and a Docker image, and needs only PostgreSQL. It exposes its own API plus Fever and Google Reader compatibility, so mobile apps such as Capy Reader, Read You and others can sync with it. Miniflux is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence, and an official hosted version costs a small yearly fee after a 15-day trial. Its minimalism means fewer features than FreshRSS.

Best for: People who want a fast, private, minimal reader on their own server or a cheap host.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Single static binary, easy to deploy
  • Strips trackers and sends no referrer
  • Fast, keyboard-friendly reading
  • Cheap official hosting option

Why people leave

  • Deliberately minimal feature set
  • No official mobile apps; relies on third-party clients
  • Requires PostgreSQL

Top Miniflux alternatives

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  1. 1FreshRSS logo
    FreshRSS

    More features, extensions and themes, and runs on cheap PHP hosting.

    66.5
  2. 2Feedbin logo
    Feedbin

    A hosted, polished alternative if you'd rather not run anything.

    62.6
  3. 3yarr logo
    yarr

    Even simpler single-binary reader with SQLite, ideal for personal use.

    59.6
  4. 4Tiny Tiny RSS logo
    Tiny Tiny RSS

    Self-hosted reader with plugins, filters and a long history.

    57.2
  5. 5CommaFeed logo
    CommaFeed

    Self-hosted Google Reader-style reader with a familiar layout.

    55.3

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Miniflux: common questions

Is Miniflux free?

Yes. Miniflux is free, open-source software that you can host yourself.

Is Miniflux open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at miniflux/v2. You can also run it on your own server.

What platforms does Miniflux run on?

Miniflux is available for Web and Self-hosted.

What are the best alternatives to Miniflux?

The highest-ranked Miniflux alternatives right now are FreshRSS, Feedbin and yarr. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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