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Miniflux

Miniflux is a minimalist, self-hosted RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and Atom feed reader.

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Miniflux is a minimalist, self-hosted RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and Atom feed reader. It aggregates subscriptions, filters entries, and provides a fast web interface. It suits homelab users who want a simple, low-resource alternative to hosted news aggregators.

Platform availability

Available on 4 of 9 platforms

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

85/100 Excellent

Maintained
100last commit 12 days ago
Popular
809,769 GitHub stars
Easy to install
654 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
801 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 17 days ago

GitHub stars
9,769
Open issues
283
Last commit
2026-10-03
Latest release
2.3.3
License
Apache-2.0
Activity
declining

Checked 9 days ago - source: GitHub (miniflux/v2)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 1 GB RAM, 1 CPU core(s), 10 GB disk. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 17 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • This pip package is only the client Run `python3 -m pip install miniflux` only if you need the Python library, not the Miniflux app itself. Without a separate Miniflux server already running, this package has nowhere to connect. source
  • You need a server URL and login When creating the client, provide `base_url` plus either an API key or a username and password. If you leave these out or use the wrong URL, your Python code cannot talk to Miniflux. source
  • Basic hardware requirements Use at least 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, and 10 GB disk for a basic deployment. source
  • Database Miniflux uses PostgreSQL for full-text search; configure the database connection settings during installation. source

Fetched 7 days ago - each note links to its source

Alternatives (12)

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  • Feeder - Feeder is a fully free/libre feed reader.
  • Feedly - Organize and read content from RSS feeds into a magazine-like experience, simple sharing options, and seamless access across all devices.
  • Flipboard - Flipboard is a fast, beautiful way to flip through the news, photos and updates your friends are sharing on Facebook and Twitter.
  • Fluent Reader - It is free for Mac, Windows and Linux if you download it from GitHub, and it's paid ($2) for Android and iOS.
  • FreshRSS - FreshRSS is a lightweight, customizable, self-hosted Really Simple Syndication (RSS) and Atom feed aggregator for organizing and reading fe…
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  • NetNewsWire - RSS reader shows you articles from your favorite blogs and news sites, and it keeps track of what you’ve read.
  • Reeder - Reeder is your all-in-one inbox for reading, watching and listening to content from various sources.
  • Tiny Tiny RSS - Tiny Tiny RSS is a self-hosted, open-source web-based feed reader and aggregator for RSS, Atom, and other feeds, helping privacy-focused us…
  • Twine: Smart RSS & News Reader - Twine is a modern, open-source RSS reader designed to put you back in the driver’s seat.

Checked 14 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

Why are SQL migrations not executed automatically in Miniflux?

Only one process should manipulate the database schema at once. Running multiple containers in an orchestrator can cause issues.

Is Miniflux easy to run behind a reverse proxy?

It is described as easy to set up behind a reverse proxy.

Can Miniflux be used with mobile RSS clients?

It supports the Fever API for mobile clients.

Can Miniflux import or export subscription lists?

It supports OPML file import and export, as well as URL import.

Can Miniflux fetch the full original article instead of the feed snippet?

It can fetch the original article and extract the relevant content using a local Readability parser. Custom scraper rules can also be defined with CSS selectors.

Answers sourced from github.com, miniflux.app, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 16 days ago - public community threads