BirdReader

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birdreader - Home-made, Open-source Google Reader replacement powered by Node.js and CouchDB (Cloudant).

Cost / License

Free
Open Source

Application typeApplication types

Origin

International

Alerts

Discontinued

Platforms

Self-Hosted

BirdReader alternatives

Discontinued

The GitHub repository was archived in September 2021.

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Features

Import/Export OPML Feeds
Import from Google Reader
Feed Reader
Share on Twitter

BirdReader information

Developed by
Glynn Bird
Licensing
Open Source and Free product.
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Supported Languages
- English

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BirdReader was added to AlternativeTo by glynn_bird on Jul 2, 2013 and this page was last updated Apr 10, 2026.

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What is BirdReader?

birdreader - Home-made, Open-source Google Reader replacement powered by Node.js and CouchDB (Cloudant). Allows importing of Google Reader feeds, tagging, searching, favouriting and social media links.

BirdReader is designed to be installed on your own webserver or laptop, running Node.js. e.g.

on an old PC on a cloud server e.g. AWS Micro server (free!) on a Raspberry Pi