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    Miniflux

    • Free • Open Source
    • Self-Hosted
    ...
    Miniflux info, screenshots & reviewsAlternatives to Miniflux
    Miniflux is a minimalist and opinionated feed reader.

    Reader
    Feed formats supported: Atom, RSS 1.0/2.0, RDF, and JSON
    OPML import/export
    Support multiple enclosures/attachments (Podcasts, videos, music, and images)
    Play videos from YouTube channels directly inside Miniflux
    Categories
    Bookmarks
    Fetch website icons (favicons)
    Save articles to third-party services

    Privacy
    Remove pixel trackers
    Fetch original links when the feed is coming from FeedBurner
    Open external links with the attributes rel="noopener noreferrer" referrerpolicy="no-referrer"
    Image proxy to avoid mixed content warnings with HTTPS
    Play Youtube videos by using the domain youtube-nocookie.com
    Block any external Javascript code to avoid tracking

    Content Manipulation
    Fetch original article and returns relevant contents (Readability)
    Custom scraper rules based on CSS selectors
    Custom rewriting rules

    User Interface
    Stylesheet optimized for readability
    Responsive design (works on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices)
    Doesn't require to download an application from the App/Play Store
    Keyboard shortcuts
    Touch events on mobile devices

    Integration
    Send articles to Pinboard, Instapaper, Pocket, or Wallabag
    Bookmarklet to subscribe to a website directly from any browsers
    Use existing mobile applications to read your feeds by using the Fever API
    REST API with clients written in Go and Python

    Technical stuff
    Self-hosted
    Written in Go (Golang)
    Use only Postgres as database
    There is no dependency, only a single static binary
    Automatic HTTPS configuration with Let's Encrypt
    Use your own SSL certificate
    Supports HTTP/2.0 if TLS is configured
    Feeds are updated in the background by an internal scheduler
    External content is sanitized before being displayed
    Use content security policy that allows only application Javascript and block inline code and styles
    Works only in modern browsers
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    Features Vote on or suggest new features

    • News aggregator
    • Minimalistic
    • Web-Based
    • Import feeds from OPML

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    s0me0ne
    Comment • 10 months ago • 0 replies
    If this Comment contains spam or other abuse, notify admins about it.

    Not sure how easy it is to setup on shared hosting, but you can install it on your own server.

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    News & Books

    Tags

    • RSS Readers
    • php-application

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    Miniflux

    Summary and Relevance

    Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about Miniflux, and it has gotten 52 likes

    • Developed by Frederic Guillot
    • Open Source and Free product.
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    Miniflux was added to AlternativeTo by 0xfg on Mar 27, 2013 and this page was last updated Jan 27, 2021.
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