Hi everyone, I’m looking for an RSS feed reader available both for PC (Windows and/or Linux) and Android. I would like to have my feed synced and organized in the same way (and maybe some backup functionality too).

Do you have any suggestions? Or do you know some other way I could accomplish that?

    • Kir@feddit.itOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      I would happily pay for a good software, but no way I’m gonna put myself under a subscription plan. Subscription plan are the worst!

      Thank for the suggestion though!

    • Ginguin@beehaw.org
      1·
      1 year ago

      I tried many alternatives (like feedly or theoldreader), self-hosted for a bit, and eventually ended up using inoreader. I’ve paid for it for years, but the ad-supported version is great.

      It lets me do what I need on all my machines, regardless of OS. The app on both android and ios are solid. The web interface has keyboard shortcuts that make zipping through the feed a breeze. I can group sources together and view/manage them as a group (or individually). It is both feature-rich and simple.

      The Old Reader would be my runner-up recommendation, but Inoreader is what I use.

  • GadgeteerZA@beehaw.orgEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    Yes, syncing is critical for me too. I self-host FreshRSS (will run on a Pi) and can access from my desktop browser or phone browser. I also pair it with Full Text RSS so that it pulls in the full text of the article. Otherwise, you have to look at Inoreader, Feedly, or similar, but they have limitations on their free tiers.

  • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
    4·
    1 year ago

    I was using inoreader for a while, but currently I’m just using a small application to convert the RSS feeds in e-mails and adding them to my mailbox with IMAP. This allows me to use any email client to read the feeds.

    I’m using my own app, but there are a few open source ones if you search for rss to IMAP or feed to IMAP.

  • ege@beehaw.org
    4·
    1 year ago

    There are lots of options for RSS clients that supports 3rd party synchronization services like Feedbin, Feedly, FreshRSS (selfhosted AFAIK). I prefer NetNewsWire client for both macOS and iOS as it supports Feedly integration.

    Couldn’t find any pleasant looking RSS client on Windows but I got used to browse Feedly in my browser daily instead.

    For the organization and synchronization, I have no issues with Feedly so far. But if you’re looking for something else, there are lots of client and service options that can suit you better. (Try searching “RSS” on GitHub)

  • Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social
    3·
    1 year ago

    Ugh. I went to Feedly after Google Reader went kaput (why did then end that, it was great). I went back to Feedly about a week ago after leaving Reddit. So now I’m on the hunt again.

    I would also greatly appreciate free non-selfhosted RSS suggestions for desktop and Android phone.

  • graphito@beehaw.org
    2·
    1 year ago

    Newsblur is foss app with sustainable business model. Has Android on fdroid; but desktop is web version only

    • brechmos@lemmy.ca
      2·
      1 year ago

      I like #newsblur too. I have paid for it for years now (though it is free).

      What I like best about it is that it caches the text and images of the site so I don’t get all the ads etc.

      Every year or so I go around looking at others but always go back.

  • helvedeshunden@kbin.dk
    1·
    1 year ago

    I have been completely unable to find a reasonably featured Windows reader since Nexgenreader stopped development. I deleted my Windows install on my 2-in-1 to get Newsflash in Linux instead. I also saw Feedreader in the repository which looks promising, but I haven’t tested it yet. On Android I like FeedMe, but there are other good options. On iOS I am all-in on Reeder. I use Miniflux as backend (I pay for it so I don’t have to bother with hosting myself) so I can mix and match any client that can connect to that.