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Re: Ask HN: Which RSS reader do you use?

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It's the best option if you use multiple devices and have the ability to self-host IMO.

i used to think this until i tried commafeed. the webapp is so nice i never bother with a client

Looks interesting, this didn't turn up in my search when I was looking. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Ask HN: Which RSS reader do you use?

#133
I've used RSS since Google Reader, then Feedly, then Flipboard. I eventually got more concerned about privacy and moved to self-hosting. I tried a few tools, built some, and ended up with NextCloud's News app, but when I built my own alternative to NextCloud [1], I made sure to build a "better version" of what I wanted from an RSS reader. If the feed has a short summary, it fetches the whole article and strips out all HTML, and if I want to read more, I can jump to the website/article, otherwise it's usually good enough for me.

I also try to never follow more than 10 feeds (right now I'm at 12 because a couple only publish 2-3x year). I only have a few really interesting things to read every day. FOMO was real when I started doing this years ago with NextCloud, but I learned to deal with that. I love this setup.

[1] https://bewcloud.com

Re: Ask HN: Which RSS reader do you use?

#136

I have been using Newsblur[1] since Google Reader turned up it's toes. I have been very happy with it. Nice and stable. I use it lots through both the browser and its Android phone app (has an Iphone app, too) and both have been great. [1] https://www.newsblur.com/

Another very happy Newsblur user here, again since the demise of Google Reader. No complaints at all, it does one job and it does it impeccably.
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