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Interesting, because my experience has been exactly the opposite. I used to read so many web articles via rss, but that's reduced month on month since the death

Interesting, because my experience has been exactly the opposite. I used to read so many web articles via rss, but that's reduced month on month since the death of Google Reader. One of the main reasons is that I've found it hard to read on tablet, phone, laptop and desktop and know what I've read and what I haven't. I'd really like to get back into reading RSS, but found it really difficult to manage. What suggestion would you make for a good, free, cross-platform rss reader?

Semaphor 11y ago
Sorry, don't really know about free. Back then I tried pretty much every solution there was, including the self hosted ones (which I assume are probably far better now then then), but stuck with NewsBlur.com which is not really usable for free (limited amount of feeds).
zufallsheld 11y ago
I suggest TinyTinyRSS[0] (ttrss), a good and free rss-reader. It's open-source, so you can host it yourself (a short tutorial is on my blog[1]). Since it's a web-application, you can run it on any device that has a browser, ttrss even has an offical android client[2]. There's even a hoster that provides ttrss as a service [3]. [0] https://tt-rss.org https://tt-rss.org [1] https://www.zufallsheld.de/2013/11/03/tiny-tiny-rss-centos-nginx-mysql/ https://www.zufallsheld.de/2013/11/03/tiny-tiny-rss-centos-n... [2] https://tt-rss.org/gitlab/fox/tt-rss-android https://tt-rss.org/gitlab/fox/tt-rss-android [3] https://tinytinyrss-servers.com/ https://tinytinyrss-servers.com/
- puzzlingcaptcha 11y ago
  I've been running it for years and heartily recommend it. Both the web and android clients are very robust. The killer feature for me is the ability to share arbitrary content to your own public feed provided by the ttrss instance. (https://tt-rss.org/gitlab/fox/tt-rss/wikis/ShareAnything https://tt-rss.org/gitlab/fox/tt-rss/wikis/ShareAnything) I'd recommend using Postgres as opposed to Mysql, as that is what author specifically recommends (mysql support has been a bit subpar)
- EvanAnderson 11y ago
  Another endorsement for ttrss. I've been running it since 2005, albeit I forked my version years ago after finding the original author a little abrasive to deal with re: patches.
scrollaway 11y ago
Not free, sorry (although cheap), but as far as web-based alternatives go I recommend BazQux (bazqux.com). It's essentially like Google Reader, lets you auth with your Google account, and works with a bunch of RSS apps. I was happy to pay for a lifetime account. It has a 30 day demo period if you want to check it out before deciding.
- acemarke 11y ago
  I found BazQux when Google Reader died, and have been thrilled with it ever since. It looks and feels much like GReader did, and it just _works_. I continue to be amazed that it's not more widely mentioned when these sorts of discussions pop up. BazQux and Pinboard are two simple services that I am extremely happy to pay for, based on their usefulness, reliability, and value.
- deskglass 11y ago
  Bazqux is also great because it can fetch content from social media - Twitter, Google Plus, some Facebook, etc. Unfortunately, you can't just get your account's entire feed from it, but you can, for example, give it a Twitter page and get that page's tweets.
- losvedir 11y ago
  Oooh, I remember hearing about BazQux. IIRC, it's actually written in some really cool language, I think. I wanna say... Ur/Web + Haskell? They don't publicize it on their site or anything, which I love, since it's actually a real product that happens to be written with it, rather than an "RSS feed reader written in X".
  - scrollaway 11y ago
    Yes, correct, Ur/Web + Haskell. The author posted it in /r/haskell, IIRC.
coffeecheque 11y ago
I self host via a Tiny Tiny RSS install. It's got a good reader app for iOS (iPhone and iPad). It hasn't caused me any issues at all. I prefer it to NewsBlur too.
- NoGravitas 11y ago
  Agreed. The Android app is very good, too.
gernerz 11y ago
Feedly is is excellent.
- _rpd 11y ago
  I agree. The default UI is tailored to tablet-style formatting, but with a bit of configuration it is a very compact and efficient RSS reader.
ivank 11y ago
https://www.inoreader.com/ https://www.inoreader.com/ is very much like Google Reader except better (e.g. detection of dead feeds)
- joosters 11y ago
  Seconded! Inoreader is completely free to use (but there are reasonably priced upgrades if you want to support them), and offers web-based and app-based reading. I tried several RSS readers after Google Reader closed, and Inoreader is the one I've stuck with.
  - david-given 11y ago
    Thirded. I use inoreader to track my billion or so webcomics, and I like it a lot --- enough that I actually gave them money.
chei0aiV 11y ago
rss2email
cc81 11y ago
I use digg reader (yes, really). It works just like the google reader did. http://digg.com/reader http://digg.com/reader
johnchristopher 11y ago
I like https://digg.com/reader/ https://digg.com/reader/ but it's not free/cross-platform but it's the closest to Google Reader I found. If I had to pick up a client application I'd choose Feeddemon on Windows.
b0ner_t0ner 11y ago
Try http://yoleoreader.com http://yoleoreader.com
vog 11y ago
I'm using QuiteRSS and I'm quite satisfied with it. https://quiterss.org/ https://quiterss.org/ I would have preferred a browser plugin, but all plugins had a really bad user interface. So I tried RSS tools that are separate from the browser, and settled with QuiteRSS.
mindcrime 11y ago
If you're OK with a web based reader, I've actually found Digg Reader to be pretty nice. I know, I know... it's Digg, but still... it's not bad. Of the desktop client readers, I still favor RSSOwl, but if you have a LOT of feeds, then performance can be a bit of a drag.
Eric_WVGG 11y ago
if you don’t mind paying a token amount of cash for good software, Reeder for Mac and iOS is brilliant
jay_kyburz 11y ago
Its not the platform that's the problem. Its that the content is not appearing on Blogs and in the feed. Its happening on Social Networks.

Semaphor 11y ago

Sorry, don't really know about free. Back then I tried pretty much every solution there was, including the self hosted ones (which I assume are probably far better now then then), but stuck with NewsBlur.com which is not really usable for free (limited amount of feeds).

zufallsheld 11y ago

I suggest TinyTinyRSS[0] (ttrss), a good and free rss-reader. It's open-source, so you can host it yourself (a short tutorial is on my blog[1]). Since it's a web-application, you can run it on any device that has a browser, ttrss even has an offical android client[2]. There's even a hoster that provides ttrss as a service [3]. [0] https://tt-rss.org https://tt-rss.org [1] https://www.zufallsheld.de/2013/11/03/tiny-tiny-rss-centos-nginx-mysql/ https://www.zufallsheld.de/2013/11/03/tiny-tiny-rss-centos-n... [2] https://tt-rss.org/gitlab/fox/tt-rss-android https://tt-rss.org/gitlab/fox/tt-rss-android [3] https://tinytinyrss-servers.com/ https://tinytinyrss-servers.com/

puzzlingcaptcha 11y ago
I've been running it for years and heartily recommend it. Both the web and android clients are very robust. The killer feature for me is the ability to share arbitrary content to your own public feed provided by the ttrss instance. (https://tt-rss.org/gitlab/fox/tt-rss/wikis/ShareAnything https://tt-rss.org/gitlab/fox/tt-rss/wikis/ShareAnything) I'd recommend using Postgres as opposed to Mysql, as that is what author specifically recommends (mysql support has been a bit subpar)
EvanAnderson 11y ago
Another endorsement for ttrss. I've been running it since 2005, albeit I forked my version years ago after finding the original author a little abrasive to deal with re: patches.

scrollaway 11y ago

Not free, sorry (although cheap), but as far as web-based alternatives go I recommend BazQux (bazqux.com). It's essentially like Google Reader, lets you auth with your Google account, and works with a bunch of RSS apps. I was happy to pay for a lifetime account. It has a 30 day demo period if you want to check it out before deciding.

acemarke 11y ago
I found BazQux when Google Reader died, and have been thrilled with it ever since. It looks and feels much like GReader did, and it just _works_. I continue to be amazed that it's not more widely mentioned when these sorts of discussions pop up. BazQux and Pinboard are two simple services that I am extremely happy to pay for, based on their usefulness, reliability, and value.
deskglass 11y ago
Bazqux is also great because it can fetch content from social media - Twitter, Google Plus, some Facebook, etc. Unfortunately, you can't just get your account's entire feed from it, but you can, for example, give it a Twitter page and get that page's tweets.
losvedir 11y ago
Oooh, I remember hearing about BazQux. IIRC, it's actually written in some really cool language, I think. I wanna say... Ur/Web + Haskell? They don't publicize it on their site or anything, which I love, since it's actually a real product that happens to be written with it, rather than an "RSS feed reader written in X".
- scrollaway 11y ago
  Yes, correct, Ur/Web + Haskell. The author posted it in /r/haskell, IIRC.

coffeecheque 11y ago

I self host via a Tiny Tiny RSS install. It's got a good reader app for iOS (iPhone and iPad). It hasn't caused me any issues at all. I prefer it to NewsBlur too.

NoGravitas 11y ago
Agreed. The Android app is very good, too.

gernerz 11y ago

Feedly is is excellent.

_rpd 11y ago
I agree. The default UI is tailored to tablet-style formatting, but with a bit of configuration it is a very compact and efficient RSS reader.

ivank 11y ago

https://www.inoreader.com/ https://www.inoreader.com/ is very much like Google Reader except better (e.g. detection of dead feeds)

joosters 11y ago
Seconded! Inoreader is completely free to use (but there are reasonably priced upgrades if you want to support them), and offers web-based and app-based reading. I tried several RSS readers after Google Reader closed, and Inoreader is the one I've stuck with.
- david-given 11y ago
  Thirded. I use inoreader to track my billion or so webcomics, and I like it a lot --- enough that I actually gave them money.

chei0aiV 11y ago

rss2email

cc81 11y ago

I use digg reader (yes, really). It works just like the google reader did. http://digg.com/reader http://digg.com/reader

johnchristopher 11y ago

I like https://digg.com/reader/ https://digg.com/reader/ but it's not free/cross-platform but it's the closest to Google Reader I found. If I had to pick up a client application I'd choose Feeddemon on Windows.

b0ner_t0ner 11y ago

Try http://yoleoreader.com http://yoleoreader.com

vog 11y ago

I'm using QuiteRSS and I'm quite satisfied with it. https://quiterss.org/ https://quiterss.org/ I would have preferred a browser plugin, but all plugins had a really bad user interface. So I tried RSS tools that are separate from the browser, and settled with QuiteRSS.

mindcrime 11y ago

If you're OK with a web based reader, I've actually found Digg Reader to be pretty nice. I know, I know... it's Digg, but still... it's not bad. Of the desktop client readers, I still favor RSSOwl, but if you have a LOT of feeds, then performance can be a bit of a drag.

Eric_WVGG 11y ago

if you don’t mind paying a token amount of cash for good software, Reeder for Mac and iOS is brilliant

jay_kyburz 11y ago

Its not the platform that's the problem. Its that the content is not appearing on Blogs and in the feed. Its happening on Social Networks.