FreshRSS/FreshRSS
A free, self-hostable news aggregator… observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
90/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 72
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 50
- age_days: 5064
- days_rel: 105
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 12
Adoption not part of the score
15849 stars · 1258 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
FreshRSS is a free, self-hosted RSS and Atom feed aggregator written in PHP, supporting multiple users, an anonymous reading mode, and a mobile-client API. It offers WebSub real-time push updates, XPath-based web scraping to generate feeds for sites without RSS, OPML import/export, and a themable, extensible interface.
Use cases
- self-host an RSS reader to follow news sites and blogs
- aggregate podcasts and video channels in one place
- generate RSS feeds for websites that don't offer one via web scraping
- receive instant feed updates through WebSub push notifications
- share curated article selections as HTML, RSS, or OPML
- manage feeds for multiple users or an anonymous public reading instance
- read feeds on mobile via third-party apps using the FreshRSS API
When to choose
- you want full control over your feed data on your own server
- you need a multi-user or publicly accessible feed reader
- you need to scrape sites lacking RSS/Atom feeds
- you want a lightweight reader that scales to 1M+ articles and 50k+ feeds
- you want extensibility via themes and extensions
When to avoid
- you prefer a hosted, zero-maintenance feed service
- you need a desktop-only reader without a server
- your stack cannot run PHP
- you only need a single-user minimal reader with no server setup
Facets
application · maturity stable
http-server web-scraping search-engine cli plugin-system self-hosted web-development media developer-tools self-hosted php cli rss-aggregator feed-reader atom opml websub multi-user news-aggregator automation web-server linux docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS · fetched 2026-08-28 · 66c263bef1bb
- homepage: https://freshrss.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2fcb6262746a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| FreshRSS/FreshRSS | main | 90 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="FreshRSS/FreshRSS")
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