# FreshRSS/FreshRSS

A free, self-hostable news aggregator…

Repository: https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/freshrss
Homepage: https://freshrss.org
Language: PHP
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: freshrss, php, feed, rss, rss-aggregator, news-aggregator, self-hosted, rss-reader, websub
Last push: 2026-08-26T10:20:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 72, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5064, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 105, "gap_med": 50, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 15849, forks 1258 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:14.237260+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: http-server, web-scraping, search-engine, cli, plugin-system
- domain: self-hosted, web-development, media, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, php, cli
- tags: rss-aggregator, feed-reader, atom, opml, websub, multi-user, news-aggregator, automation, web-server, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- FreshRSS/FreshRSS (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:14.237260+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:05:21.122826+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:14.237260+00:00, sha 66c263bef1bb)
  - homepage: https://freshrss.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:19.046741+00:00, sha 2fcb6262746a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.