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Looking for a desktop RSS feed reader for Linux (piefed.social)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by CptHacke@piefed.social to c/foss@beehaw.org
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I used to adore the Feedbro extension for Firefox - until I learned that browser extensions are a privacy concern and stopped using them. Unfortunately, I've been unable to find anything similar for the Linux desktop. I just can't seem to find the 'sweet spot' with all the readers I've tried. Some are bloated with features and complicated configurations that I will never use. Others are too simplistic. Still others haven't seen an update in years. I feel like this is an impossible quest.

The readers I have tried (and discarded):

  • Liferea
  • RSS Guard
  • News Flash
  • Feeds
  • Feed Deck
  • Feed Flow
  • Akregator
  • Thunderbird
  • Raven Reader

Here are the features I need:

  • FOSS (obviously)
  • Import/export OPML
  • Scale the size of the UI and all text elements
  • RSS feed discovery
  • Fetch full articles
  • Configure update interval
  • Privacy-conscious
  • Desktop only (I am currently unable to self-host)

Things that would be nice, but I can live without if I have to:

  • Dark mode
  • An uncluttered, two-column display

That's about it. Now tell me that I am asking too much and there's no hope for me. :D

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[โ€“] who@feddit.org 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What was the trouble with Akregator? I think recent versions have dark mode, and older versions could be made dark with the right style sheets applied.

It's not a perfect fit for me, but it works well enough that I stopped hunting for something better.

[โ€“] CptHacke@piefed.social 0 points 2 months ago

If I remember correctly, Akregator wouldn't allow me to resize the text to make it more readable. Also, I believe it was having trouble downloading a few of my feeds for some reason.