# Feeder RSS reader

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Feeder RSS reader and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a plain, unexciting RSS reader that pulls in feed content and works with other apps; people cite it on Android and Mac.

## Why people recommend it

- Pulls in feed content alongside other reading (1 comments): "I sometimes read things via Feeder (the Android app) and there I can also pull in some content" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47485498))
- Unexciting, simple app (1 comments): "it's unexciting, which is what I look for in an app these days" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46780230))
- Pipes feeds into other apps (1 comments): "Just use rss feeds like feeder.co and pipeline it into whatever app you want" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47989675))
- Liked as a Mac app (1 comments): "one of my favorite Mac apps ever, Feeder" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47987242))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [NetNewsWire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/netnewswire.md): 79 recommend
- [Miniflux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/miniflux.md): 27 recommend
- [FreshRSS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/freshrss.md): 26 recommend
- [Inoreader](https://hackerapproved.com/p/inoreader.md): 20 recommend
- [Newsboat](https://hackerapproved.com/p/newsboat.md): 12 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Feeder RSS reader", https://hackerapproved.com/p/feeder/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).