# FreshRSS 26 Hacker News commenters recommended FreshRSS and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** People recommend FreshRSS as an easy-to-install, self-hosted feed reader that syncs reliably across devices and works well with other tools. ## Why people recommend it - Easy to self-host (4 comments): "Easily self-host the next best thing, FreshRSS, with docker, a web interface and secure HTTPS." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46172753)) "Personally I just self-hosted a personal FreshRSS instance" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46164807)) "Current setup is freshrss running in a proxmox lxc on prem" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47255924)) - Syncs across devices (2 comments): "I'm self hosting freshrss, so my subscriptions can be synced between my phone and computer." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46775059)) "syncing with single source is essential." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47321119)) - Reliable and works without fuss (5 comments): "I use FreshRSS and its URL matching is pretty reliable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48032080)) "it chugs along brilliantly without issue" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50116808)) "It does everything I need with no fuss." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47257358)) - Works well with other tools (3 comments): "FreshRSS (share to Wallabag enabled) + Wallabag + KOReader (on kobo). I've been toying" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49305571)) "FreshRSS supports this workflow well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46162065)) "It works great with freshrss." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47391090)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [NetNewsWire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/netnewswire.md): 79 recommend - [Miniflux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/miniflux.md): 27 recommend - [Inoreader](https://hackerapproved.com/p/inoreader.md): 20 recommend - [Newsboat](https://hackerapproved.com/p/newsboat.md): 12 recommend - [Reeder Classic](https://hackerapproved.com/p/reeder.md): 10 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "FreshRSS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/freshrss/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).