# Inkwell RSS reader

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Inkwell RSS reader and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Inkwell as a simple RSS reader that runs from a single binary and works on Kindle. One critic notes accounts can be created but not deleted.

## Why people recommend it

- Works flawlessly from the start (1 comments): "worked flawlessly from the beginning and now I have all my feeds on my kindle effortlessly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48782941))
- Simple, runs from a single binary (1 comments): "the best software is simple, runs from a binary, and just works." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47154125))
- Looks nice (1 comments): "Well done - looks nice :-)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48794402))

## What people warn about

- Accounts can be created but not deleted (1 comments): "So it sounds like the app let you create accounts but not delete accounts." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48216920))

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