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

  • CptHacke@piefed.socialOPEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    Not meaning to ‘yes, but’ you…but… :D

    1. You’re assuming that I know how to code. :)
    2. I think the privacy concerns are from third parties somehow being able to use browser extensions to read the contents of whatever other tabs one has open. At least that’s what I’ve read.