What are you using for RSS? I’m currently using NetNewsWire (previously used Reeder).

@Mtt I’m also using that, although I don’t read as much anymore.

@Mtt Reeder. NNW is backup. Trying out NewsBlur for exactly one reason but not a fan of its UI

@Mtt I’m still on Reeder. Love it.

@Mtt NetNewsWire (with Feedbin managing my feeds)

@crossingthethreshold I'm using NetNewsWire.

I like it a lot (of course one can always think of changes!). Now I have a ton of feeds (194, some of them dormant now, some with multiple posts per day), and that's really pushing it hard so I have to restart it fairly frequently. 

@matt NetNewsWire. I liked it back in the day, and I'm glad Brent has brought it back.

@Mtt Feedbin

@Mtt I bounce between Reeder and NNW depending on my mood. FreshRSS manages the backend - with thanks to @EricMWalk

@Mtt FreshRSS to manage feeds, FeedMe on android to consume

@Mtt NetNewsWire specifically because I can use iCloud to host and thus sync feeds across devices without needing a paid service.

@matt I'm a huge Inoreader fan for reasons. I use their website as a stand alone app. https://amerpie.lol/2024/03/20/inoreader-absolutely-worth.html

@Mtt Reeder powered by FreshRSS.

@Mtt Feedbin as a service and when using the computer. I use it for RSS and newsletters. I don’t use it for saving to read later (one of its features), nor for podcasts. On iPhone and iPad, I use Reeder connected to Feedbin.

@alpower Reeder also allows for iCloud syncing now.

@Mtt Inoreader, with their website as a client on my MacBook, and the native iPhone and iPad app on those devices.

It's not the prettiest RSS reader around, but it allows me to fly through dozens of items quickly.

@pratik @jarrod Reeder is very solid. Only reason I left it was just to try something new.

@crossingthethreshold @markstoneman @alpower I'm with all of you on NetNewsWire. As for hosting the feeds, I'm just using iCloud without issues.

@pcora @otaviocc I know a lot of people that use Feedbin as the backbone, but I've never really looked into it much. I'm actually using simple iCloud for that.

@rmdes What are you using to self-host? I'm iOS/macOS, so I can't give FeedMe an option.

@amerpie I used Inoreader years ago before the price hike. I could never justify paying for my use case. Using just simple iCloud sync for now.

@plumey How are you self hosting it? I installed it on a Synology a while back, but didn't stick with it.

@Mtt @jarrod That’s one reason I am trying out NewsBlur on the side. If people are putting so much effort into designing their sites then I should probably see it as they intended. NewsBlur lets you read their posts in their original design.

@pratik Hmm, interesting. Can you choose how you see stuff on a per site basis?

@Mtt Yes. Global setting or per-site setting

@Mtt Feebin has several features I like: a different email address for each newsletter, a health monitor for feeds (which also detects changes in feed addresses, common when people switch blog systems but maintain the domain), mute words or expressions, save searches (for words and expressions), read later, podcast support (and native iOS app), etc… What’s cool is that Reeder implements these saved searches, so I can use them in the app as well. Feedbin also detects changes in RSS entries and shows you what changed between the version you read and the latest one (this can be turned off globally or per site).

For me, there’s another reason as well. I don’t use the same iCloud on my personal devices and work computer, and I want to be able to read feeds during work breaks without having to use a smaller device (phone).

@matt If I didn't get so much value out of the filters. keywords, monitoring feeds and the other bells and whistles, I'd go back to NetNewsWire. I know a lot of the cool kids like Reeder, but honestly, I've never really seen what makes it so special.

@Mtt my setup is a contabo VPS (the ones at 60$/month) and then I use cloudron.io to facilitate self-hosting, I can manage domains, emails, backups, third party storage extension connected to apps, I've been using this recipe for a decade with great experience

@Mtt I’ve been using Reeder for years now, primarily because they introduced iCloud sync so that I didn’t have to rely on another subscription service just to read bloggers conveniently

@rmdes That's pretty cool. Never considered something like that.

@danalcantara That's a reason I've used NetNewsWire. I am considering returning to Reeder though.

@Mtt Many, many years happily using Reeder on all my devices. iCloud became my backend once they added support because free and simple work best for me. I'm not a power user (I don't tag, save for later, mute, podcast, etc.) and my RSS feeds are just for personal enjoyment or keeping up with individual blogs.

@gregmoore That's exactly how I use things (except NetNewsWire instead of Reeder). I don't use anything extra.

@Mtt Feedbin backend (I like to have it separate, so I easily can switch clients), and Lire for reading. It looks good, and has the visual customisation I need. But the killer feature is that it can cache truncated RSS feeds (so give you the entire content, but in the same style as RSS). I also like that you can have entries send you to the website itself, in an in-app browser. And you can choose which type of rendering (those two plus more) you want per feed.

@Mtt cloudron is just amazing, it just forever changed my relationship to self hosting, from hobby system to "in production" system I can seriously use for me, friends, acquaintance and small business at some point. And the team/community is just great, totally recommend it!