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Newsboat vs selfoss
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Newsboat | selfoss |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C++ | HTML |
| Licence | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 3.9k | 2.5k |
| Latest | r2.45 | 2.19 |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-04 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 285 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 9 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 5 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Feedly. Alternatives to Feedly →
PartialNewsboatTerminal feed reader with podcasts, filters and macros, syncing with several reader services.
Full replacementselfossSelf-hosted web reader that also aggregates non-RSS sources through plugins.
Newsboat
This repository publishes tags, not GitHub releases.
selfoss
- 2.192022-10-12This version requires PHP ~~5.6~~ 7.2 (see known regressions section) or newer. It is also likely the last version to s…
- 2.182018-03-05Full-text RSS spout is now able to extract content from PDFs (#897)
- 2.172017-03-17Spout title can be fetched automatically (#851)
- 2.162016-11-18update Datebase bug on db change to version 9
- 2.152016-04-15improved handling of load list errors
Newsboat
unsigned The latest release, r2.45, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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selfoss
✓ signed The latest release, 2.19, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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