# Miniflux

> Minimalist open-source feed reader, self-hosted or hosted

Miniflux is a minimalist feed reader that runs in the browser and is built around readability, speed and privacy. It can fetch the original article when a feed carries only a summary, strips trackers from content and is driven largely by keyboard shortcuts. The software is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license for self-hosting, and its developer also sells a hosted version for a flat yearly fee.

- **Category:** Read Later & Bookmarks
- **Made by:** Frédéric Guillot (since 2013)
- **Website:** https://miniflux.app
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Miniflux has a free plan. Paid plans start at $15 per year (hosted version).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** The software is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license when run on your own server. The hosted version has no free plan, only a 15-day trial.
- **Free trial:** 15-day free trial of the hosted version; the account and its data are removed if you do not subscribe.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Self-hosted | Free | The complete open-source reader on your own server, shipped as a single binary, Debian and RPM packages or a Docker image. |
| Paid Hosting | $15 per year, not renewed automatically | Run by Miniflux's developer on a server in Finland, with feeds refreshed every 1-2 hours and email support in English or French. |

Read from https://miniflux.app/hosting.html on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Miniflux before buying.

## Key features

- **Feed reading:** Reads Atom, RSS and JSON Feed, imports and exports OPML, handles podcast, video and image enclosures, and plays YouTube videos inside the reader.
- **Original article fetching:** When a feed shows only a summary, Miniflux can fetch the original page and extract the article with a local Readability parser. Custom scraper and rewrite rules are supported.
- **Privacy protections:** Removes pixel trackers and tracking parameters from URLs, proxies media, blocks external JavaScript and sends no referrer. There is no telemetry or advertising.
- **Keyboard-driven interface:** A minimal, responsive web interface with a wide range of keyboard shortcuts, optional touch gestures, light, dark and system themes, and custom stylesheets.
- **Categories, search and filters:** Articles are organized with categories and bookmarks, searched in full text through Postgres, included or excluded by regex filters, and can be shared publicly one at a time.
- **Integrations and API:** Saves articles to more than 25 services, sends webhooks, offers a REST API with Go and Python clients, and works with mobile apps that support the Fever or Google Reader API.

## Good for

- Readers who want a fast, plain RSS reader with no ads or tracking
- Self-hosters comfortable running a server with PostgreSQL
- People who navigate their feeds with keyboard shortcuts
- Anyone looking for a low-cost hosted RSS reader

## Worth knowing

- There are no native apps: Miniflux runs in a browser and relies on third-party mobile apps through the Fever or Google Reader API.
- Self-hosting requires PostgreSQL, the only database Miniflux works with.
- On the hosted version, read articles are removed after 30 days and unread ones after 60; only starred articles are kept.
- The hosted version has no password reset feature, and accounts are deleted 30 days after a subscription lapses.

## Works with

Instapaper, Wallabag, Readwise Reader, Notion, Pinboard, Linkding, Linkwarden, Telegram

**Tags:** RSS reader, Open source, Self-hostable, Public API, Keyboard-first

## Alternatives

- [FreshRSS](https://toolgpa.com/tools/freshrss): Free, self-hosted RSS and Atom feed aggregator. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/freshrss-vs-miniflux)
- [Tiny Tiny RSS](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tiny-tiny-rss): Free, self-hosted web feed reader with filters and plugins. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/miniflux-vs-tiny-tiny-rss)
- [Feedbin](https://toolgpa.com/tools/feedbin): Paid RSS reader for feeds, newsletters, podcasts and YouTube. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/feedbin-vs-miniflux)
- [NewsBlur](https://toolgpa.com/tools/newsblur): Open-source RSS reader with trainable story filters. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/miniflux-vs-newsblur)
- [Inoreader](https://toolgpa.com/tools/inoreader): RSS reader with rules, filters and keyword monitoring. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/inoreader-vs-miniflux)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://miniflux.app/hosting.html
- https://miniflux.app/
- https://miniflux.app/features.html

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