BoredReading
Productivity
rss reader
SHOW HN2023
115points
58comments
#552of 3,109 in 2023
Top 18%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
4 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.08.
Design: 4 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Comfortable, information-dense interface
From 2 comments
I saw the title and thought "eh, I've seen RSS readers before". But darn if that isn't a comfortable interface to look at.
sp332 on HNHaven't seen well-though-out information density like this in a minute
imbnwa on HN
Nice UI and feed organization, key shortcuts
From 1 comment
I was a heavy Google Reader user. When it disappeared, I switched to NewsBlur. NewsBlur is great but it lacks one particular feature: an RSS feed for a folder of blogs. (or a…
xpil on HN
Objections
Closed source and SaaS, concern about self-hosting
From 2 comments
This is cool, but I’m a bit wary of closed source tools like this ever since Google Reader shut down. Is it possible to self-host this?
fiddlerwoaroof on HNSelf hosting option? Looks great, but I’d rather avoid a SaaS service if possible.
xxdesmus on HN
Site slow or returning gateway errors on launch
From 3 comments
I'm living with Feedly. Reluctantly. I don't think it's very sticky and I'd happily switch to this thing (which is giving me 504 Gateway Time-out right now) if it's any better.
AlbertCory on HNI got 501 Gateway, if that helps
whoibrar on HNHug of Death?
gareve on HN
Requests
Self-hosted version
From 3 comments
Self hosting option? Looks great, but I’d rather avoid a SaaS service if possible.
xxdesmus on HNThis is cool, but I’m a bit wary of closed source tools like this ever since Google Reader shut down. Is it possible to self-host this?
fiddlerwoaroof on HNI was a heavy Google Reader user. When it disappeared, I switched to NewsBlur. NewsBlur is great but it lacks one particular feature: an RSS feed for a folder of blogs. (or a…
xpil on HN
Keyboard shortcut to dismiss read articles and dark mode
From 1 comment
I like it, but I hope it can have a shortcut to dismiss a read article. it has a dark mode.
billconan on HN
Feed history like Google Reader
From 1 comment
What had Google Reader that was amazing and no RSS existing today has is feed history: when you added a blog to Google Reader you could traverse the feed as if you added it from…
wslh on HN
Questions
Can it be self-hosted?
From 2 comments
This is cool, but I’m a bit wary of closed source tools like this ever since Google Reader shut down. Is it possible to self-host this?
fiddlerwoaroof on HNSelf hosting option? Looks great, but I’d rather avoid a SaaS service if possible.
xxdesmus on HN
Alternatives named
Feedly
From 2 comments
I'm living with Feedly. Reluctantly. I don't think it's very sticky and I'd happily switch to this thing (which is giving me 504 Gateway Time-out right now) if it's any better.
AlbertCory on HN> I'm living with Feedly. Reluctantly. FYI, there are a bunch of apps that sync with Feedly and that you can use as an alternate front end. NetNewsWire (Mac, iOS) is one example…
CharlesW on HN
Feeder
From 2 comments
When Google ditched Reader, they told me how to export my OPML, so I did, and vowed to never again depend on a cloud service for something I could do with a local client app.…
1bent on HNI tried Feedly for a couple of days, then I switched to Feeder and haven't looked back. Zero dependency on any central service, no user accounts, no upsell, no algorithms. I…
morsch on HN
Miniflux
From 1 comment
I had a similar sentiment. I did briefly use feedly until they started messing with their login screens some time back. See, I had a local feedly login (with randomized password…
croutonwagon on HN
Inoreader
From 2 comments
I actually saw this submission via Inoreader. It's got everything I want and need in a news reader. Been using it for years now and there's little I'd change about it. Each…
russellbeattie on HNGoogle reader had to die, so the inoreader could thrive. It is so good.
Euphorbium on HN
FreshRSS
From 2 comments
I was a heavy Google Reader user. When it disappeared, I switched to NewsBlur. NewsBlur is great but it lacks one particular feature: an RSS feed for a folder of blogs. (or a…
xpil on HNI used to use TT-RSS years ago, but switched to FreshRSS which is much more active and feature full - https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS
strunz on HN