Capy Reader
A small open-source Android RSS reader for local feeds or Feedbin, Miniflux and FreshRSS accounts.
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About Capy Reader
Capy Reader is an Android feed reader that can follow feeds locally on the phone or connect to an existing account on Feedbin, Miniflux or FreshRSS.
The project describes itself as a smallish reader and keeps its focus on reading feeds rather than extra features. It is developed openly on GitHub with a long, active commit history. It suits Android users who already run a sync service, or who want to keep their subscriptions on the device.
Strengths
- Local feeds with no account needed
- Works with Feedbin, Miniflux and FreshRSS
- Active open-source development
Limitations
- Android only
- Deliberately small feature set
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- jocmp
- Platforms
- Android
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Android users with a Miniflux, FreshRSS or Feedbin account
- Categories
- RSS readers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Capy Reader
Compare allSoftware that can replace Capy Reader for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
ReadYou
Follow RSS feeds with a Material-style Android reader.
ReadYou is an open-source GPL-3.0 Android reader with a Material-style interface and OPML exchange, but the roster does not list Feedbin, Miniflux or FreshRSS account support.
Feeder
Read RSS, Atom and JSON feeds on Android.
Feeder is an open-source GPL-3.0 Android reader that keeps subscriptions locally for RSS, Atom and JSON feeds, but it does not sync with remote feed-reader backends.
FeedMe
Android feed reader supporting many sync services.
FeedMe is an Android reader that works with almost every common sync back end and adds filtering rules and offline caching, but it is not open source and has a dated interface.
FeedFlow
A minimal RSS reader that shows your feeds in publication order on mobile and desktop.
FeedFlow is open source and runs on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and Linux, syncing through iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, FreshRSS or Miniflux, though not Feedbin.
Feedly
Cloud RSS reader with apps, newsletters and AI topic filtering.
Feedly moves you to a closed-source hosted service with Android, iOS and web apps, newsletters and AI filtering, with a free tier that caps feeds and folders.
Inoreader
Power-user cloud RSS reader with rules, filters and full-text search.
Inoreader is a closed-source hosted reader for Android, iOS and web with rules, filters and full-text search, with those features behind a paid tier.
NewsBlur
Open-source cloud RSS reader that learns what you like.
NewsBlur is an open-source hosted reader with its own Android, iOS and web apps that learns your preferences, but the free tier covers only a few feeds.
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