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FreshRSS vs Bubo Reader: catalog facts
FreshRSS	Bubo Reader
Free Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0.	Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Light enough for shared hosting, yet handles hundreds of feeds API support, so existing mobile feed readers work with it	Output is a single static page with nothing to maintain at runtime Reads RSS, Atom and JSON feeds
You run it, including PHP, a database and updates The interface is functional rather than beautiful	No read or unread tracking, folders or search Needs a Node.js build step to refresh feeds
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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