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KrISS feed vs FreshRSS: catalog facts
KrISS feedFreshRSS
Free

Free to use, released into the public domain under CC0.

Free

Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0.

Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
  • Installs as a single PHP file
  • No database required
  • Light enough for shared hosting, yet handles hundreds of feeds
  • API support, so existing mobile feed readers work with it
  • Basic interface compared with larger feed readers
  • No formal releases, only the repository
  • You run it, including PHP, a database and updates
  • The interface is functional rather than beautiful
Self-hosted Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License: CC0-1.0 License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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