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KrISS feed vs Stringer: catalog facts
KrISS feedStringer
Free

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

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence. Hosting is separate.

Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Installs as a single PHP file
  • No database required
  • No social features, recommendations or analytics by design
  • Simple Rails application that deploys to a small server easily
  • Basic interface compared with larger feed readers
  • No formal releases, only the repository
  • Minimal feature set; no filtering, tagging or mobile apps
  • Development is largely dormant
Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application
Closed source Open source
License: CC0-1.0 License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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