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yarr vs Miniflux: catalog facts
yarrMiniflux
Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

Freemium

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence to self-host. A paid hosted version is…

Windows, macOS, Linux macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web
  • Runs as a single executable with a browser interface.
  • One small Go binary plus PostgreSQL, and nothing else to run
  • Strips pixel trackers and tracking parameters from every article
  • You manage the instance and its stored feed data.
  • PostgreSQL is required; there is no SQLite option
  • Deliberately few features, which some people will find too few
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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