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yarr vs selfoss: catalog facts
yarr	selfoss
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source under the GPL. Hosting is separate.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Self-hosted
Runs as a single executable with a browser interface.	Spout plugins pull in sources that are not plain RSS Small PHP and SQLite install that runs on shared hosting
You manage the instance and its stored feed data.	Development is slow and version 2 has been in progress a long time Interface is basic compared with newer readers
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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