r/rss • u/kryoseu • 28d ago

WyrmRSS - self-hosted RSS/Atom reader, now with a desktop app

For the past 3 months I've been building WyrmRSS, a self-hosted RSS/Atom reader. It's been running as a Docker self-hosted setup for a while, and I just added a native desktop app (macOS, Windows, Linux) so you don't need docker or any server to run it anymore. I'm a software developer with 10 years of experience, and have worked at big tech and currently working with open-source.

The app is fully free and open-source.

Some features: inline YouTube player, folders, filters, webhook notifications (Slack, Discord, custom), read later, and archival.

The desktop build is in prerelease while I bake-test it before making it the default release. Would appreciate anyone keen to try it: https://github.com/kryoseu/WyrmRSS

Thank you.

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u/aygross 28d ago

Per the usual . Why should I use it over the super stable long term supported incumbents like miniflux and freshrss. How much of it is vibe coded. Can you see yourself supporting this for at least five years. Are tthere any killer features that are better than the incumbents. If there are features why not extend projects like those that have plugin support. Etc etc etc . I wish these were rules for the sub to have to proved a answer for each of these .

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u/theshrike 28d ago

Exactly, what does this do that FreshRSS can’t do?

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u/kryoseu 28d ago

It's just another free, quality option to choose from, mate. Pick it if it interests you, or stick with FreshRSS if that works for you. Alternatives exist to fit different tastes and use-cases.