TStschellenbach·Feb 6, 2021
Open source RSS reader aiming to work well for regular users: https://github.com/GetStream/winds
Could definitely use some more contributors
In Turn to RSS Feeds to Regain Control of the World Wide WebGetStream
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Winds
A Beautiful Open Source RSS & Podcast App Powered by Getstream.io
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A Beautiful Open Source RSS & Podcast App Powered by Getstream.io
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What Hacker News says
29 sourcesUse an RSS reader. You will like the lack of feeling of being forced to comment on things you don't care much about in retrospection. No tracking or ads, only content. You can filter shady sites or posts from appearing.
Here are some readers.
0] https://github.com/GetStream/Winds
1] https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS
2] https://github.com/feedbin/feedbin
3] https://github.com/yang991178/fluent-reader
If you like something closed source, try feedly.
Reddit provides rss for now. For sources that don't, you can use rss.app or similar.
https://www.reddit.com/wiki/rss
One more useful thing some readers provide is an email address that you can use for subscribing to newsletters.
In Ask HN: Why is Reddit on mobile so obsessed with making me use their app?Winds – A Beautiful Open-Source RSS and Podcast App Powered by Getstream.io
3 points · Open discussionIf anyone wants to help, here's an open source project I worked on quite a bit: https://github.com/GetStream/winds
Goal is to build RSS for regular users instead of the power user audience that RSS readers tend to cater to. I think this is part of the problem. The market for RSS shrank. All commercial RSS readers focused on the people who pay (IE the power users). Creating a user experience that is just not viable for most consumers. You end up in this vicious cycle because of that. RSS usage drops, RSS readers become more power user focused, sites drop support, continue the cycle.
In It’s Time to Get Back to RSSI still read my news in my Winds RSS reader, put in quite a few commits to it as well: https://github.com/GetStream/winds
In Ask HN: Is RSS dead?In case anyone wants to help: https://github.com/GetStream/Winds
RSS support is going to keep on going downhill unless someone builds a more mainstream RSS experience. Most of the commercial options are focused on power users. So you have this negative cycle of sites dropping support, readers focusing on power users, regular users not using RSS -> continue the cycle.
In Apple News No Longer Supports RSSI worked on Winds for a few weeks: https://github.com/getstream/winds
It has quite a bit of a following amongst designers and developers.
RSS has a lot of quirks, I wonder if an open-source solution will ever become truly mainstream in this space though.
In NetNewsWire 5.0 – Open-Source RSS Reader for MacBitDefender wrongly detects Winds as malware
1 points · Open discussionIf you want to contribute to help create a consumer-grade RSS reading experience: https://github.com/getstream/winds
I think part of the problem is that there are no RSS readers that try to appeal to a mainstream user audience. They are all tailored to power users.
In Please Add RSS Support to Your Sitealmost 7k stars: https://github.com/GetStream/Winds
In Show HN: Openring, a free and decentralized network of blogsIf you are interested in RSS, I did a twitter-thread [3] recently on interesting projects in the space. Reproducing here:
If you are interested in helping revive #RSS, a thread on some good FOSS projects around RSS:
1. RSS-Bridge[0] - RSS Feeds for websites that don't give you one. Supports instagram/facebook/Google Search and many more (150+) websites. Very easy to contribute, and there are open requests for lots of providers. (I added a Amazon Price Tracker Bridge in <150 loc). Yes, I get a RSS notification when there is a price change on something I follow[1].
2. MiniFlux - Golang+Postgres based self-hosted RSS feed reader. Minimal/responsive design with keyboard shortcuts https://miniflux.app
3. 3. tt-rss - A highly configurable PHP based RSS feed reader. Supports plugins and has tons of options. UI is similar to Google Reader. https
Read the rest
://tt-rss.org
4. Winds - A Beautiful Open Source RSS & Podcast App powered by @getstream_io. I haven't tried self-hosting it yet, but it looks really great. Also, under very active development. https://github.com/GetStream/Winds
5. FreshRSS - Lightweight PHP/SQlite self-hosted feed reader. Looks great as well. https://freshrss.org
6. Kill the Newsletter - Subscribe to a newsletter with a one-time generated email address, it generates a RSS feed for you. Your inbox stays clean. https://www.kill-the-newsletter.com
7. OPML Generator - Generates OPML Files using subscriptions on other sites. Supports GitHub stars (generates a file you can import to follow releases from all your starred repos on GitHub) https://opml.bb8.fun/ (Personal project, so count this as a shameless self plug)
8. RSS never really died, so revival is a misnomer in that sense. All major news publications still support RSS. The entire Podcast ecosytem works on RSS. You should also look at WebSub and ActivityPub (both W3C recommendations) if you're interested in this.
9. And finally a cool new idea - build a Telegram Channel to RSS Feed generator. Will open up so much hidden content to the open web.
10. Bonus: https://www.youneedfeeds.com/ Info site that you should share with your friends to help them get started with RSS.
[0]: https://github.com/RSS-Bridge/rss-bridge
[1]: https://github.com/RSS-Bridge/rss-bridge/pull/741
[3]: https://twitter.com/captn3m0/status/1018850458675408902
If you're looking for a free alternative: http://github.com/getstream/winds
In Firefox removes RSS supportHere's a free alternative: https://github.com/GetStream/Winds
In The sad state of RSS on the MacYeah, Winds doesn't show any unread counts https://github.com/GetStream/Winds
Less stress
In The sad state of RSS on the MacCheck out Winds:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/winds-podcasts-rss/id1381446...
And https://getstream.io/winds/
It's open source and looks awesome: https://github.com/getstream/winds
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