NewsBlur
Personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world. A new sound of an old instrument.
- Feed Readers
- Python
- MIT
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 7,640
- Forks
- 1,051
- Open issues
- 117
- Commits, last 12 months
- 3,164
- Last commit
- Oct 6, 2026
- Latest release
- v0.2.2Aug 11, 2026
- Created
- Jan 5, 2009
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About NewsBlur
Personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world. A new sound of an old instrument. NewsBlur is open source under the MIT license and written mainly in Python, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 7,640 stars and 1,051 forks on GitHub, with 3,164 commits over the last year. It installs natively rather than through an official Docker image, so plan for a short manual setup.
Topics
- rss-reader
- ios
- android
- mongodb
- postgresql
- redis
- elasticsearch
- python
- rss
- feed-reader
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What is NewsBlur?
NewsBlur is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Feed Readers category. Personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world. A new sound of an old instrument. The source code lives at github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur, where it has 7,640 stars.
Is NewsBlur free and open source?
Yes. NewsBlur is open-source software released under the MIT license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run NewsBlur with Docker?
NewsBlur does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Python), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to NewsBlur?
Popular open-source alternatives to NewsBlur include RSSHub, Glance and FreshRSS. NewsBlur itself is a self-hosted alternative to Feedly.
Is NewsBlur actively maintained?
The most recent commit to NewsBlur was on Oct 6, 2026 with 3,164 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v0.2.2, published Aug 11, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.