NewsBlur
Personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world. A new sound of an old instrument.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 92% of tracked projects; popularity more than 74%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 7.6k |
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| Latest release | v0.2.2 · 11 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Python |
Is NewsBlur actively maintained?
NewsBlur is under active development: 2555 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 77 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 77% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, v0.2.2, shipped about two months ago — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 26 projects we track in Feed Readers, NewsBlur ranks #4 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What NewsBlur actually does
NewsBlur is a self-hosted feed reader that aggregates news sources and allows users to discuss articles. It provides an alternative way to consume and share web content through RSS and related syndication formats.
Best fit: It suits individuals or small groups who want to self-host their news consumption and social discussion around feeds.
Worth knowing: Self-hosting feed readers often involves managing background worker processes for continuous polling, which can consume notable resources depending on your subscription volume.
Deployment notes
As a Python application, it typically requires a WSGI or ASGI server behind a reverse proxy handling TLS, alongside a relational database and persistent storage for reliable operation.
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