Newspipe
Web news reader.
Developed outside the platforms our data source measures, so there is no activity history to score. This says nothing about the project — many unrated projects are actively maintained.
Activity data
Not available for this project. Our source collects commit history from GitHub only, and Newspipe is developed elsewhere.
| Stars | not measured |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | — |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Python |
Is Newspipe actively maintained?
We cannot measure this one. Newspipe is developed outside the platforms our data source collects activity from, and its repository lives at git.sr.ht — so there is no commit history or release cadence here to score.
Read that as missing data, not as a warning. Several of the best-maintained projects in this catalogue are unrated for exactly this reason. To judge it, open the repository and look at the date of the most recent commit yourself.
What Newspipe actually does
Newspipe is a self-hosted web news reader designed for aggregating and reading syndicated feeds. It provides a centralised interface to process updates from various web sources in one place. As a feed reader, it helps you keep track of frequently updated websites without relying on third-party cloud services.
Best fit: It is suited for users who want a straightforward, self-hosted feed reader built with Python and licensed under the AGPL-3.0.
Worth knowing: The project currently shows no recent release activity or community traction, meaning you may encounter bugs or lack documentation for troubleshooting. The copyleft AGPL licence also requires you to make source modifications available if you host a modified version publicly.
Deployment notes
Being a Python application, it typically requires a WSGI or ASGI application server behind a reverse proxy like Nginx to handle TLS termination. You will also need to configure persistent storage and potentially a relational database depending on how the application handles data persistence.
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Yarr (yet another rss reader) is a web-based feed aggregator which can be used both as a desktop application and a personal self-hosted server.