RSS Monster
Easy to use web-based RSS aggregator and reader compatible with the Fever API (alternative to Google Reader).
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 80% of tracked projects; popularity more than 25%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 557 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v2.3.0 · 9 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 26 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | PHP |
Is RSS Monster actively maintained?
RSS Monster is under active development: 1054 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 139 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 171% more commits than the one before it.
The most recent tagged release, v2.3.0, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 26 projects we track in Feed Readers, RSS Monster ranks #5 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What RSS Monster actually does
RSS Monster is a self-hosted web application designed to aggregate and read syndicated feeds. It provides a centralised interface for managing subscriptions and is compatible with the Fever API to sync read states with external clients.
Best fit: Users who want a straightforward, self-hosted feed reader with Fever API compatibility to coordinate between web and mobile clients.
Worth knowing: It relies on a niche API standard and overlaps with more widely adopted alternatives like FreshRSS or Tiny Tiny RSS, potentially limiting community support and plugin availability.
Deployment notes
As a PHP application, it typically requires a standard web server like Apache or Nginx, PHP runtime extensions, and a relational database such as MySQL or MariaDB with persistent storage.
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