omnivore VS Tiny-Tiny-RSS

Omnivore is a complete, open source read-it-later solution for people who like text.

If only they can add RSS support and newsletter subscriptions backed by Firefox Relay in Pocket, it can actually become a whole lot more useful.

If you need something like this today, try Omnivore[1]. Their RSS support is a bit wonky but very promising.

[1]: https://omnivore.app

Use https://omnivore.app/ it's free.

I'm quite happy with Omnivore: https://github.com/omnivore-app/omnivore

It's open source, I can host it myself it I want to but the reference hosted version on omnivore.app is free and quite reliable. Dark mode, progressive webapp, native apps, full text search, Obsidian integration, Pocket migration.

Compare that with instapaper: Terrible Android app that looks like Android apps from 2015, okayish iPad/iOS apps, quite expensive now, every interesting feature behind a paywall. I guess if you're into the minimalist aesthetic or if you've grown accustomed to it, sure, keep on using it. But it feels as if this product has been somewhat on extended life support and people would care a lot less if it wasn't run by Marco Arment.

I used to use Pocket extensively until I realized it wasn't going anywhere with features. I have since moved to Omnivore [1] and I couldn't be happier.

The devs are also ex-Pocket users and have worked hard to get feature parity and then some. There are mobile apps too for reading on the go (and work offline) which I use extensively when I am on flights. There is a graphql API and webhooks you can use for extending its functionality. Search could be a little better, but I use the labeling system which works well. I also use the logseq integration to keep a persistent log of articles I read on any given day.

[1] https://github.com/omnivore-app/omnivore

I briefly tried Omnivore and it seems to be have a good system for scraping web articles, especially for downloading them into Obsidian as markdown. I want to isolate that and have my script that that I can feed URLs into and get the contents as markdown files. I tried looking at the repo to see how it works and at this index.js file since the folder is called "puppeteer-parse". I tried reading it line by line multiple times it feels like too much to keep in my head at one, it makes me wonder how SWEs work with large codebases. I wonder if there are tools or ways to make reading large code files faster or easier.

This looks very nice, but self hosting requires reliance on google cloud.

https://github.com/omnivore-app/omnivore/issues/25

I just want to vent here a bit:

Feedly is the only app I ditched because I did not understand the interface. AT ALL. I tried multiple times, like really hard, over the course of 2-3 years, and all it delivered was a feeling of being insanely stupid.

I started my attempts around 2012 (kind of around Google killing Reader). I could not understand if that app even deliver that same functionality as Reader, could not understand if it allows to just add custom RSS url. I was not sure which title-description was an actual pair. I struggled to find article boundaries - I scrolled while reading and it suddenly just closed that and opened another unrelated thing. I struggled to use categories. I struggled to stabilize the layout - every week or so it switched from a list, to two-pane thumbnails, then some other weird view. I tried to set up my custom view but it just toyed with me. It took me an embarrassing amount of time to figure out how to actually browse my feeds by publish time (instead of some random metric app thrown them at me).

Dark theme just made it even harder - I had no idea what I'm looking at. I felt that I have more control over watching commercials on TV, than actually using Feedly.

It made me start hosting TinyTinyRSS [0] app on public internet for me and friends for many years. When I finally turned off tt-rss instance (due to my servers going down permanently) I came back to feedly... to just realize I don't even try to use it any more. A decade old frustration ended up with simply uninstalling.

[0] https://tt-rss.org/

> I want to host my own RSS server though and then maybe use a native reader to view it, like an RSS of RSS feeds.

I've been using Tiny Tiny RSS to do this for years. It works very well. https://tt-rss.org/

Tiny Tiny RSS (TT-RSS) https://tt-rss.org/ is a self-hosted, open-source RSS feed reader that provides a lightweight and customizable solution for managing and reading RSS feeds. It offers a simple web-based interface, allowing users to aggregate, organize, and access their favorite content from various sources in one centralized location. With its extensibility and robust feature set, TT-RSS offers a powerful tool for individuals who prefer to have full control over their RSS reading experience. As a dedicated programmer and avid user of Tiny Tiny RSS (TT-RSS), I can confidently say that it is an exceptional self-hosted, open-source RSS feed reader. With TT-RSS, I have the freedom to personalize and fine-tune my RSS reading experience to perfection. Its lightweight web-based interface offers a seamless way to aggregate, organize, and access all my favorite content from a multitude of sources. TT-RSS has become an indispensable tool in my daily routine, empowering me to stay informed, discover new insights, and effortlessly manage my RSS feeds with ease. If you're a fellow developer seeking a powerful, customizable RSS reader, TT-RSS is an absolute game-changer.

I would recommend Tiny Tiny RSS or FreshRSS as examples but you can use anything you want, there's plenty of them. Why would you want to pay for something like this?

Tiny Tiny RSS

Back when I was using Tiny Tiny RSS I've developed af_feedmod to download the article from the linked webpage so you'd end up with a full feed. This was later forked into FeedIron and seems to be somewhat popular by now.

TinyTinyRSS feed aggregator

Have you seen https://tt-rss.org/