Overview

Google Reader inspired self-hosted RSS reader written in VueJS with an Express NodeJS backend. RSSMonster is compatible with the Fever API. The project has 463 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT.

Key Features

Source: GitHub README

Lightweight & Responsive: Built with Vue.js 3 and Express, styled with Bootstrap 5 for a fluid experience across all devices
Google Reader-inspired UX: Automatic mark-as-read on scroll and trending content identification
Article Quality Scoring: Each article is automatically evaluated for promotional content, sentiment neutrality, and writing quality, producing a normalized quality score used for ranking
Uniqueness Scoring: Articles are ranked higher when they provide original coverage rather than repeated or copied content
Importance-Based Ranking: Articles are ranked using a transparent, runtime importance score combining freshness, quality, uniqueness, and feed trust — prioritizing what actually matters
RSS Feed Generation: Create custom RSS feeds from your stored articles with flexible filtering by user, feed, category, starred status, and read/unread state. Perfect for sharing curated content or syncing with other applications (accessible via /rss endpoint with query parameters)
Progressive Web App (PWA): Install on any device for native app-like experience with offline support
Drag & Drop Management: Intuitive feed organization and categorization
Dark Mode: Automatic theme switching
OPML Support: Import and export feeds in OPML format for seamless migration

Getting Started

Source: GitHub README

cd ../client npm install cd ..


## Normalized Features

*Source: tool-features-normalized.json*

ai integration, dark mode, docker, migration tools, mobile app, multi user, mysql, npm, offline mode, opml, pwa, responsive, rest api, rss atom, themes.

<DeploymentOptions slug={frontmatter.slug} />

Features

Authentication & Access

Multi-User Support

Integrations & APIs

REST API
RSS / Atom Feeds

AI & Machine Learning

AI / LLM Integration

Import & Export

Migration Tools
OPML Import / Export

Customization & Branding

Dark Mode
Themes / Skins

Mobile & Desktop

Mobile App
Offline Mode
Progressive Web App (PWA)
Responsive / Mobile-Friendly

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