Google Reader, for every platform

Every ask, newest first

Each line is an AI paraphrase of what the writer wanted. The link goes to their own words on Hacker News.

Reader’s note. 2013 cluster after Google Reader shut down; recent asks are NetNewsWire for Linux.

1. Jan 2026Wants NetNewsWire for Linux. Read it: a comment in “Publish on your own site, syndicate elsewhere”
2. Oct 2025Wishes NetNewsWire had a Linux version. Read it: a comment in “The RSS feed reader landscape”
3. Oct 2025Wants a self-hosted RSS reader with a good Android companion app or decent mobile site. Read it: a comment in “In Praise of RSS and Controlled Feeds of Information”
4. Jul 2023Wants an RSS reader that properly imports a large OPML list, after one failed to fetch many feeds. Read it: a comment in “Show HN: OPML list of Hacker News Users Personal Blogs”
5. Dec 2022Wants RSS reader recommendations. Read it: a comment in “This is the year of the RSS reader?”
6. Oct 2020Would pay for an Android RSS reader with no ads, no tracking and no account. Read it: a comment in “Unexpected, Useless, and Urgent, or What RSS Gets Right”
7. Sep 2019Wants a Windows RSS reader recommendation. Read it: a comment in “NetNewsWire 5.0 RSS Reader Rebuilt from Scratch, Now Free and Open Source”
8. Sep 2018Wants something that scratches the itch Google Reader did, asking what others consider better. Read it: a comment in “In killing Inbox, Google takes another swipe at its most passionate users”
9. May 2018Wants a light cross-platform RSS reader, ideally with PDF export. Read it: a comment in “Winds 2.0: It’s Time to Revive RSS”
10. Sep 2017Wants a faster, less bloated web client for TinyTinyRSS. Read it: a comment in “RSS Still Beats Facebook and Twitter for Tracking News”
11. Mar 2014Wants a good-looking newsreader without fancy algorithms, like the old Google Reader without NewsBlur's UI. Read it: a comment in “Google Reader announced its shutdown exactly a year ago”
12. Jul 2013Wants a polished Google Reader replacement without the innovative UI changes Feedly made. Read it: a comment in “Google Reader is dead”
13. Mar 2013Wants a bare-bones feed reader, finding Feedly's swipe-heavy Android UI confusing. Read it: a comment in “Seamless Transitioning from Google Reader to feedly”
14. Mar 2013Needs to find an RSS reader alternative after Google Reader's shutdown. Read it: a comment in “Google Reader shutting down”
15. Mar 2013Wants a Reader replacement with keyboard navigation, full-screen mode and excerpt feed view, without embedded site pages. Read it: a comment in “Google Reader shutting down”
16. Mar 2012Wants a beautiful news reader for Windows. Read it: a comment in “Caffeinated: The Beautiful Google Reader Client”
17. Nov 2011Wants a plain feed manager that opens items in the browser, without sharing features or an embedded frame. Read it: a comment in “Ex Google PM criticizes new Reader layout”
18. Oct 2010Wants a feed reader combining Feedly with a reader-mode view. Read it: a post: “Ask HN: What feedreader app (desktop / web) do you like the most?”
19. May 2010Wants a Google Reader app with offline access for commuting. Read it: a comment in “Matt Cutts: Android apps that I love”
20. Oct 2009Asks whether any online RSS reader beats Google Reader. Read it: a comment in “Why I Continue to Use Google Reader”