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Tiny Tiny RSS (tt-rss) is a free, flexible, open-source, web-based news feed (RSS/Atom/other) reader and aggregator. - tt-rss.org

· 1 month ago

Tiny Tiny RSS was a capable free self-hosted feed reader, but its developer ended the project entirely on November 1, 2025. New users should pick a maintained alternative like FreshRSS; only tinkerers comfortable with unmaintained code should bother.

Confidence

High. Based on 30+ public sources; post-October 2025 coverage is dominated by shutdown reporting.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Self-hosted

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Self-hosting hobbyists with legacy installs
  • DIY crowd wanting full feed control
  • Multi-user feed sharing on your own server

Not for

  • Anyone starting fresh — the project is dead
  • Non-technical users who won't run a server
  • Teams needing updates, patches, or vendor support
  • People wanting a zero-maintenance hosted reader

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

No updates or security patches after the November 2025 shutdown; unmaintained software decays fast

high

Unpatched known CVEs; future vulnerabilities will never be fixed

medium

You run the server yourself: PHP app, database, cron jobs, upgrades

medium

Developer support was famously prickly even while the project lived

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free and open source with no subscription fees
  • Full-featured: a full-fledged replacement for hosted RSS aggregators
  • One-click installs available from many web hosts
  • Feed data stays private on your own server
  • Android client apps exist, official and third-party

Cons

  • Developer ended the entire project November 1, 2025
  • Shutdown blamed on declining infrastructure support
  • Built for the DIY crowd, not casual readers
  • Six known CVEs, including a high-severity auth flaw
  • Long-time users are migrating to FreshRSS

Sources & method

- 10 sources - Six CVEs on record; development ended November 2025, so future fixes are unlikely.

official x2review x3security x2news x3
  • CVE-2021-28373, auth_internal plugin vulnerability rated 7.5/10 CVSS (high severity).
  • CVE-2020-25787, Disclosed issue in tt-rss, tracked on NVD.
  • CVE-2020-25788, Inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free, open source, no subscription ever
  • Ease of use: 2/5. DIY crowd only; self-hosting required
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Full-fledged aggregator, plugins, mobile clients
  • Support quality: 2/5. Prickly developer; project now ended
  • Security posture: 2/5. Six CVEs; one high-severity auth flaw
  • 3.0/5 PCMag rating 2013 review, dated
  • $0 Price Free, open source, self-hosted
  • Yes Free tier Entire product is free
  • 6 Known CVEs Per OpenCVE tracker

Pricing

Self-hosted

$0

  • Full reader and aggregator
  • You supply hosting and upkeep
  • Community support only

Security

Six CVEs on record; development ended November 2025, so future fixes are unlikely.

  • CVE-2021-28373auth_internal plugin vulnerability rated 7.5/10 CVSS (high severity).
  • CVE-2020-25787Disclosed issue in tt-rss, tracked on NVD.⁹
  • CVE-2020-25788Inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere.

What users say

Users long praised its flexibility, but the community is now leaving for FreshRSS after the November 2025 shutdown.

“Bye Tiny Tiny RSS, hello FreshRSS!”
Blog, Guruprasad
“Good Bye Tiny Tiny RSS / TT-RSS”
Blog, Patrick's WebLog
“The Prickly Developer Who Built a Self-Hosted Gem”
selfh.st feature

Alternatives

Compare Tiny Tiny RSS with each alternative.

  • FreshRSS

    The community's go-to successor; actively maintained free self-hosted reader.

  • Miniflux

    Lightweight, minimalist self-hosted reader; easier to run.

  • selfoss

    Open-source self-hosted aggregator frequently compared to tt-rss.

  • Inoreader

    Hosted option with zero server maintenance; paid plans.

Full analysis

Based on 30+ public sources; post-October 2025 coverage is dominated by shutdown reporting.

Free self-hosted RSS reader, but the developer killed the project Nov 1, 2025. Choose FreshRSS instead.

Methodology

Based on 30+ public sources; post-October 2025 coverage is dominated by shutdown reporting.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Tiny Tiny RSS — official sitett-rss.org
    official
  2. Tiny Tiny RSS on GitHubgithub.com
    official
  3. Tiny Tiny RSS Review — PCMagpcmag.com
    review
  4. Tiny Tiny RSS to shut down as developer ends projectalternativeto.net
    news
  5. Tiny Tiny RSS shuts down on November 1 — PPC Landppc.land
    news
  6. Self-Host Weekly — selfh.stselfh.st
    news
  7. The Prickly Developer Who Built a Self-Hosted Gemselfh.st
    review
  8. Tiny Tiny RSS CVEs — OpenCVEapp.opencve.io
    security
  9. CVE-2020-25787 — NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  10. FreshRSS vs. Tiny Tiny RSS vs. selfoss — Redditreddit.com
    review

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