Scottie alternatives
Miniflux or Scottie?
Active: Miniflux maintains a current official site, documentation, releases, and open-source project.[1][2]
Short answer: Miniflux is ideal for a technical reader who wants a minimal, keyboard-friendly feed reader under direct control. Scottie is for a reader who wants editorial work done before the source list appears.[1][2]
Choose Miniflux if…
Choose Scottie if…
- Scottie replaces the feed queue with a personalized rundown and full brief delivered at a chosen time.
- It groups related source items and records what was included or left out instead of asking the reader to clear entries.
What Miniflux does best
Miniflux deliberately keeps the reader small. Keyboard navigation, filters, integrations, an API, and self-hosting provide control without turning the interface into a large research platform.[1][2]
What changes day to day
| What you need | Miniflux | Scottie |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Miniflux deliberately keeps the reader small.[1][2] | Scottie replaces the feed queue with a personalized rundown and full brief delivered at a chosen time. |
| Reader effort | Miniflux minimizes the interface around manual feed processing without trying to replace that judgment.[1][2] | Scottie reads the sources you choose, applies your stated priorities, and delivers one ranked brief. |
| Repeated coverage | Self-hosting gives technical users direct control of storage, updates, and retention.[1][2] | Scottie makes the overlap decision before delivery and shows the source items behind it. |
| Original links | Miniflux retains feed entries and source links in the operator's own reader.[1][2] | Every original link stays attached, and you can open the full list of items Scottie read. |
| Pricing checked | Miniflux software was open source when checked July 29, 2026; hosting and any hosted-service charges are separate decisions.[1][2] | Scottie starts with a 14-day free trial, then costs $15/month at the founding rate. |
How to try Scottie without losing your setup
- Export Miniflux subscriptions and document integrations before changing the reading stack.
- Choose the feeds you process manually every morning; leave automation and archival feeds in Miniflux.
- Compare the Scottie brief against the unread queue until you trust both its inclusions and its omissions.
Who should choose which
- Choose Miniflux for a minimal self-hosted reader, keyboard efficiency, and direct API access.
- Choose Scottie when clearing the queue is the problem and a source-linked written edition is the desired endpoint.
Questions
Questions you might have
Does Scottie expose an API like Miniflux?
No API equivalent is claimed here. Keep Miniflux if integrations depend on it.[1][2]
Which product has the simpler interface?
Miniflux is deliberately minimal. Scottie reduces a different kind of complexity by reducing the amount that reaches the reader.