# Miniflux review: feed organization, OPML and PostgreSQL custody Canonical: https://globaltechreview.org/tech-reviews/miniflux Author: Global Tech Review Published: 2026-10-23 Updated: 2026-10-23 Sources checked: 2026-10-23 Evidence: documentation-only ## AI Summary and verdict > **AI Summary:** Miniflux documents feed organization, OPML and PostgreSQL custody. The source distinguishes feed-format and OPML capabilities from the actual application/database state. This documentation-only review supports a scoped evaluation, not a product test; sources checked 2026-10-23. [miniflux-docs] ### Verdict For Miniflux, evaluate the documented feed organization, OPML and PostgreSQL custody against the target need: a reader or small group evaluating a recoverable self-managed feed workflow. The source distinguishes feed-format and OPML capabilities from the actual application/database state. No successful product trial is implied. [miniflux-docs] ## Product facts Product: Miniflux Vendor / project: miniflux/v2 project contributors Category: productivity Version / scope: Documentation snapshot 2026-10-23; source revision 8de58f8b6fe1, not an installed or tested release Website: https://miniflux.app Evidence basis: documentation-only Sources checked: 2026-10-23 Verification scope and unknowns: see Evidence and methodology. - Miniflux describes a feed reader supporting Atom, RSS and JSON Feed formats. (vendor-documented) [miniflux-docs] - Miniflux documents OPML file import/export and URL import. (vendor-documented) [miniflux-docs] ## Capabilities and workflows ### Documented workflow - Miniflux documents categories and bookmarks for organizing articles. (vendor-documented) [miniflux-docs] - Miniflux states that it works only with PostgreSQL. (vendor-documented) [miniflux-docs] ### Proposed acceptance trial - Proposed trial, not performed: Create a small OPML fixture with folders and representative Atom, RSS and JSON Feed sources where available. Import it into a disposable instance, bookmark sample entries and inspect category behavior. Export the subscriptions and compare them against the fixture, then separately rehearse recovery of the PostgreSQL-backed application data. Keep subscription portability and full-account restoration as distinct acceptance results. (editorial-opinion) [miniflux-docs] ## Strengths, limitations, and trade-offs ### Strengths - Miniflux describes a feed reader supporting Atom, RSS and JSON Feed formats. (vendor-documented) [miniflux-docs] - Miniflux documents categories and bookmarks for organizing articles. (vendor-documented) [miniflux-docs] ### Limitations and trade-offs - Miniflux: The source distinguishes feed-format and OPML capabilities from the actual application/database state. (editorial-opinion) [miniflux-docs] ### Decision boundary - The source distinguishes feed-format and OPML capabilities from the actual application/database state. This review does not establish lossless migration, a tested privacy outcome or recovery of every reading-history field from a subscription export. (editorial-opinion) [miniflux-docs] ## Best for, not for, and alternatives ### Best for - A reader managing a defined subscription list can evaluate feed import and organization alongside the PostgreSQL operating requirement. OPML is useful for moving subscription structure, but should not be treated as proof that reading state, saved content and account settings also migrate. [miniflux-docs] ### Not for / requirements not established - Miniflux: do not rely on this review alone when the following requirement needs a demonstrated result. This review does not establish lossless migration, a tested privacy outcome or recovery of every reading-history field from a subscription export. [miniflux-docs] ### Alternatives - For Miniflux, evaluate another workflow if it cannot satisfy the actual need: a reader or small group evaluating a recoverable self-managed feed workflow. Define required outputs, operator responsibilities and the content or task relationships that must survive migration. Use the same sample and acceptance checklist for each candidate. More documentation is not by itself better delivered behavior, and this review establishes no named alternative as superior. (editorial-opinion) [miniflux-docs] ## Evidence and methodology Official project documentation was retrieved on 2026-10-23 (Asia/Saigon), retained with integrity hashes and matched to literal excerpts under Editorial Standard 1.3, revision r1. Product assertions are attributed documentation; suitability and proposed trials are editorial reasoning from those premises. Repository commits identify source scope, not an installed release. No product account or hands-on test was used; site-build checks verify publishing output only. ### Evidence gaps and scope - Miniflux: The source distinguishes feed-format and OPML capabilities from the actual application/database state. - Current commercial prices, service quotas, paid support and total operating cost were not verified. Source availability does not establish a free hosted service or zero operating expense. - No installation, account access, hands-on task, benchmark, security review or recovery experiment was performed. Proposed trials are recommendations, not observed outcomes. - Sources are project-controlled documentation at recorded revisions. A source-matched description is not independent behavior verification; absent evidence is not proof that a capability is absent. [Evaluation framework](/methodology) ### Disclosure Sponsored: false. Affiliate links: false. On 2026-10-23, the publisher confirmed no sponsorship, publication benefits, commercial relationships or affiliate links for this batch. Codex assisted research, writing and automated editorial review; no product access, product testing or independent human review is claimed. ### Sources - [miniflux-docs] miniflux/v2 — official documentation snapshot: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/miniflux/v2/8de58f8b6fe11efb5b86024f64276e31b36f4572/README.md (accessed 2026-10-23) ## FAQ and further reading ### Does a Miniflux OPML export constitute a complete account backup? - No. The README documents subscription import/export and a PostgreSQL requirement. Verify which state the export contains and demonstrate application/database recovery separately. (editorial-opinion) [miniflux-docs] ### What evidence would justify a stronger recommendation? - For Miniflux, retain the exact product version, environment, input sample and observed outputs from the proposed trial. Resolve the stated boundary before generalizing to production: The source distinguishes feed-format and OPML capabilities from the actual application/database state. Documentation and successful website rendering do not substitute for those product artifacts. (editorial-opinion) [miniflux-docs] ### Further reading - [Official Miniflux product or project](https://miniflux.app) - [All Tech Reviews](/tech-reviews) - [Miniflux vs FreshRSS: subscriptions, account state and client APIs](/tech-comparisons/miniflux-vs-freshrss) [miniflux-docs]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/miniflux/v2/8de58f8b6fe11efb5b86024f64276e31b36f4572/README.md