If you are looking for an "RSS player alternative," you are actually looking for a . Stop searching for the old way. Embrace the new way.
Fountain (or Supercast for creators).
These are self-hosted tools that monitor YouTube channels, download the video/audio, and then generate an that points to the local file on your server.
Fountain is a modern podcast app built on the Nostr protocol. While it supports standard RSS, its superpower is and streamlined private feed handling. Instead of copying/pasting long private RSS URLs, you just log in to Patreon via OAuth.
It plays literally anything. No setup. Cons: No playlist persistence. No remember position. No sync. It is a "player" in the most literal sense—press play, listen, close. The Final Verdict: Which one should you download? To save you hours of trial and error, here is the cheat sheet:
