It is free for Mac, Windows and Linux if you download it from GitHub, and it's paid ($2) for Android and iOS.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- AppImage


Brief is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Fluent Reader, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Brief and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Brief are RSS Guard, QuiteRSS, FeedFlow and Folo.
It is free for Mac, Windows and Linux if you download it from GitHub, and it's paid ($2) for Android and iOS.


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