The Best Free Google Reader AlternativesTop RSS & News Readers like Google Reader

The best free alternative to Google Reader is Feedly. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Google Reader and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Google Reader are Inoreader, The Old Reader, QuiteRSS and NewsBlur.

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  1. Feedly icon

    Feedly

     1874 likes

    Experience a magazine-like RSS feed with seamless integration across devices, quick-loading cards, and effortless sharing across social platforms and other apps.

    313 Feedly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Comments about Feedly as an Alternative to Google Reader
    Top Positive Comment
    Jezebelisgone
    11

    Feedly is filled with so many rescources that you can type in any random word and it will undoubtedly lead you to a website or blog that you never knew existed.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    12

    It never seemed to just... work like Reader did; I have to go through hoops just to add a site to my Feedly, rather than just putting in a URL and suddenly having complete access to that site's RSS. Maybe it's because I was young and ignorant as to how this works when I was using Reader, I don't know.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    functionable and easy to user

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 9 comments
    Feedly icon
    Feedly icon
    • Feedly is Freemium and ProprietaryGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • Feedly is CustomizableGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  2. Inoreader icon

    Inoreader

     1457 likes

    Aggregate feeds from RSS, social media, and newsletters with advanced filtering, OPML management, website monitoring, IFTTT automation, cloud syncing, text-to-speech, dark mode, and collaboration tools for flexible and efficient content consumption across devices.

    288 Inoreader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Comments about Inoreader as an Alternative to Google Reader
    Top Positive Comment
    underline
    2

    good feature set in free membership plan. social features.

    Guest
    Positive
    3

    You can have full basic function with free account.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Hocu
    Negative
    -5

    You can not see the pricing plans before registering, and it is expensive!

    3 of 5 comments
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    • Inoreader is Freemium and ProprietaryGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • Inoreader is LightweightGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  4. The Old Reader icon

    The Old Reader

     371 likes

    The Old Reader is a web based RSS reader, something like Google Reader . Import existing subscriptions, find Facebook friends and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Comments about The Old Reader as an Alternative to Google Reader
    Guest
    Positive
    3

    Has the same format. Lightweight and doesn't need installation.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    mabuhatab
    Positive
    3

    Recommended as the most one resembling Google Reader!

    The Old Reader icon
    The Old Reader icon
    • The Old Reader is Freemium and ProprietaryGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • The Old Reader is LightweightGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  5. QuiteRSS icon

    QuiteRSS

     199 likes

    QuiteRSS is a open-source cross-platform RSS/Atom news feeds reader written on Qt/C++

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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    2
    Comments about QuiteRSS as an Alternative to Google Reader
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Small, quick, cross-platform (including BSD!!!)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    OPML file uploads that actually work, cool label features.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    QuiteRSS icon
    QuiteRSS icon
    • QuiteRSS is Free and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • QuiteRSS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  6. NewsBlur icon

    NewsBlur

     681 likes

    NewsBlur is a personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world. It shows you the original site and allows you to read stories directly off the site while keeping track of what you read. It also filters and highlights stories you like and dislike.

    263 NewsBlur alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Comments about NewsBlur as an Alternative to Google Reader
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Highly customizable interface!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    Newsblur is fantastic - handles the simple task of keeping track of many feeds very well. Also has many features, like multiple methods of displaying posts, training it to highlight the posts that matter most, lots of organization & filtering methods, etc.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    fancycwabs
    Positive
    -3

    Integrated sharing and threaded commenting. Because it's a paid service, it doesn't share / sell your personal information, good mobile apps and compatibility with third-party apps.

    NewsBlur icon
    NewsBlur icon
    • NewsBlur is Freemium and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • NewsBlur is CustomizableGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  7. CommaFeed icon

    CommaFeed

     154 likes

    Google Reader inspired self-hosted RSS reader, based on JAX-RS, Wicket and AngularJS.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • YunoHost
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  9. FreshRSS icon

    FreshRSS

     180 likes

    FreshRSS is a free, self-hosted RSS aggregator. It is quite lightweight, fast (it can manage +100k articles without complaining) and powerful (e.g. shortcuts, filters, responsive design, multi-views, multi-themes, multi-users, statistics, provides a Google Reader API, etc.)

    126 FreshRSS alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about FreshRSS as an Alternative to Google Reader
    MorganGeek
    Positive
    -2

    great features, self-hosted, big community, mobile friendly, light

    FreshRSS icon
    FreshRSS icon
    • FreshRSS is Free and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • FreshRSS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  11. Feedbro icon

    Feedbro

     101 likes

    Fast & free RSS feed reader as a browser extension for Chrome, Vivaldi, Edge, Brave and Firefox for reading blogs, news or any RSS, Atom or RDF based feed.

    243 Feedbro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Feedbro has built-in integrations to various social media sites - even the ones that don't provide RSS natively like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
     
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    Comments about Feedbro as an Alternative to Google Reader
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    easy to install in Firefox, free, not limited, number of new posts always visible in add-on icon

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Feedbro icon
    Feedbro icon
    • Feedbro is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Reader is also Free and Proprietary
    • Feedbro is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  12. Liferea icon

    Liferea

     159 likes

    Liferea is a web feed reader/news aggregator that brings together all of the content from your favorite subscriptions into a simple interface that makes it easy to organize and browse feeds.

    244 Liferea alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Reading news feeds in an email client like interface.
     
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    1
    Comments about Liferea as an Alternative to Google Reader
    Guest
    Positive
    -4

    It's very light and required only few additional dependencies in my system (linux mint 17.1)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Liferea icon
    Liferea icon
    • Liferea is Free and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • Liferea is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  13. NetNewsWire icon

    NetNewsWire

     93 likes

    RSS reader shows you articles from your favorite blogs and news sites, and it keeps track of what you’ve read.

    243 NetNewsWire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Comments about NetNewsWire as an Alternative to Google Reader
    Hadyn Cutler
    Positive
    0

    Completely free, no ads, simple to use, great UI, and no cons whatsoever!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    NetNewsWire icon
    NetNewsWire icon
    • NetNewsWire is Free and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • NetNewsWire is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  14. Miniflux icon

    Miniflux

     64 likes

    Miniflux is a minimalist and opinionated feed reader.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Using keyboard navigation with the Black theme.
     
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