The Best Open Source Google Reader AlternativesTop RSS & News Readers like Google Reader

The best open source alternative to Google Reader is QuiteRSS. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Google Reader and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Google Reader are NewsBlur, CommaFeed, FreshRSS and RSS Guard.

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  1. QuiteRSS icon

    QuiteRSS

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

    237 QuiteRSS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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    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.
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    • Almost everyone thinks QuiteRSS is a great Google Reader alternative.

    • QuiteRSS is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Google Reader.

    • QuiteRSS is the most popular Open Source alternative to Google Reader.

    • QuiteRSS is Free and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • QuiteRSS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  2. NewsBlur icon

    NewsBlur

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    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 (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Highly customizable interface!

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

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    • Almost everyone thinks NewsBlur is a great Google Reader alternative.

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

    CommaFeed

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

    242 CommaFeed alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • YunoHost
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    • Almost everyone thinks CommaFeed is a great Google Reader alternative.

    • CommaFeed is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Google Reader.

    • CommaFeed is Free and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • CommaFeed is Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  5. FreshRSS icon

    FreshRSS

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    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.)

    124 FreshRSS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about FreshRSS as an Alternative to Google Reader
    MorganGeek
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    great features, self-hosted, big community, mobile friendly, light

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    • Most users think FreshRSS is a great Google Reader alternative.

    • FreshRSS is Free and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • FreshRSS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  6. RSS Guard icon

    RSS Guard

     66 likes
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    RSS Guard is simple, light and easy-to-use RSS/ATOM feed aggregator developed using Qt framework which supports online feed synchronization.

    227 RSS Guard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Liferea icon

    Liferea

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Reading news feeds in an email client like interface.
     
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    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.
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    • Most users think Liferea is a great Google Reader alternative.

    • Liferea is Free and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • Liferea is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  9. NetNewsWire icon

    NetNewsWire

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

    242 NetNewsWire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Comments about NetNewsWire as an Alternative to Google Reader
    Hadyn Cutler
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    Completely free, no ads, simple to use, great UI, and no cons whatsoever!

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

    Feedbin

     210 likes
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    Feedbin is a modern web reader to follow websites, Twitter feeds and email newsletters in one place. It boasts a clean interface, is ad-free, and costs $5/month.

    258 Feedbin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • ReadKit
    • FeedMe
    • Slow Feeds
    • Reeder
    • NetNewsWire
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    Miniflux

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    Miniflux is a minimalist and opinionated feed reader.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

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    Akregator is a news feed reader. It enables you to follow news sites, blogs and other RSS/Atom-enabled websites without the need to manually check for updates using a web browser. Akregator is designed to be both easy to use and to be powerful enough to read hundreds of news...

    214 Akregator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  13. Nextcloud News icon

    Nextcloud News

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    The News app is an extension to Nextcloud. Essentially it is an RSS/Atom feed aggregator and offers a RESTful API for app developers. There are several clients, also for mobile devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Nextcloud
    • Android Tablet
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  14. Brief icon

    Brief

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    Brief is a light-weight feed reading extension for Mozilla Firefox . Designed to be easy to use and streamlined, with exactly the right set of features.

    227 Brief alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Firefox
    Brief stores your subribed feeds as Live Bookmarks. You can arrange them in folders.
     
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