News & Books

The written word is a powerful thing. It allows us to express and absorb creativity limited only to the imaginations of the writer and reader, as well as give a more internalized yet detailed voice to current events. This page has software that enables users to write and publish written content, manage their literary library, and collect news from the sources you most care about. Whoever said that print is dead?

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calibre icon
 1529 likes

Free e-book manager offering library management, multi-format conversion, syncing to devices, news download as e-books, built-in viewer, editor, and privacy.

  • Ebook Reader
  • Free
  • Open Source (GPL-3.0)
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • BSD
  • Self-Hosted
  • Flathub
  • PortableApps.com
  • Homebrew
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Alternative to  KOReader iconKOReaderandLibrera Reader iconLibrera Reader
4.3
Very Good49 reviews
SumatraPDF icon
 1683 likes

A free, open-source viewer for Windows, supports PDFs, eBooks, Comics, with a simple, fast, and portable design prioritized for ease of use.

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Alternative to  Foxit PDF Reader iconFoxit PDF ReaderandOkular iconOkular
4.3
Very Good110 reviews
Zotero icon
 493 likes

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, share research and cite your research sources directly in your favourite word processor, with 300 MB free online storage.

  • Research Manager
  • Freemium
  • Open Source
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Google Chrome
  • Safari
  • Microsoft Word
  • Google Docs
  • LibreOffice
  • Mozilla Firefox
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Alternative to  Mendeley iconMendeleyandQiqqa iconQiqqa
4.3
Very Good23 reviews
Feedly icon
 1879 likes

Organize and read content from RSS feeds into a magazine-like experience, simple sharing options, and seamless access across all devices.

  • RSS Reader
  • Freemium
  • Proprietary
  • Online
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Chrome OS
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • Google Chrome
  • Safari
  • Kindle Fire
  • Mozilla Firefox
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Alternative to  Inoreader iconInoreaderandFreshRSS iconFreshRSS
3.4
Fair25 reviews
Internet Archive icon
 210 likes

The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, it provides free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public.

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Alternative to  Wayback Machine iconWayback MachineandZ-Library iconZ-Library
4.2
Very Good16 reviews
wallabag icon
 315 likes

Open-source, self-hosted tool that extracts articles, offers offline mobile reading, powerful filters, migration from other services, and multiple download formats.

  • Read It Later Tool
  • Freemium
  • Open Source (MIT)
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Online
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • Self-Hosted
  • Google Chrome
  • Cloudron
  • Opera
  • Mozilla Firefox
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Alternative to  Raindrop.io iconRaindrop.ioandKarakeep iconKarakeep
4.2
Very Good12 reviews


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Oku.io icon
 8 likes

Your internet without the noise. Turn scattered feeds into one dashboard you can review in minutes without ads, popups, or algorithm spam.

  • News Reader
  • Freemium
  • Proprietary
  • Online
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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Alternative to  Feedly iconFeedlyandInoreader iconInoreader
Manuscript.no icon
 4 likes

Distraction-free novel writing workspace with AI analysis, live readability stats, auto-save, version history, plotting tools, and no automated text generation.

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Alternative to  Zettlr iconZettlrandManuskript iconManuskript
Glean icon
 7 likes

Self-hosted tool for reading RSS and Atom feeds in a distraction-free view with multi-level folders, tags, auto-filtering, Read Later option, and 15-minute background sync.

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Alternative to  Feedly iconFeedlyandInoreader iconInoreader
Digg icon
 76 likes

Social news platform with topic-based communities, transparent moderation, user voting, content discovery, anti-spam measures, web and mobile access.

  • Social News
  • Free
  • Proprietary
  • Online
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
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Alternative to  Lemmy iconLemmyandReddit iconReddit
Still icon
 10 likes

Minimalist audiobook player connects securely to private servers, offers offline downloads, seamless cross-device sync, and ensures a distraction-free experience.

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Alternative to  Audible iconAudibleandLissen iconLissen

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