RSS Readers

These apps allow you to read Resource Description Framework Site Summary (RSS) feeds in a native and comfortable way. Apps such as Feedly allow you to organize the feeds you’ve saved in multiple categories and across multiple mediums (such as news articles, blog posts, and YouTube videos).

Other popular filters:

  1. Feedly icon
    Feedly icon

    Feedly

     1859 likes

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

    321 Feedly alternatives
    Feedly screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Top Feedly Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Custom feeds
    3.  Import from Google Reader
    4.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    5.  Web-Based
    6.  Save Articles
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  Text to Speech
    10.  Ad-free
    11. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    12.  Category Filters
  2. Inoreader icon
    Inoreader icon

    Inoreader

     1441 likes

    Take back control of your newsfeed and filter out the noise! With Inoreader, information comes straight to you the minute it’s available. Follow your favorite websites, content creators, newsletters, and social media feeds.

    298 Inoreader alternatives
    Inoreader screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Inoreader screenshot 1
    Inoreader screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Content Filtering
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  RSS to Email
    6. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    7.  Text to Speech
    8.  Website Monitoring
    9.  Full-Text Search
    10.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    11.  Multiple languages
    12.  Integrated Search
  4. AntennaPod icon
    AntennaPod icon

    AntennaPod

     169 likes

    A free and open source podcastmanager for Android, allowing you to subscribe to podcasts (via iTunes database & OPML), automatically download episodes using powerful mechanisms and listen to them the way you like (speed, balance adjustments, etc).

    64 AntennaPod alternatives
    AntennaPod screenshot 1
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Stream audio
    4.  Cloud Sync
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Silence-Skip
    7.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Playback speed control
    10.  No Tracking
  5. FreshRSS icon
    FreshRSS icon

    FreshRSS

     153 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.)

    121 FreshRSS alternatives
    Configuration page

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    FreshRSS screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Self-hosted
    8.  Integrated Search
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Multiple Account support
    11.  Import from Google Reader
  6. Feeder RSS feed reader icon
    Feeder RSS feed reader icon

    Feeder RSS feed reader

     58 likes

    Feeder is a fully free/libre feed reader. It supports all common feed formats, including JSONFeed. It doesn't track you. It doesn't require any setup. It doesn't even need you to create an account!

    277 Feeder RSS feed reader alternatives
    Feeder RSS feed reader screenshot 1
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    Feeder RSS feed reader screenshot 3

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Text to Speech
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  No Tracking
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    start.me

    Manages bookmarks and RSS feeds with customizable widgets and themes. Offers browser extensions for cross-device usability and personalized pages.

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    start.me icon

    start.me

     234 likes

    Manages bookmarks and RSS feeds with customizable widgets and themes. Offers browser extensions for cross-device usability and personalized pages.

    130 start.me alternatives
    start.me screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    start.me screenshot 1
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    start.me Features

    1.  Bookmarks
    2.  Bookmark Organization
    3.  Widgets
    4.  Team share
    5.  Bookmarking
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Share Bookmarks
  9. NewsBlur icon
    NewsBlur icon

    NewsBlur

     676 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.

    270 NewsBlur alternatives
    NewsBlur screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    NewsBlur screenshot 1
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    +8
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    NewsBlur Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
    5. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    6.  Cloud Sync
    7.  Feed Reader
  10. Feedbro icon
    Feedbro icon

    Feedbro

     92 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.

    252 Feedbro alternatives
    Feedbro has built-in integrations to various social media sites - even the ones that don't provide RSS natively like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Feedbro screenshot 1
    Feedbro includes a powerful rule engine for automatic processing, highlighting etc.
    +6
    Dark mode provided built-in

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Content Filtering
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Offline Reading
    4. Instagram icon  Instagram integration
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No Tracking
    9. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    10. Pinterest icon  Pinterest integration
    11. Vimeo icon  Vimeo Integration
    12. BitChute icon  Bitchute integration
  12. Reeder icon
    Reeder icon

    Reeder

     322 likes

    Reeder is your all-in-one inbox for reading, watching and listening to content from various sources.

    298 Reeder alternatives
    Reeder screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Reeder screenshot 1
    Reeder screenshot 2
    +8
    Reeder screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    4.  Feedly client
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Multiple Account support
    7.  Offline Reading
    8.  Synchronization
    9.  Sync with iCloud
  13. QuiteRSS icon
    QuiteRSS icon

    QuiteRSS

     195 likes

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

    245 QuiteRSS alternatives
    QuiteRSS screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    QuiteRSS screenshot 1
    QuiteRSS screenshot 2

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Notifications
    3.  Filtering
    4.  Feed Reader
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    7.  Multiple languages
    8.  Integrated Web Browser
    9.  Integrated Search
    10.  Colored tags
    Warning

    Heavily based on QtWebKit, a dependacy deprecated since 2022 due to several critical security issues. QuiteRSS has slowly been abandoned since then.

    Discontinued

    The last version (0.19.4) is from March 2022.

  14. Fluent Reader icon
    Fluent Reader icon

    Fluent Reader

     47 likes

    It is free for Mac, Windows and Linux if you download it from GitHub, and it's paid ($2) for Android and iOS.

    252 Fluent Reader alternatives
    Fluent Reader screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Fluent Reader screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Text to Speech
    8.  Electron based
    9. Nextcloud icon  Nextcloud integration
    10. Nextcloud icon  Sync with Nextcloud
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.1.4) was released in October 2023.

  15. Tiny Tiny RSS icon
    Tiny Tiny RSS icon

    Tiny Tiny RSS

     346 likes

    Open source web-based reader with AJAX, offering privacy control through self-hosting. Features include aggregation, keyboard shortcuts, and podcast support.

    269 Tiny Tiny RSS alternatives
    Tiny Tiny RSS screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
    Tiny Tiny RSS screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  Integrated Search
    5.  Built-in RSS reader
  16. NetNewsWire icon
    NetNewsWire icon

    NetNewsWire

     84 likes

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

    250 NetNewsWire alternatives
    NetNewsWire screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    NetNewsWire screenshot 1
    NetNewsWire screenshot 2
    +7
    NetNewsWire screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  No registration required
    7.  No Tracking
  17. RSS Guard icon
    RSS Guard icon

    RSS Guard

     50 likes

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

    236 RSS Guard alternatives
    RSS Guard screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    RSS Guard screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Standalone
    2.  Feed Reader
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    5.  Multiple Account support
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Integrated Web Browser
    10.  Notifications
    11.  Podcast Subscription
    12.  Email Notifications
  18. The Old Reader icon
    The Old Reader icon

    The Old Reader

     369 likes

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

    231 The Old Reader alternatives
    The Old Reader screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Import from Google Reader