Open Source RSS Readers

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  1. FreshRSS icon
     184 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.)

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    133 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent15 reviews
  2. 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!

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    274 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent14 reviews
  3. Fluent Reader icon
     63 likes

    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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    249 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent7 reviews
  4. Tiny Tiny RSS icon
     355 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
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    243 alternatives
    2.4
    Poor8 reviews
  5. QuiteRSS icon
     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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    242 alternatives
    3.9
    Good10 reviews
  6. NewsBlur icon
     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.

    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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    +8
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    269 alternatives
  7. Liferea icon
     160 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.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Reading news feeds in an email client like interface.
    Hide read feeds from the subscription list.
    Three pane view mode for wide screens.
    +6
    Play SoundCloud music in Liferea.
    248 alternatives
  8. Read You icon
     22 likes

    This is a copy of Reeder, in order to give Android an RSS reader similar to Reeder, combines the interaction logic of Reeder with the design style of Material Design 3 (You).

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
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    96 alternatives
  9. Folo icon
     9 likes

    As they say, your thoughts are what you read—and we’ve been consuming noisy feeds for too long! Follow organizes content into one timeline, keeping you updated on what matters, noise-free. Share lists, explore collections, and enjoy distraction-free browsing.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Homebrew
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    51 alternatives
  10. Glean icon
     6 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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    56 alternatives
  11. FeedDeck icon
     16 likes

    FeedDeck is an open source RSS and social media feed reader, inspired by TweetDeck. FeedDeck allows you to follow your favorite feeds in one place on all platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    +2
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    90 alternatives
  12. Feedbin icon
     212 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • ReadKit
    • FeedMe
    • Slow Feeds
    • Reeder
    • NetNewsWire
    Feedbin homepage as of 2018-03
    Feedbin default view (day) as of 2018-03
    Feedbin night mode view as of 2018-03
    269 alternatives
  13. FeedFlow icon
     9 likes

    Follow your favorite RSS feeds with FeedFlow, a minimalistic RSS Reader. Enjoy a clutter-free reading experience, as FeedFlow offers a minimalistic list and opens the articles on their respective websites or in reader mode.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Windows
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    +7
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    74 alternatives
  14. FeedCord icon
     6 likes

    FeedCord is a dead-simple RSS Reader designed to integrate seamlessly with Discord. With just a few configuration steps, you can have a news feed text channel up and running in your server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    77 alternatives
  15. NewsFlash icon
     9 likes

    A modern feed reader designed for the GNOME desktop. NewsFlash is a program designed to complement an already existing web-based RSS reader account.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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