yarr (yet another rss reader) is a web-based feed aggregator which can be used both as a desktop application and a personal self-hosted server.
Brief Alternatives
Brief is described as 'Light-weight feed reading extension for Mozilla Firefox . Designed to be easy to use and streamlined, with exactly the right set of features' and is a popular RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Brief for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Mac and iPad apps. The best Brief alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like Brief are Inoreader, FreshRSS, Feeder RSS feed reader and Fluent Reader.
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Handy News Reader is a free no-ads RSS reader for reading offline contents from RSS feeds or web sites without RSS feeds.
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Awasu is a state-of-the-art feed reader that comes loaded with features for both casual personal use and professional, high-powered information management.
217 ReadKit alternativesReadKit is a full-featured news reader and read later client that supports services from Instapaper, Pocket, Pinboard, Feedly, Fever, NewsBlur, Feedbin and Feed Wrangler and has built-in RSS capabilities.
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An extension for Firefox that restores some of RSS functionality which Firefox abandoned. Functionality includes:
Pluma is an RSS & News reader that supports local feeds and also you can sync your feeds, bookmarks and settings with Pluma account.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
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Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
RSS feed reader for Android offering adaptive learning for tailored content, offline operation, modern material design, theming, OPML import/export, customizable notifications, and stringent privacy measures. Open source, fast, lightweight, and no account required.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Unlicense)
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- GNU Emacs
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Blogtrottr delivers updates from all of your favourite news, feeds, and blogs directly to your email inbox, giving you the flexibility to stay updated whilst on the go.
Sage is a lightweight RSS and Atom feed aggregator extension for Mozilla Firefox. It's got a lot of what you need and not much of what you don't.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
- Firefox
Derived from the Icelandic word “Frettir”, which translates directly to the word “News”, Fretsi's main target is to make online reading easier than ever, enabling you to access news and keeping you up-to-date in the easiest and fastest way possible.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Sage-Like is a simple, sidebar based feed reader (Atom, RSS and RDF). Like its add-on predecessors, Sage by Peter Andrews and the Sage++ by Higmmer, it's lightweight and fast.
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