Desktop Ticker AlternativesOnly apps categorised as RSS Readers

The best RSS Reader alternative to Desktop Ticker is Feedly, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked five alternatives to Desktop Ticker and four of them are RSS Readers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting RSS Reader alternatives to Desktop Ticker are Tickr, Snackr and evalRSS.

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Desktop Ticker

RSS Reader
Free • Proprietary

Desktop Ticker is a free RSS and Atom web feed aggregator application that allows you to keep an eye on the latest news from your favourite websites whilst you work on your computer. Once feeds have been added, the article...

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Desktop Ticker alternatives page was last updated Sep 3, 2021

Feedly
Feedly is a better way to organize, read and share the content of your favorite sites. It weaves the content from the RSS feeds of your favorite websites into a fun magazine-like experience and provides seamless integration with social networks.
318 Feedly alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- RSS Reader
- News Reader
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Kindle Fire
- Firefox
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Top Feedly Features
1. Feed Reader
2. Custom feeds
3. Web-Based
4. Import from Google Reader
5. Import/Export OPML Feeds
6. Save Articles
7. Dark Mode
8. Cloud Sync
9. Customizing
10. Ad-free
11. IFTTT Integration
12. Category Filters
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Feedly VS Desktop Ticker
Is Feedly a good alternative to Desktop Ticker?
- Feedly is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Desktop Ticker.
- Feedly is the most popular free alternative to Desktop Ticker.
- Feedly is Freemium and ProprietaryDesktop Ticker is Free and Proprietary

Tickr
TICKR is GTK-based RSS READER application which displays RSS FEEDS in a TICKER bar on your desktop. With a single click, you get the latest headlines scrolling in a thin window on your desktop, as what can be seen on News TV channels.
183 Tickr alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- RSS Reader
- News Reader
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
+1
Tickr Features
1. Ad-free
2. Support for Themes
3. Import/Export OPML Feeds
4. Feed Reader
5. Import from Google Reader
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Tickr VS Desktop Ticker
Is Tickr a good alternative to Desktop Ticker?
- Tickr is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Desktop Ticker.
- Tickr is the most popular Open Source alternative to Desktop Ticker.
- Tickr is Free and Open SourceDesktop Ticker is Free and Proprietary

Snackr
Snackr was built using Adobe Flex 3 and Adobe AIR 1.0. It's an RSS ticker that pulls random items from your feeds and scrolls them across your desktop. When you see a title that looks interesting, you can click on it to pop up the item in a window.
194 Snackr alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- RSS Reader
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Adobe AIR
Discontinued
Last version, 0.41, was released on June 14, 2010. You can still download it from the official website.
Snackr VS Desktop Ticker
Is Snackr a good alternative to Desktop Ticker?
- Snackr is the most popular Mac alternative to Desktop Ticker.
- Snackr is Free and Open SourceDesktop Ticker is Free and Proprietary

evalRSS
evalRSS is a social RSS aggregator. Follow your favorite websites and discuss posts with the community.
260 evalRSS alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- RSS Reader
Platforms
- Online
evalRSS VS Desktop Ticker
Is evalRSS a good alternative to Desktop Ticker?