Fretsi Alternatives

Fretsi is described as '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' and is a popular RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Fretsi for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, Windows, Mac and iPhone apps. The best Fretsi alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like Fretsi are Inoreader, FreshRSS, Feeder RSS feed reader and Fluent Reader.

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  1. webpeel icon
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    Text-only Webpeel is text-only RSS reader. It peels off all the distractions away and lets you read.

    Scroll and mark Webpeel presents your RSS feeds as scrollable text list. Anything that's scrolled over the top is automatically marked as read.

    Read everywhere Webppel looks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Drop Feeds icon
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    Displays a sidebar that lets you manage your RSS feeds in a folder tree view in Firefox 57+. A "Legacy" theme is available to have look close to "Sage".

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Firefox
     
  3. Snackr icon
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    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.

    170 Snackr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe AIR
     
  4. FeedRoller icon
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    FeedRoller is a lightweight RSS feed ticker.

    It is designed to show scrolling headlines from your favorite news sites and blogs, directly on your desktop.

    Features

    Supports RSS, and Atom feed format. Shows news title, summary, age and source. Customizable interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  5. Newzie icon
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    Newzie is a news aggregator, which can be used to monitor RSS and ATOM formatted feeds, as well as normal webpages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. BlogBridge icon
     3 likes

    BlogBridge is an open source Java-based feed aggregator.

    BlogBridge is aimed for those people who are subscribed to many feeds, including journalists, PR professionals and OPML enthusiasts.

    BlogBridge also gives users the option to create an account with the free "BlogBr.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Leaf is an amazing RSS reader for your Mac. Read, share, star and search RSS articles by using a smooth, clean and intuitive interface.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Spout icon
     5 likes

    Introducing Spout, the newest way to enjoy news, messages, tweets and comments; delivered to your screen as a beautifully rendered up-to-the-second display of social content.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. Newscron icon
     1 like

    Download one single free application for all your favorite newspapers, magazines and blogs. Newscron can be customized according to your geographical region and your personal preferences (international, sports, politics, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  10. SwarmIQ icon
     5 likes

    SwarmIQ is a Web-based Feed Aggregator that helps users manage, monitor and curate their RSS feeds with a set of compelling free and premium tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
     
  11. Omea Reader icon
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    Omea Reader is a free and easy to use RSS reader, NNTP news reader, and web bookmark manager. It's fast, it aggregates, and it keeps you organized. Check out the additional features: lightning-fast desktop search, flexible information organizer, contextual access, and quick...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Yoleo Reader icon
     11 likes

    Yoleo is an RSS feed reader. Free for all, but allows a donation to ensure that development continues.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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