Glance AlternativesRSS & News Readers like Glance

Glance is described as 'A self-hosted dashboard that puts all your feeds in one place' and is a RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Glance for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Glance alternative is Feeder RSS feed reader, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Glance are QuiteRSS, Fluent Reader, RSS Guard and Liferea.

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Glance alternatives page was last updated May 5, 2025
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  1. Feeder RSS feed reader icon

    Feeder RSS feed reader

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    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!

    265 Feeder RSS feed reader alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Feeder RSS feed reader screenshot 1
    Feeder RSS feed reader screenshot 2
    Feeder RSS feed reader screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

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

    Feeder RSS feed reader VS Glance

     

    • Feeder RSS feed reader is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Glance.

    • Feeder RSS feed reader is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Glance.

    • Feeder RSS feed reader is Free and Open SourceGlance is also Free and Open Source
    • Feeder RSS feed reader is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGlance is not according to our users
  2. QuiteRSS icon

    QuiteRSS

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

    234 QuiteRSS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

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

    The last version (0.19.4) is from March 2022.

    Warning

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

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

    QuiteRSS VS Glance

     

    • QuiteRSS is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Glance.

    • QuiteRSS is Free and Open SourceGlance is also Free and Open Source
    • QuiteRSS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGlance is not according to our users
  4. Fluent Reader icon

    Fluent Reader

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

    241 Fluent Reader alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

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

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

    Properties

    1.  Clean design
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  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.  Cloud Sync
    9.  Electron based
    10. Nextcloud icon  Nextcloud integration
    11. Nextcloud icon  Sync with Nextcloud

    Fluent Reader VS Glance

     

    • Fluent Reader is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Glance.

    • Fluent Reader is Free and Open SourceGlance is also Free and Open Source
    • Fluent Reader is Privacy focusedGlance is not according to our users
  5. RSS Guard icon

    RSS Guard

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

    225 RSS Guard alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    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.  No Tracking
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Cloud Sync
    10.  Integrated Web Browser
    11.  Email Notifications
    12.  Proxy support

    RSS Guard VS Glance

     
  6. Liferea icon

    Liferea

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Reading news feeds in an email client like interface.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Local Storage
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    8.  Offline Reading

    Liferea VS Glance

     
  7. Protopage icon

    Protopage

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    The best iGoogle alternative. Chris Pirillo calls Protopage "The best designed".

    187 Protopage alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online
    Protopage screenshot 1

    Protopage Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Bookmarks
    3.  Widgets
    4.  Visual bookmarks
    5.  Weather Alerts
    6. Gmail icon  Gmail integration
    7.  Stock Watchlist

    Protopage VS Glance

     

    • Protopage is the most popular Web-based alternative to Glance.

    • Protopage is Free and ProprietaryGlance is Free and Open Source
  9. Hewitt.ai icon

    Hewitt.ai

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    Hewitt offers 30-second news summaries delivered in audio format. You will stay in loop with just 5 min a day with Hewitt.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Hewitt.ai screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required

    Hewitt.ai VS Glance

     
  10. Brief icon

    Brief

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    Brief is a light-weight feed reading extension for Mozilla Firefox . Designed to be easy to use and streamlined, with exactly the right set of features.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Firefox
    Brief stores your subribed feeds as Live Bookmarks. You can arrange them in folders.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Feed Reader
    3. Mozilla Firefox icon  Firefox integration
    4.  XML import / export
    5.  Multiple languages

    Brief VS Glance

     
  11. Raven Reader icon

    Raven Reader

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    Offline ready desktop RSS Reader without any distractions.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Light theme
    Discontinued

    The last version (1.0.80) is from June 2023, and the GitHub repository has been archived by the owner on Sep 28, 2023.

    Raven Reader Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  Electron based

    Raven Reader VS Glance

     
  12. Pétrolette icon

    Pétrolette

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    Pétrolette is a news reading home page, Free, Libre, and Open-Source Software. It is immediately usable without registration with the same URL on the desktop or a mobile device.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Pétrolette screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Feed Reader

    Pétrolette VS Glance

     

    • Pétrolette is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Glance.

    • Pétrolette is Free and Open SourceGlance is also Free and Open Source
  13. Smart RSS [Fork] icon

    Smart RSS [Fork]

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    RSS Reader extension for Chrome & Firefox. Smart RSS Fork.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mozilla Firefox
    Smart RSS [Fork] screenshot 1

    Smart RSS [Fork] Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Notifications
    3.  Browser extension
    4.  Multiple languages

    Smart RSS [Fork] VS Glance

     
  14. Good News icon

    Good News

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    Good News is your personal news stream. It helps you discover and share the latest news on your favorite topics from the sources you trust.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    Good News screenshot 1

    Good News Features

    1.  Feed Reader

    Good News VS Glance

     
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