The Best Google Reader AlternativesTop RSS & News Readers like Google Reader

Google Reader is described as 'Was a web-based aggregator, capable of reading Atom and RSS feeds online or offline' and is a leading RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Google Reader for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Android, Mac and Android Tablet apps. The best Google Reader alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like Google Reader are Inoreader, The Old Reader, QuiteRSS and NewsBlur.

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  1. Feedly icon

    Feedly

     1871 likes
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    Experience a magazine-like RSS feed with seamless integration across devices, quick-loading cards, and effortless sharing across social platforms and other apps.

    310 Feedly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Comment summary: Feedly offers a user-friendly and intuitive interface for aggregating RSS feeds, praised for its ease of use and compatibility with other apps. Unlike Google Reader, some users find Feedly's interface more complicated, and there are concerns about the subscription costs after being used to free services. However, Feedly's extensive resources are appreciated for leading users to discover new content.
    Top Positive Comment
    Jezebelisgone
    11

    Feedly is filled with so many rescources that you can type in any random word and it will undoubtedly lead you to a website or blog that you never knew existed.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    12

    It never seemed to just... work like Reader did; I have to go through hoops just to add a site to my Feedly, rather than just putting in a URL and suddenly having complete access to that site's RSS. Maybe it's because I was young and ignorant as to how this works when I was using Reader, I don't know.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    functionable and easy to user

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Feedly is a great Google Reader alternative.

    • Feedly is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Google Reader.

    • Feedly is the most popular free alternative to Google Reader.

    • Feedly is Freemium and ProprietaryGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • Feedly is CustomizableGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  2. Inoreader icon

    Inoreader

     1457 likes
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    Aggregate feeds from RSS, social media, and newsletters with advanced filtering, OPML management, website monitoring, IFTTT automation, cloud syncing, text-to-speech, dark mode, and collaboration tools for flexible and efficient content consumption across devices.

    288 Inoreader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Top Positive Comment
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    good feature set in free membership plan. social features.

    Guest
    Positive
    3

    You can have full basic function with free account.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Hocu
    Negative
    -5

    You can not see the pricing plans before registering, and it is expensive!

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    • Almost everyone thinks Inoreader is a great Google Reader alternative.

    • Inoreader is Freemium and ProprietaryGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • Inoreader is LightweightGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  4. The Old Reader icon

    The Old Reader

     371 likes
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    The Old Reader is a web based RSS reader, something like Google Reader . Import existing subscriptions, find Facebook friends and more.

    224 The Old Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Guest
    Positive
    3

    Has the same format. Lightweight and doesn't need installation.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    mabuhatab
    Positive
    3

    Recommended as the most one resembling Google Reader!

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    • Almost everyone thinks The Old Reader is a great Google Reader alternative.

    • The Old Reader is the most popular SaaS alternative to Google Reader.

    • The Old Reader is Freemium and ProprietaryGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • The Old Reader is LightweightGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  5. QuiteRSS icon

    QuiteRSS

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

    237 QuiteRSS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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    Comments about QuiteRSS as an Alternative to Google Reader
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Small, quick, cross-platform (including BSD!!!)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    OPML file uploads that actually work, cool label features.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks QuiteRSS is a great Google Reader alternative.

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

    • QuiteRSS is the most popular Open Source alternative to Google Reader.

    • QuiteRSS is Free and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • QuiteRSS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  6. NewsBlur icon

    NewsBlur

     681 likes
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    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.

    263 NewsBlur alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Highly customizable interface!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    Newsblur is fantastic - handles the simple task of keeping track of many feeds very well. Also has many features, like multiple methods of displaying posts, training it to highlight the posts that matter most, lots of organization & filtering methods, etc.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    fancycwabs
    Positive
    -3

    Integrated sharing and threaded commenting. Because it's a paid service, it doesn't share / sell your personal information, good mobile apps and compatibility with third-party apps.

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    • Almost everyone thinks NewsBlur is a great Google Reader alternative.

    • NewsBlur is Freemium and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • NewsBlur is CustomizableGoogle Reader is not according to our users
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    Reeder

     322 likes
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    Reeder is your all-in-one inbox for reading, watching and listening to content from various sources.

    286 Reeder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Almost everyone thinks Reeder is a great Google Reader alternative.

    • Reeder is the most popular commercial alternative to Google Reader.

    • Reeder is Paid and ProprietaryGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • Reeder is LightweightGoogle Reader is not according to our users
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    CommaFeed

     153 likes
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    Google Reader inspired self-hosted RSS reader, based on JAX-RS, Wicket and AngularJS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • YunoHost
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    • Almost everyone thinks CommaFeed is a great Google Reader alternative.

    • CommaFeed is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Google Reader.

    • CommaFeed is Free and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • CommaFeed is Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  10. FreshRSS icon

    FreshRSS

     175 likes
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    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.)

    124 FreshRSS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    MorganGeek
    Positive
    -2

    great features, self-hosted, big community, mobile friendly, light

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    • Most users think FreshRSS is a great Google Reader alternative.

    • FreshRSS is Free and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • FreshRSS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  11. RSS Guard icon

    RSS Guard

     66 likes
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Feedbro

     101 likes
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    Fast & free RSS feed reader as a browser extension for Chrome, Vivaldi, Edge, Brave and Firefox for reading blogs, news or any RSS, Atom or RDF based feed.

    243 Feedbro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Feedbro has built-in integrations to various social media sites - even the ones that don't provide RSS natively like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
     
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    Guest
    Positive
    1

    easy to install in Firefox, free, not limited, number of new posts always visible in add-on icon

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Feedbro is a great Google Reader alternative.

    • Feedbro is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Reader is also Free and Proprietary
    • Feedbro is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
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    Liferea

     159 likes
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Reading news feeds in an email client like interface.
     
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    Guest
    Positive
    -4

    It's very light and required only few additional dependencies in my system (linux mint 17.1)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Liferea is a great Google Reader alternative.

    • Liferea is Free and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • Liferea is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  14. NetNewsWire icon

    NetNewsWire

     92 likes
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    RSS reader shows you articles from your favorite blogs and news sites, and it keeps track of what you’ve read.

    242 NetNewsWire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Comments about NetNewsWire as an Alternative to Google Reader
    Hadyn Cutler
    Positive
    0

    Completely free, no ads, simple to use, great UI, and no cons whatsoever!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • NetNewsWire is Free and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • NetNewsWire is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
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