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

The best open source alternative to Google Reader is QuiteRSS. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Google Reader and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Google Reader are NewsBlur, CommaFeed, FreshRSS and RSS Guard.

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  1. QuiteRSS icon
     199 likes

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

    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
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Comments about NewsBlur as an Alternative to Google Reader
    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.

    NewsBlur icon
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    • NewsBlur is Freemium and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • NewsBlur is CustomizableGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  3. CommaFeed icon
     154 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • YunoHost
     
  4. FreshRSS icon
     182 likes

    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.)

    126 FreshRSS alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
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    Comments about FreshRSS as an Alternative to Google Reader
    MorganGeek
    Positive
    -2

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

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

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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Liferea icon
     159 likes

    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.

    244 Liferea alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Comments about Liferea as an Alternative to Google Reader
    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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    • Liferea is Free and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • Liferea is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  7. NetNewsWire icon
     93 likes

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

    243 NetNewsWire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    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
  8. Feedbin icon
     211 likes

    Feedbin is a modern web reader to follow websites, Twitter feeds and email newsletters in one place. It boasts a clean interface, is ad-free, and costs $5/month.

    260 Feedbin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • ReadKit
    • FeedMe
    • Slow Feeds
    • Reeder
    • NetNewsWire
     
  9. Akregator icon
     28 likes

    Akregator is a news feed reader. It enables you to follow news sites, blogs and other RSS/Atom-enabled websites without the need to manually check for updates using a web browser. Akregator is designed to be both easy to use and to be powerful enough to read hundreds of news...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  10. Nextcloud News icon
     16 likes

    The News app is an extension to Nextcloud. Essentially it is an RSS/Atom feed aggregator and offers a RESTful API for app developers. There are several clients, also for mobile devices.

    26 Nextcloud News alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Nextcloud
    • Android Tablet
     
  11. Brief icon
     50 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Firefox
     
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