Open Source Google Reader Alternatives

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, FreshRSS, CommaFeed and RSS Guard.

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  1. 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
     
  2. Full-Text RSS icon
     8 likes

    Full-Text RSS transforms partial feeds into full-text feeds.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. RSS Bandit icon
     5 likes

    RSS Bandit is a standalone reader that has many attractive features, allowing a user to merge news headlines from multiple sources onto a single page, and organize articles based on keyword, read/unread status, and date.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Feed On Feeds is a server-based RSS aggregator written in PHP. It provides a simple firehose-style interface with the capability of filtering on tags and individual sites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. TinyFeeds icon
     3 likes

    tinyfeed is a CLI tool that generate a static HTML page from a collection of feeds.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • FreeBSD
     
  6. Sputnik icon
     9 likes

    Sputnik is a simple and practical rss reader for Windows and Mac OS X.

    Pros:

    1. Fun to use: Keyboard (and mouse) shortcuts allows for convenient and fast browsing through articles.
    2. Works offline: All articles are stored on your computer, so you don't need internet connect.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. moonmoon icon
     15 likes

    Moonmoon is a web based aggregator similar to Planet . It can be used to blend articles from different blogs with same interests into a single page.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Snackr icon
     13 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe AIR
     
  9. NewsFox icon
     18 likes

    NewsFox is an efficient 3-pane(email) style Atom/RSS feed reader. NewsFox allows you to group your feeds as you wish, read feed content offline, update feeds when you want, 1-click subscribe with the Firefox URL bar icon, and read other feeds while updating.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • K-Meleon
    • SeaMonkey
    • Firefox
     
  10.  3 likes

    newsrdr is a Web based RSS/Atom news reader that allows you to follow the latest news from your favorite websites in one place.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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