Google Reader Alternatives

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, Android, iPhone, Android Tablet and iPad apps. The best Google Reader alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like Google Reader are Inoreader, The Old Reader, Tiny Tiny RSS and QuiteRSS.

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Google Reader was a web-based aggregator, capable of reading Atom and RSS feeds online or offline.

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Google Reader alternatives page was last updated Jan 10, 2025
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  1. CommaFeed icon

    CommaFeed

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • YunoHost
    CommaFeed screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Built-in RSS reader
    5.  Content Filtering
    6.  Built-in Firewall
    7.  Import from Google Reader
    8. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    9.  Bug reporting

    CommaFeed VS Google Reader

     
  2. FreshRSS icon

    FreshRSS

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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.)

    120 FreshRSS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Configuration page

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Self-hosted
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Cloud Sync
    8.  Integrated Search
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Multiple Account support
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Import from Google Reader

    FreshRSS VS Google Reader

     
    Comments about FreshRSS as an Alternative to Google Reader
    MorganGeek
    Positive Jun 22, 2017
    -2

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

    Google Reader Icon
    FreshRSS icon

    • 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
  4. NetNewsWire icon

    NetNewsWire

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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.

    239 NetNewsWire alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    NetNewsWire screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

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

    NetNewsWire VS Google Reader

     
    Comments about NetNewsWire as an Alternative to Google Reader
    Hadyn Cutler
    Positive Aug 19, 2020
    0

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

    Google Reader Icon
    NetNewsWire icon
    • NetNewsWire is Free and Open SourceGoogle Reader is Free and Proprietary
    • NetNewsWire is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Reader is not according to our users
  5. 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 Google Reader

     
    Comments about Liferea as an Alternative to Google Reader
    Guest
    Positive Feb 5, 2016
    -4

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

    Google Reader Icon
    Liferea icon

    • 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
  6. Feedbro icon

    Feedbro

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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.

    242 Feedbro alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Content Filtering
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Offline Reading
    4. Instagram icon  Instagram integration
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No Tracking
    9. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    10.  Works Offline
    11. Pinterest icon  Pinterest integration
    12. Vimeo icon  Vimeo Integration

    Feedbro VS Google Reader

     
    Comments about Feedbro as an Alternative to Google Reader
    Guest
    Positive Aug 29, 2018
    1

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

    Google Reader Icon
    Feedbro icon

    • 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
  7. 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 Google Reader

     
  9. BazQux Reader icon

    BazQux Reader

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    BazQux Reader is a very fast RSS feed reader with simple and clean user interface.

    165 BazQux Reader alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Online
    Google Reader-like list view

    BazQux Reader Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2. X icon  X Integration
    3. Facebook icon  Facebook integration
    4.  Integrated Search
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Filtering
    7.  Content Filtering
    8.  Share on Twitter
    9.  Feed Reader
    10.  Import from Google Reader

    BazQux Reader VS Google Reader

     
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