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, 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. Lector icon
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    Read your news with a no-frills experience, and a blazing-fast reader.

    Unlimited

    There are no restrictions on how many feeds you can subscribe to. The only limit is how much information you can handle.

    Readability

    Clean, simple, straight to the point interface. Our main goal.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Socialite icon
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    Socialite is a revolutionary social application that keeps all your social networks in one convenient place!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Sage is a lightweight RSS and Atom feed aggregator extension for Mozilla Firefox. It's got a lot of what you need and not much of what you don't.

    184 Sage (RSS Add-on for Firefox) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Firefox
     
  4. FeedSpin icon
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    FeedSpin is a RSS news reader that treats all sources equally, unless you say otherwise. So your must-read sources will always appear first. And any other sources will not be shown again until you have seen the updates of all the other ones.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Smart RSS icon
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    Smart RSS is an extension that clones (in a bit mutated way) RSS reader from Opera 12.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Opera
     
  6. Reader.is icon
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    [Currently in beta.]

    The RSS Reader reimagined. Simple, Open & Reliable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. News Worm icon
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    News Worm is a simple, yet usable news aggregator for Windows. It has a practical and well designed user interface which stays out of the way.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. RSS Captor icon
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    RSS Captor is an easy-to-use RSS client with a three-pane interface. Feeds are listed on the left, a list of stories on the top right, and details on the lower right. Tabs offer quick access to sections where you can set up folders for automatically saved messages and manually...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. DoggCatcher icon
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    Find, manage, and play your podcasts with DoggCatcher.

    Highlights -ChromeCast support -Easy to subscribe new podcasts -Auto download and cleanup of media files -Offline playback of audio and video podcasts -Customizable audio playlists -Supports devices of all sizes -Highly con.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
     
  10. NewsBar icon
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    NewsBar is built with a fresh concept: news feeds delivered with a smooth animation, right to your desktop - now with automatic iCloud sync across all Apple devices. Works fine without Google Reader.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
  11. Newscron icon
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    Download one single free application for all your favorite newspapers, magazines and blogs. Newscron can be customized according to your geographical region and your personal preferences (international, sports, politics, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  12. Tickr icon
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    TICKR is GTK-based RSS READER application which displays RSS FEEDS in a TICKER bar on your desktop. With a single click, you get the latest headlines scrolling in a thin window on your desktop, as what can be seen on News TV channels.

    164 Tickr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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