Liferea Alternatives

Liferea is described as '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' and is a very popular RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Liferea for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Mac, Linux and Web-based apps. The best Liferea alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like Liferea are Inoreader, FreshRSS, Feeder RSS feed reader and SeaMonkey.

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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.

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Liferea alternatives page was last updated Apr 15, 2025
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  1. Serial Tube icon

    Serial Tube

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    A snappy, customizable video feed. Designed to show you exactly the content you want to see and nothing else.

    50 Serial Tube alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Serial Tube screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Feed Reader
    6.  Progressive Web App

    Serial Tube VS Liferea

     
  2. CommaFeed icon

    CommaFeed

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

    254 CommaFeed alternatives

    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 Liferea

     
  4. FeedCord icon

    FeedCord

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    FeedCord is a dead-simple RSS Reader designed to integrate seamlessly with Discord. With just a few configuration steps, you can have a news feed text channel up and running in your server.

    62 FeedCord alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    FeedCord screenshot 1

    FeedCord Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    4.  Feed Reader
    5. Discord icon  Discord integration

    FeedCord VS Liferea

     
  5. Nextcloud News icon

    Nextcloud News

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    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.

    20 Nextcloud News alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    Nextcloud News screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    6.  Self-hosted

    Nextcloud News VS Liferea

     
  6. StreamSphere icon

    StreamSphere

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    Ad-free, privacy-centric RSS reader with a global reach, featuring customizable content and dark mode for reading comfort.

    62 StreamSphere alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    StreamSphere screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Built-in viewer
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Built-in Browser

    StreamSphere VS Liferea

     
  7. Raven Reader icon

    Raven Reader

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    Offline ready desktop RSS Reader without any distractions.

    237 Raven Reader alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Light theme
    Discontinued

    The last version (1.0.80) is from June 2023, and the GitHub repository has been archived by the owner on Sep 28, 2023.

    Raven Reader Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  Electron based

    Raven Reader VS Liferea

     
  9. Brief icon

    Brief

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    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.

    240 Brief alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Firefox
    Brief stores your subribed feeds as Live Bookmarks. You can arrange them in folders.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Feed Reader
    3. Mozilla Firefox icon  Firefox integration
    4.  XML import / export
    5.  Multiple languages

    Brief VS Liferea

     
  10. FeedMe icon

    FeedMe

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    FeedMe is a simple and full featured offline RSS reader for Feedly, InoReader, Bazqux, The Older Reader, Feedbin, Tiny Tiny RSS, FreshRSS, Fever, aiming at providing the best user experience for users to read and manage your favorite articles.

    235 FeedMe alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    FeedMe screenshot 1
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    FeedMe screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Built-in viewer
    6.  Multiple Account support
    7.  Offline Reading
    8.  Built-in RSS reader
    9.  Feed Reader
    10.  Feedly client
    11. Instapaper icon  Instapaper integration
    12.  In-app purchases

    FeedMe VS Liferea

     
  11. Folo icon

    Folo

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    As they say, your thoughts are what you read—and we’ve been consuming noisy feeds for too long! Follow organizes content into one timeline, keeping you updated on what matters, noise-free. Share lists, explore collections, and enjoy distraction-free browsing.

    33 Folo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Homebrew
    Folo screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Cloud Sync
    4.  Blockchain

    Folo VS Liferea

     
  12. FeedFlow icon

    FeedFlow

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    Follow your favorite RSS feeds with FeedFlow, a minimalistic RSS Reader. Enjoy a clutter-free reading experience, as FeedFlow offers a minimalistic list and opens the articles on their respective websites or in reader mode.

    58 FeedFlow alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    FeedFlow screenshot 1
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    FeedFlow Features

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  13. Akregator icon

    Akregator

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    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...

    225 Akregator alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Akregator screenshot 1

    Akregator Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Integrated Web Browser
    3. KDE Plasma icon  KDE Plasma integration

    Akregator VS Liferea

     
  14. Smart RSS [Fork] icon

    Smart RSS [Fork]

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    RSS Reader extension for Chrome & Firefox. Smart RSS Fork.

    66 Smart RSS [Fork] alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Smart RSS [Fork] screenshot 1

    Smart RSS [Fork] Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Notifications
    3.  Browser extension
    4.  Multiple languages

    Smart RSS [Fork] VS Liferea

     
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