News Diet Alternatives

News Diet is described as 'A better way to pick news articles' and is a News Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to News Diet, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, Android, Mac and iPad apps. The best News Diet alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to News Diet are Inoreader, FreshRSS, Feeder RSS feed reader and QuiteRSS.

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News Diet alternatives are mainly RSS Readers but may also be News Readers or Bookmark Managers.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of News Diet.
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News Diet alternatives page was last updated Feb 27, 2021
  1. Byline Reader icon
     21 likes

    Read the latest news from your favorite sites and blogs on your iPhone or iPod Touch, even when you’re offline.

    142 Byline Reader alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Byline Reader Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Feedly client
    3.  Offline Reading
    Discontinued

    The app is no longer updated. Last version, 5.0.5, released in November 2017, can be still downloaded from the Appstore

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  2. Fretsi icon
     51 likes

    Derived from the Icelandic word “Frettir”, which translates directly to the word “News”, Fretsi's main target is to make online reading easier than ever, enabling you to access news and keeping you up-to-date in the easiest and fastest way possible.

    214 Fretsi alternatives
    Home Page

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Fretsi Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Bookmarks
    Discontinued

    Appears to have closed, auto-forwards to domain registration site.

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    A fast and lightweight RSS/Atom reader embedded in Emacs.

    192 Elfeed Emacs Web Feed Reader alternatives
    Elfeed Emacs Web Feed Reader screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • GNU Emacs

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  EMACS
    2.  Emacs integration
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  4. Aktuell icon
     39 likes

    Aktuell is a modern, lightning fast, intuitive and elegant reader for reading blogs and news. All your favorite feeds in one app. Be up to date!

    226 Aktuell alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Aktuell Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Integrated Web Browser
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Pocket integration
    5.  Feed Reader
    Discontinued

    The last version (3.8.1) is from April 2017.

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  5. Omea Reader icon
     1 like

    Omea Reader is a free and easy to use RSS reader, NNTP news reader, and web bookmark manager. It's fast, it aggregates, and it keeps you organized. Check out the additional features: lightning-fast desktop search, flexible information organizer, contextual access, and quick...

    200 Omea Reader alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Personal Information Manager (PIM)
    2.  Browser integration
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  6. 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.

    192 NewsFox alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • K-Meleon
    • SeaMonkey
    • Firefox

    NewsFox Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Browser extension
    Discontinued

    This "app" hasn't been updated in almost 3 years and is incompatible with Firefox Quantum so it is essentially dead.See http://newsfox.mozdev.org/ChangeLog.txt

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  7. KrISS feed icon
     12 likes

    KrISS feed is a simple and smart (or stupid) feed reader. To see an online example: http://tontof.net/feed Feel free to contribute: https://github.com/tontof/kriss_feed.

    205 KrISS feed alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    KrISS feed Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Import from Google Reader
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  8. cloneReader icon
     9 likes

    cloneReader is a clone of Google Reader , actually in beta.

    210 cloneReader alternatives
    cloneReader screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    cloneReader Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    Discontinued

    The last update is from 2019.

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  9. Microreader icon
     7 likes

    Microreader - Very simple web based RSS/Atom reader. Written in python with bottle.

    207 Microreader alternatives
    Microreader screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Microreader Features

    1.  Server-side
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  10. Mr. Reader icon
     6 likes

    Mr. Reader is a powerful RSS News Reader for your iPad that synchronizes with popular services. Due to the large article preview and image thumbnails, it is easy to read only the articles you are interested in.

    199 Mr. Reader alternatives
    Mr. Reader screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPad

    Mr. Reader Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    Discontinued

    App was pulled out of the app store. The official page http://www.curioustimes.de/mrreader/ shows the following message: "September 2016: I stopped iOS development and removed all apps from the App Store."

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  11. Newsflow icon
     3 likes

    Newsflow brings all news of your favorite websites in one place, so you don't have to spend time on web browsing any more, you'll always be in touch with the latest news and articles from around the world.

    211 Newsflow alternatives
    Newsflow screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile

    Newsflow Features

    1.  Integrated Android Emulator
    2.  Feed Reader
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  12. 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.

    192 Snackr alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe AIR
    Discontinued

    Last version, 0.41, was released on June 14, 2010. You can still download it from the official website.

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