NewsFlash AlternativesRSS & News Readers like NewsFlash

NewsFlash is described as 'A modern feed reader designed for the GNOME desktop. NewsFlash is a program designed to complement an already existing web-based RSS reader account' and is a RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to NewsFlash for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Android, iPhone, Mac and iPad apps. The best NewsFlash alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like NewsFlash are Inoreader, FreshRSS, QuiteRSS and NewsBlur.

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A modern feed reader designed for the GNOME desktop. NewsFlash is a program designed to complement an already existing web-based RSS reader account.

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NewsFlash alternatives page was last updated Oct 9, 2023
  1. Feedly icon
     1859 likes

    Experience a magazine-like RSS feed with seamless integration across devices, quick-loading cards, and effortless sharing across social platforms and other apps.

    315 Feedly alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Top Feedly Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Custom feeds
    3.  Import from Google Reader
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    6.  Save Articles
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  Customizing
    10.  Text to Speech
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  IFTTT Integration
    Feedly iconNewsFlash Icon

    Feedly VS NewsFlash

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    • Feedly is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to NewsFlash.

    • Feedly is the most popular free alternative to NewsFlash.

    • Feedly is Freemium and ProprietaryNewsFlash is Free and Open Source
  2. Inoreader icon
     1432 likes

    Take back control of your newsfeed and filter out the noise! With Inoreader, information comes straight to you the minute it’s available. Follow your favorite websites, content creators, newsletters, and social media feeds.

    288 Inoreader alternatives
    Inoreader screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Opera
    • Firefox

    Top Inoreader Features

    1.  Content Filtering
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  RSS to Email
    6.  IFTTT Integration
    7.  Text to Speech
    8.  Website Monitoring
    9.  Support for Themes
    10.  Full-Text Search
    11.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    12.  Lightweight
    Inoreader iconNewsFlash Icon

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  3. FreshRSS icon
     147 likes

    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.)

    115 FreshRSS alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron

    Top FreshRSS Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Web-Based
    6.  Support for Themes
    7.  Privacy focused
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Multiple Account support
    12.  No registration required
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    FreshRSS VS NewsFlash

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    • FreshRSS is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to NewsFlash.

    • FreshRSS is the most popular Open Source alternative to NewsFlash.

    • FreshRSS is Free and Open SourceNewsFlash is also Free and Open Source
  4. QuiteRSS icon
     195 likes

    QuiteRSS is a open-source cross-platform RSS/Atom news feeds reader written on Qt/C++

    241 QuiteRSS alternatives
    QuiteRSS screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com

    QuiteRSS Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Notifications
    3.  Filtering
    4.  Feed Reader
    5.  Lightweight
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    8.  Multiple languages
    9.  Integrated Web Browser
    10.  Integrated Search
    Warning

    Heavily based on QtWebKit, a dependacy deprecated since 2022 due to several critical security issues. QuiteRSS has slowly been abandoned since then.

    Discontinued

    The last version (0.19.4) is from March 2022.

    QuiteRSS iconNewsFlash Icon

    QuiteRSS VS NewsFlash

    Is QuiteRSS a good alternative to NewsFlash?
     
    • QuiteRSS is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to NewsFlash.

    • QuiteRSS is Free and Open SourceNewsFlash is also Free and Open Source
  5. NewsBlur icon
     675 likes

    NewsBlur is a personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world. It shows you the original site and allows you to read stories directly off the site while keeping track of what you read. It also filters and highlights stories you like and dislike.

    263 NewsBlur alternatives
    NewsBlur screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    NewsBlur Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Customizable
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  IFTTT Integration
    7.  Cloud Sync
    8.  Feed Reader
    NewsBlur iconNewsFlash Icon

    NewsBlur VS NewsFlash

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    • NewsBlur is the most popular SaaS alternative to NewsFlash.

    • NewsBlur is Freemium and Open SourceNewsFlash is Free and Open Source
  6. Feeder RSS feed reader icon
     53 likes

    Feeder is a fully free/libre feed reader. It supports all common feed formats, including JSONFeed. It doesn't track you. It doesn't require any setup. It doesn't even need you to create an account!

    271 Feeder RSS feed reader alternatives
    Feeder RSS feed reader screenshot 1
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Top Feeder RSS feed reader Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Lightweight
    7.  Text to Speech
    8.  Privacy focused
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Cloud Sync
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    Feeder RSS feed reader VS NewsFlash

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  7. Flipboard icon
     375 likes

    Flipboard is a fast, beautiful way to flip through the news, photos and updates your friends are sharing on Facebook and Twitter.

    261 Flipboard alternatives
    Flipboard screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch

    Flipboard Features

    1.  Content Discovery
    2.  Magazine
    3.  Magazine layout
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Support for ActivityPub
    6.  Progressive Web App
    7.  RSS Feed Subscription
    8.  Federated
    9.  Twitter Integration
    10.  Import from Google Reader
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  8. Fluent Reader icon
     42 likes

    It is free for Mac, Windows and Linux if you download it from GitHub, and it's paid ($2) for Android and iOS.

    244 Fluent Reader alternatives
    Fluent Reader screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Top Fluent Reader Features

    1.  Clean design
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Support for Themes
    9.  Text to Speech
    10.  Privacy focused
    11.  Cloud Sync
    12.  Electron based
    Fluent Reader iconNewsFlash Icon

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  9. Feedbro icon
     88 likes

    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.

    244 Feedbro alternatives
    Feedbro has built-in integrations to various social media sites - even the ones that don't provide RSS natively like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox

    Top Feedbro Features

    1.  Content Filtering
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Offline Reading
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Lightweight
    9.  IFTTT Integration
    10.  Support for Themes
    11.  Privacy focused
    12.  Works Offline
    Feedbro iconNewsFlash Icon

    Feedbro VS NewsFlash

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  10. Tiny Tiny RSS icon
     346 likes

    Tiny Tiny RSS is an open source web-based news feed (RSS/Atom) reader and aggregator, designed to allow you to read news from any location, while feeling as close to a real desktop application as possible.

    264 Tiny Tiny RSS alternatives
    Tiny Tiny RSS screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron

    Tiny Tiny RSS Features

    1.  Web-Based
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  Integrated Search
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Support for Themes
    6.  Lightweight
    7.  Built-in RSS reader
    8.  Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
    Tiny Tiny RSS iconNewsFlash Icon

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  11. NetNewsWire icon
     80 likes

    RSS reader shows you articles from your favorite blogs and news sites, and it keeps track of what you’ve read.

    242 NetNewsWire alternatives
    NetNewsWire screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Top NetNewsWire Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Privacy focused
    8.  Support for Themes
    9.  No registration required
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    NetNewsWire iconNewsFlash Icon

    NetNewsWire VS NewsFlash

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  12. RSS Guard icon
     46 likes

    RSS Guard is simple, light and easy-to-use RSS/ATOM feed aggregator developed using Qt framework which supports online feed synchronization.

    228 RSS Guard alternatives
    RSS Guard screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Top RSS Guard Features

    1.  Standalone
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Feed Reader
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    6.  Multiple Account support
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Support for Themes
    9.  Privacy focused
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Cloud Sync
    RSS Guard iconNewsFlash Icon

    RSS Guard VS NewsFlash

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