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NewsBlur

 680 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.

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License model

  • FreemiumOpen Source

Application types

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Online
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • Kindle Fire
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
3.8 / 5 Avg rating (5)
680likes
6comments
0news articles

Features

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Properties

  1.  Customizable

Features

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

 Tags

  • RSS
  • story-tag-highlighting
  • login-required

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NewsBlur information

  • Developed by

    US flagSamuel Clay
  • Licensing

    Open Source (MIT) and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    Subscription ranging between $3 and $9 per month + free version with limited functionality.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.8
  • Alternatives

    259 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Dutch
    • French
    • German
    • Greek
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Portuguese
    • Russian
    • Spanish
    • Swedish
    • Thai
    • Turkish

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Our users have written 6 comments and reviews about NewsBlur, and it has gotten 680 likes

NewsBlur was added to AlternativeTo by samuelclay on Nov 2, 2010 and this page was last updated Feb 11, 2025. NewsBlur is sometimes referred to as News Blur.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
Olivir2012
Jul 3, 2013
3

Newsblur is a priceless alternative to Google Reader (R.I.P.) that has quite good iOs companion, but for me, it was the web that won my heart. With the number of subscribed feeds increasing, the training feature allows you to stay (optionally, of course) focused on just the articles that interest you the most - and you decide what are they. Base your choice not only on the RSS source (site) or author of the article, but also on automatically added tags or even words (better to say "strings") included in the title of the article. And if you have the time, you can of course view all the articles, not just the preferred ones.

Also, the author of NewsBlur is so much responsive to any ideas/bugs/whatever feedback, which is so rarely seen in today's world... You don't have to go premium as free version is just as good (with limitations, naturally), but the way I see it, the dog has to eat:-)

Top Negative Comment
fragnemesis
Jul 6, 2013
-3

My main problem my main problem with this app is that it just doesn't run well. I haven't had this issue with many of the alternatives that I've tried. Perhaps it's simply doing too much.

Vicky
Jul 29, 2023
0

I like NewsBlur because it lets you follow your favorite websites and blogs, and filter your feed by keywords or categories. You can even save stories for later or share them on social media. One of the things I love about NewsBlur is their mobile app, which makes it really easy to access my news feed on-the-go. There are a couple of potential drawbacks to NewsBlur, though. Firstly, the premium version of the tool costs money. Secondly, it may take a little time to get used to. Overall, I highly recommend giving NewsBlur a try if you want to stay informed on the latest news.

zyndarius
Sep 19, 2013
0

It is a pretty nice and functional application. The fact I loved the most is that it is web based.

User7398983
Jul 2, 2013
1

It's not free, but it's still awesome. Definitely worth a try.

[Edited by User7398983, July 02]

endolith
Aug 22, 2011
1

This is something I've always wished Google Reader could do. You can "Like" posts but can't "Dislike" them. I'd like to have a way to filter out things that I like or dislike from feeds that have some of both.

konterkariert
Jul 2, 2013

Imported my 1000+ feeds from Google Reader to multiple alternative Reader. Compared a folder with one of my most important feeds.

Result: added/imported from this Google Reader folder Feedly: all 21 feeds Digg Reader: all 21 feeds Newsblur: only 3 feeds :(

I don't know what is wrong with Newsblur. The Newsblur app is sadly also very basic. I recommend to use instead Feedly with the Newsify app (for iOS) or other Android apps that all also work with the Feedly Cloud. I'm not happy, I paid for the premium version of Newsblur and expected more. I hope they improve.

What is NewsBlur?

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. NewsBlur has an active community of shared stories, published on each user's blurblog.

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