Newsboat AlternativesRSS Readers and other similar apps like Newsboat

Newsboat is described as 'Fork of Newsbeuter, an RSS/Atom feed reader for the text console. The only difference is that Newsboat is actively maintained while Newsbeuter isn't' and is a RSS Reader in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Newsboat for a variety of platforms, including Android, Linux, Android Tablet, F-Droid and Mozilla Firefox apps. The best Newsboat alternative is Feeder RSS feed reader, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Newsboat are Feedbro, QuiteRSS, Liferea and Fusion RSS.

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  1. 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!

    270 Feeder RSS feed reader alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  2. Feedbro icon
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    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.

    243 Feedbro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  3. QuiteRSS icon
     199 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    • QuiteRSS is Free and Open SourceNewsboat is also Free and Open Source
    • QuiteRSS is Privacy focusedNewsboat is not according to our users
  4. Liferea icon
     159 likes

    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.

    244 Liferea alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. Fusion RSS icon
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    A lightweight, self-hosted friendly RSS aggregator and reader.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  6. FeedFlow icon
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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.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Windows
     
  7. FeedCord icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  8. Neo Feed icon
     3 likes

    a custom Google Now Feed alternative for launchers.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  9. StreamSphere icon
     6 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  10. Fraidycat icon
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    Fraidycat is a browser extension for following folks on a variety of platforms. But rather than showing you a traditional 'inbox' or 'feed' view of all the incoming posts - Fraidycat braces itself against this unbridled firehose!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Firefox
     
  11. Want My RSS icon
     2 likes

    An extension for Firefox that restores some of RSS functionality which Firefox abandoned. Functionality includes:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Firefox
     
  12. FeedRiv icon
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    FeedRiv is a simple RSS feed reader that specializes in rating, tagging, and auto organizing feed items. If you are using an RSS feed to pull out important information, FeedRiv has the tools to make sorting by priority easy.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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