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 RSS feed reader icon

    Feeder RSS feed reader

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    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!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    • Feeder RSS feed reader is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Newsboat.

    • Feeder RSS feed reader is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Newsboat.

    • Feeder RSS feed reader is Free and Open SourceNewsboat is also Free and Open Source
    • Feeder RSS feed reader is Privacy focusedNewsboat is not according to our users
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    Feedbro

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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 types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Feedbro has built-in integrations to various social media sites - even the ones that don't provide RSS natively like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
     

    • Feedbro is the most popular Web-based alternative to Newsboat.

    • Feedbro is Free and ProprietaryNewsboat is Free and Open Source
    • Feedbro is Privacy focusedNewsboat is not according to our users
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    QuiteRSS

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

    237 QuiteRSS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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    • QuiteRSS is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Newsboat.

    • QuiteRSS is Free and Open SourceNewsboat is also Free and Open Source
    • QuiteRSS is Privacy focusedNewsboat is not according to our users
  5. Liferea icon

    Liferea

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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.

    244 Liferea alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Reading news feeds in an email client like interface.
     
  6. Fusion RSS icon

    Fusion RSS

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    A lightweight, self-hosted friendly RSS aggregator and reader.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    • Fusion RSS is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Newsboat.

    • Fusion RSS is Free and Open SourceNewsboat is also Free and Open Source
    • Fusion RSS is Minimalistic and Privacy focusedNewsboat is not according to our users
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    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.

    66 FeedFlow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Windows
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    • FeedFlow is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Newsboat.

    • FeedFlow is Free and Open SourceNewsboat is also Free and Open Source
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  10. Neo Feed icon

    Neo Feed

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    a custom Google Now Feed alternative for launchers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    StreamSphere

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    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
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    Fraidycat

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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 types

    Platforms

    • Firefox
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    Want My RSS

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Firefox
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  14. Geekttrss icon

    Geekttrss

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    Geekttrss is an Tiny Tiny Rss reader application with transparent offline mode for the Android platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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