Newsboat Alternatives

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, Android Tablet, Linux, Self-Hosted 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 QuiteRSS, Feedbro, Tiny Tiny RSS and Liferea.

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Newsboat is a fork of Newsbeuter, an RSS/Atom feed reader for the text console. The only difference is that Newsboat is...

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Newsboat alternatives page was last updated Mar 21, 2025
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  1. FeedRiv icon

    FeedRiv

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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.

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    FeedRiv Features

    1.  Ratings
    2.  Feed Reader
    3.  Tag based
    4.  Categories

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    • FeedRiv is the most popular commercial alternative to Newsboat.

    • FeedRiv is Paid and ProprietaryNewsboat is Free and Open Source
  2. Handy News Reader icon

    Handy News Reader

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    Handy News Reader is a free no-ads RSS reader for reading offline contents from RSS feeds or web sites without RSS feeds.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Offline Reading
    3.  Keyword-based automatic entry removal
    4.  Feed Reader

    Handy News Reader VS Newsboat

     
  4. PodAura icon

    PodAura

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    All-in-one Android podcast app for RSS, media dl & play. MVI arch, Material You style. ?? Star to support!

    101 PodAura alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    PodAura Features

    1.  Material design

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  5. Agr Reader icon

    Agr Reader

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    Agr Reader is a minimalist, elegant Material3-styled RSS reader that offers extensive customization options and a range of powerful features for an enhanced, personalized reading experience.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Text to Speech
    6.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    7.  Tablet support
    8.  Feed Reader
    9.  Material design
    10.  Widgets
    11.  Import from Google Reader

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  6. Alligator icon

    Alligator

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    Alligator is a mobile RSS feed reader for mobile Linux devices. It is part of the Plasma Mobile app collection.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Plasma Mobile
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    Alligator Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  KDE

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  7. Feeds - All the Web, One Feed icon

    Feeds - All the Web, One Feed

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    Feeds is a new type of Feed-reader that learns what you like using an on-device AI. It can generate feeds from most news-like websites, and updates when there are new articles. It also supports RSS, Atom and JSON-feed. Also has widget!

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Feeds - All the Web, One Feed Features

    1.  AI-Powered
    2.  Feed Reader

    Feeds - All the Web, One Feed VS Newsboat

     
  9. Photon icon

    Photon

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    Photon is an RSS/Atom reader with the focus on speed, usability, and a bit of UNIX philosophy.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. Aggregator News icon

    Aggregator News

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    The application allows you to quickly aggregate information from various sources, enabling you to have all the news grouped and organized in one place. Unlike social networks, where article priority is determined by algorithms, in this app, news remains in chronological order.

    63 Aggregator News alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Material design

    Aggregator News VS Newsboat

     
  11. Pluma RSS Reader icon

    Pluma RSS Reader

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    Pluma is an RSS & News reader that supports local feeds and also you can sync your feeds, bookmarks and settings with Pluma account.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PK flagPakistan

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2. Pocket icon  Pocket integration
    3. Instapaper icon  Instapaper integration
    4.  Content Discovery
    5.  Integrated Search

    Pluma RSS Reader VS Newsboat

     
  12. Followall icon

    Followall

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    Mix the most popular posts from any site into a infinite scrollable feed that you control. Amplify your favourite social media sites, blogs, RSS feeds and any other sites you can think of by votes.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Followall screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Cloud Sync
    4.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    5.  Ad-free
    6. Reddit icon  Reddit integration

    Followall VS Newsboat

     
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