Do you want to read your news using RSS & Atom feeds in the most efficient (compact grid), no-nonsense way, with no requirement to setup or use an existing service account? If you do, Heartfeed might be the app for you.
NewsFire Alternatives
NewsFire is described as 'Simple to use and packed with features, NewsFire makes it a joy to keep atop the constant flow of information on the web' and is a RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to NewsFire for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Android, iPhone and Mac apps. The best NewsFire alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like NewsFire are Inoreader, Feeder RSS feed reader, RSS Guard and Feedbro.
Alternatives list
Alligator is a mobile RSS feed reader for mobile Linux devices. It is part of the Plasma Mobile app collection.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE Plasma
- Linux Mobile
- Flathub
- Plasma Mobile
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Opera
Sage-Like is a simple, sidebar based feed reader (Atom, RSS and RDF). Like its add-on predecessors, Sage by Peter Andrews and the Sage++ by Higmmer, it's lightweight and fast.
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RSS Bandit is a standalone reader that has many attractive features, allowing a user to merge news headlines from multiple sources onto a single page, and organize articles based on keyword, read/unread status, and date.
Derived from the Icelandic word “Frettir”, which translates directly to the word “News”, Fretsi's main target is to make online reading easier than ever, enabling you to access news and keeping you up-to-date in the easiest and fastest way possible.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Read the latest news from your favorite sites and blogs on your iPhone or iPod Touch, even when you’re offline.
A great alternative to Google Reader. Offers awesome productivity features like Search, RSS feeds for your starred items, tags & folder. You can share on X, .
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
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Sage is a lightweight RSS and Atom feed aggregator extension for Mozilla Firefox. It's got a lot of what you need and not much of what you don't.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
- Firefox
Zen searches the internet for content that will interest you — articles, news, and video — and displays it in a personalized feed on the start screens of Yandex.Browser and Yandex Launcher.
Chrome extension to read breaking news and personalized articles in browser's new tab. It gathers news across 1000s of sources, learns your reading habits and recommends articles based on your profile and topics you are interested in.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Chrome OS
- Google Chrome
Sparse rss is a very simple and basic RSS reader for Android 1.5 or later. It includes a desktop widget.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
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