Newsstand AlternativesRSS & News Readers like Newsstand

Newsstand is described as 'A Google News RSS reader for Mac OS 9' and is a RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Newsstand for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Linux, iPad and Mac apps. The best Newsstand alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like Newsstand are Inoreader, FreshRSS, Feeder RSS feed reader and QuiteRSS.

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  1. Feedly icon
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    Feedly

     1859 likes
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    Experience a magazine-like RSS feed with seamless integration across devices, quick-loading cards, and effortless sharing across social platforms and other apps.

    314 Feedly alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Top Feedly Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Custom feeds
    3.  Import from Google Reader
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    6.  Save Articles
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  Customizing
    10.  Text to Speech
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  IFTTT Integration
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    Feedly VS Newsstand

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    • Feedly is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Newsstand.

    • Feedly is the most popular free alternative to Newsstand.

    • Feedly is Freemium and ProprietaryNewsstand is Free and Proprietary
  2. Inoreader icon
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    Inoreader

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    Take back control of your newsfeed and filter out the noise! With Inoreader, information comes straight to you the minute it’s available. Follow your favorite websites, content creators, newsletters, and social media feeds.

    289 Inoreader alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Opera
    • Firefox
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    Top Inoreader Features

    1.  Content Filtering
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  RSS to Email
    6.  IFTTT Integration
    7.  Text to Speech
    8.  Website Monitoring
    9.  Support for Themes
    10.  Full-Text Search
    11.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    12.  Lightweight
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  4. FreshRSS icon
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    FreshRSS

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    FreshRSS is a free, self-hosted RSS aggregator. It is quite lightweight, fast (it can manage +100k articles without complaining) and powerful (e.g. shortcuts, filters, responsive design, multi-views, multi-themes, multi-users, statistics, provides a Google Reader API, etc.)

    116 FreshRSS alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    Top FreshRSS Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Web-Based
    6.  Support for Themes
    7.  Privacy focused
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Multiple Account support
    12.  No registration required
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    FreshRSS VS Newsstand

    Is FreshRSS a good alternative to Newsstand?
     

    • FreshRSS is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Newsstand.

    • FreshRSS is the most popular Open Source alternative to Newsstand.

    • FreshRSS is Free and Open SourceNewsstand is Free and Proprietary
    • FreshRSS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedNewsstand is not according to our users
  5. Feeder RSS feed reader icon
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    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!

    272 Feeder RSS feed reader alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Top Feeder RSS feed reader Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Lightweight
    7.  Text to Speech
    8.  Privacy focused
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Cloud Sync
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  6. QuiteRSS icon
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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++

    242 QuiteRSS alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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    QuiteRSS Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Notifications
    3.  Filtering
    4.  Feed Reader
    5.  Lightweight
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    8.  Multiple languages
    9.  Integrated Web Browser
    10.  Integrated Search
    Warning

    Heavily based on QtWebKit, a dependacy deprecated since 2022 due to several critical security issues. QuiteRSS has slowly been abandoned since then.

    Discontinued

    The last version (0.19.4) is from March 2022.

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    QuiteRSS VS Newsstand

    Is QuiteRSS a good alternative to Newsstand?
     

    • QuiteRSS is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Newsstand.

    • QuiteRSS is Free and Open SourceNewsstand is Free and Proprietary
    • QuiteRSS is LightweightNewsstand is not according to our users
  7. NewsBlur icon
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    NewsBlur

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    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.

    264 NewsBlur alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    NewsBlur Features

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

    Is NewsBlur a good alternative to Newsstand?
     

    • NewsBlur is the most popular SaaS alternative to Newsstand.

    • NewsBlur is Freemium and Open SourceNewsstand is Free and Proprietary
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    Reeder

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    Reeder is your all-in-one inbox for reading, watching and listening to content from various sources.

    289 Reeder alternatives
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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Reeder Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    4.  Feedly client
    5.  Lightweight
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Multiple Account support
    8.  Offline Reading
    9.  Synchronization
    10.  Sync with iCloud
    Reeder iconNewsstand Icon

    Reeder VS Newsstand

    Is Reeder a good alternative to Newsstand?
     

    • Reeder is the most popular commercial alternative to Newsstand.

    • Reeder is Paid and ProprietaryNewsstand is Free and Proprietary
    • Reeder is LightweightNewsstand is not according to our users
  10. Flipboard icon
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    Flipboard

     375 likes
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    Flipboard is a fast, beautiful way to flip through the news, photos and updates your friends are sharing on Facebook and Twitter.

    262 Flipboard alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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    Flipboard Features

    1.  Content Discovery
    2.  Magazine
    3.  Magazine layout
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Support for ActivityPub
    6.  Progressive Web App
    7.  RSS Feed Subscription
    8.  Federated
    9.  Twitter Integration
    10.  Import from Google Reader
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  11. Fluent Reader icon
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    Fluent Reader

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    It is free for Mac, Windows and Linux if you download it from GitHub, and it's paid ($2) for Android and iOS.

    245 Fluent Reader alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Top Fluent Reader Features

    1.  Clean design
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Support for Themes
    9.  Text to Speech
    10.  Privacy focused
    11.  Cloud Sync
    12.  Electron based
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  12. Feedbro icon
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    Feedbro

     88 likes
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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.

    245 Feedbro alternatives
    Feedbro has built-in integrations to various social media sites - even the ones that don't provide RSS natively like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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    Feedbro includes a powerful rule engine for automatic processing, highlighting etc.
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    Dark mode provided built-in

    Top Feedbro Features

    1.  Content Filtering
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Offline Reading
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Lightweight
    9.  IFTTT Integration
    10.  Support for Themes
    11.  Privacy focused
    12.  Works Offline
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  13. Tiny Tiny RSS icon
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    Tiny Tiny RSS

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    Tiny Tiny RSS is an open source web-based news feed (RSS/Atom) reader and aggregator, designed to allow you to read news from any location, while feeling as close to a real desktop application as possible.

    265 Tiny Tiny RSS alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
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    Tiny Tiny RSS Features

    1.  Web-Based
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  Integrated Search
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Support for Themes
    6.  Lightweight
    7.  Built-in RSS reader
    8.  Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
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  14. NetNewsWire icon
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    NetNewsWire

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    RSS reader shows you articles from your favorite blogs and news sites, and it keeps track of what you’ve read.

    243 NetNewsWire alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Top NetNewsWire Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Privacy focused
    8.  Support for Themes
    9.  No registration required
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    NetNewsWire iconNewsstand Icon

    NetNewsWire VS Newsstand

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