Newsstand Alternatives

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, Windows, Android, Mac and iPhone apps. The best Newsstand alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like Newsstand are Inoreader, FreshRSS, Feeder RSS feed reader and Fluent Reader.

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  1. Smart RSS icon
     6 likes

    Smart RSS is an extension that clones (in a bit mutated way) RSS reader from Opera 12.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Opera
     
  2. Byline Reader icon
     21 likes

    Read the latest news from your favorite sites and blogs on your iPhone or iPod Touch, even when you’re offline.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  3. RSS Sage-Like icon
     4 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  4. RSS Bandit icon
     5 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Feedspot icon
     165 likes

    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, .

    211 Feedspot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Alligator icon
     2 likes

    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
     
  7. Yandex Zen icon
     6 likes

    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.

    173 Yandex Zen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  8. Sparse RSS icon
     3 likes

    Sparse rss is a very simple and basic RSS reader for Android 1.5 or later. It includes a desktop widget.

    159 Sparse RSS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  9. RSS Runner icon
     2 likes

    RSS Runner is the fastest and simplest feed reader for iPod Touch and iPhone !

    Now optimized for iOS 6 and iPhone 5!

    • Multitasking fast-app switching: you can leave the application and back later, picking up right where you left off (no need to wait for the application to re.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  10. NewsFox icon
     18 likes

    NewsFox is an efficient 3-pane(email) style Atom/RSS feed reader. NewsFox allows you to group your feeds as you wish, read feed content offline, update feeds when you want, 1-click subscribe with the Firefox URL bar icon, and read other feeds while updating.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • K-Meleon
    • SeaMonkey
    • Firefox
     
  11. Newsprompt icon
     11 likes

    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.

    216 Newsprompt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
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