Photon AlternativesRSS & News Readers like Photon

Photon is described as 'RSS/Atom reader with the focus on speed, usability, and a bit of UNIX philosophy' and is a RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Photon for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, Windows, Mac and iPhone apps. The best Photon alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like Photon are Inoreader, Feeder RSS feed reader, RSS Guard and Feedbro.

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  1. Feedly icon

    Feedly

     1871 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.

    310 Feedly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    • Feedly is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Photon.

    • Feedly is the most popular free alternative to Photon.

    • Feedly is Freemium and ProprietaryPhoton is Free and Open Source
    • Feedly is CustomizablePhoton is not according to our users
  2. Inoreader icon

    Inoreader

     1457 likes
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    Aggregate feeds from RSS, social media, and newsletters with advanced filtering, OPML management, website monitoring, IFTTT automation, cloud syncing, text-to-speech, dark mode, and collaboration tools for flexible and efficient content consumption across devices.

    288 Inoreader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  4. 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 Open Source alternative to Photon.

    • Feeder RSS feed reader is Free and Open SourcePhoton is also Free and Open Source
    • Feeder RSS feed reader is Lightweight and Privacy focusedPhoton is not according to our users
  5. RSS Guard icon

    RSS Guard

     66 likes
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    RSS Guard is simple, light and easy-to-use RSS/ATOM feed aggregator developed using Qt framework which supports online feed synchronization.

    227 RSS Guard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • RSS Guard is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Photon.

    • RSS Guard is Free and Open SourcePhoton is also Free and Open Source
    • RSS Guard is Lightweight and Privacy focusedPhoton is not according to our users
  6. Feedbro icon

    Feedbro

     100 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.

    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
     
  9. QuiteRSS icon

    QuiteRSS

     199 likes
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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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  10. Flipboard icon

    Flipboard

     378 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.

    257 Flipboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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  11. NewsBlur icon

    NewsBlur

     681 likes
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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.

    263 NewsBlur alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • NewsBlur is the most popular SaaS alternative to Photon.

    • NewsBlur is Freemium and Open SourcePhoton is Free and Open Source
    • NewsBlur is CustomizablePhoton is not according to our users
  13. Reeder icon

    Reeder

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

    286 Reeder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Reeder is the most popular commercial alternative to Photon.

    • Reeder is Paid and ProprietaryPhoton is Free and Open Source
    • Reeder is LightweightPhoton is not according to our users
  14. The Old Reader icon

    The Old Reader

     371 likes
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    The Old Reader is a web based RSS reader, something like Google Reader . Import existing subscriptions, find Facebook friends and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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