Photon Alternatives

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. Liferea icon

    Liferea

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    Liferea is a web feed reader/news aggregator that brings together all of the content from your favorite subscriptions into a simple interface that makes it easy to organize and browse feeds.

    244 Liferea alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Reading news feeds in an email client like interface.
     
  2. Miniflux icon

    Miniflux

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    Miniflux is a minimalist and opinionated feed reader.

    185 Miniflux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Using keyboard navigation with the Black theme.
     

    • Miniflux is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Photon.

    • Miniflux is Free and Open SourcePhoton is also Free and Open Source
    • Miniflux is Minimalistic, Lightweight and Privacy focusedPhoton is not according to our users
  5. Feedbin icon

    Feedbin

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    Feedbin is a modern web reader to follow websites, Twitter feeds and email newsletters in one place. It boasts a clean interface, is ad-free, and costs $5/month.

    258 Feedbin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • ReadKit
    • FeedMe
    • Slow Feeds
    • Reeder
    • NetNewsWire
    Feedbin homepage as of 2018-03
     
  6. CommaFeed icon

    CommaFeed

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    Google Reader inspired self-hosted RSS reader, based on JAX-RS, Wicket and AngularJS.

    242 CommaFeed alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • YunoHost
    CommaFeed screenshot 1
     
  7. Feedspot icon

    Feedspot

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    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, .

    208 Feedspot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Full Article View
     
  9. Hewitt.ai icon

    Hewitt.ai

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    Hewitt offers 30-second news summaries delivered in audio format. You will stay in loop with just 5 min a day with Hewitt.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Hewitt.ai screenshot 1
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  10. NewsFlash icon

    NewsFlash

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    A modern feed reader designed for the GNOME desktop. NewsFlash is a program designed to complement an already existing web-based RSS reader account.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    Main
     
  11. Blogtrottr icon

    Blogtrottr

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    Blogtrottr delivers updates from all of your favourite news, feeds, and blogs directly to your email inbox, giving you the flexibility to stay updated whilst on the go.

    222 Blogtrottr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Homepage
     
  12. Akregator icon

    Akregator

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    Akregator is a news feed reader. It enables you to follow news sites, blogs and other RSS/Atom-enabled websites without the need to manually check for updates using a web browser. Akregator is designed to be both easy to use and to be powerful enough to read hundreds of news...

    214 Akregator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Akregator screenshot 1
     
  13. Brief icon

    Brief

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    Brief is a light-weight feed reading extension for Mozilla Firefox . Designed to be easy to use and streamlined, with exactly the right set of features.

    227 Brief alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Firefox
    Brief stores your subribed feeds as Live Bookmarks. You can arrange them in folders.
     
  14. Raven Reader icon

    Raven Reader

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    Offline ready desktop RSS Reader without any distractions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Light theme
     
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