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Raven Reader icon

Raven Reader

 14 likes

Offline ready desktop RSS Reader without any distractions.

Light theme

License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Application types

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
Discontinued

The last version (1.0.80) is from June 2023, and the GitHub repository has been archived by the owner on Sep 28, 2023.

3 / 5 Avg rating (5)
14likes
6comments
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Features

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  1.  Portable
  2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
  3.  Electron based

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Raven Reader information

  • Developed by

    US flagHello Efficiency Inc.
  • Licensing

    Open Source (MIT) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 3
  • Alternatives

    237 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Category

News & Books

GitHub repository

  •  2,785 Stars
  •  219 Forks
  •  98 Open Issues
  •   Updated Sep 28, 2023 (Archived)
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Our users have written 6 comments and reviews about Raven Reader, and it has gotten 14 likes

Raven Reader was added to AlternativeTo by Hoek Hoek on Dec 5, 2018 and this page was last updated Feb 22, 2024.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
BubbleTea
Jun 5, 2022
0

It's simple and open-source. The UI is clean and nicely dark. This is a good basic software, but it's not without its flaws.

At times, it would forget your latest read entries or a feed would refuse to be added.

Top Negative Comment
compbot123
Jan 31, 2024
0

I like functionality of Raven Reader, it has all I need to read rss. But on Ubuntu AppImage version I don't like UI - no options to resize window, or maximize it, so bottom elements of interface not applicable for using. Non usable on Ubuntu (maybe on other distro app is good as on screenshots, but i didn't try yet)

Duncan Briggs
Jan 25, 2025
1

"The last version (1.0.80) is from June 2023, and the GitHub repository has been archived by the owner on Sep 28, 2023."

nadinenb
Nov 10, 2020
-1

I checked back the app and where it was for sale at $10/yr before it's now free but it also now doesn't work... Adding feeds only works 1 out of 2 times and reloading the app will make your previously added feeds disappear (as in, all of them). What a shame, Moved on to Fluent Reader icon Fluent Reader

Meet Godhani
Dec 23, 2020

Hi there,

Thanks for the review. Just curious can you send the feed that didn't work for you? So that we can look into fixing it.

nadinenb
Jan 17, 2021

@mrgodhani On Github, your account is the owner / creator of the Raven Reader app. Is this why you have downvoted my honest review of the app? I am not sure that you are open to further honest feedback and which feed did or did not work. Best.

hatomusen
Aug 8, 2020
0

Not bad. The operation is lightweight and comfortable. However, the range of customization is too narrow. (width of columns, date format, etc.)

Robertsson
Sep 2, 2019
0

This is a great reader and also helps me to slowly transition all my apps from mac to linux. :)

What is Raven Reader?

Offline ready desktop RSS Reader without any distractions. One thing Raven has right from the off is its look: it’s clean, with ample spacing, and isn’t crowded up by buttons and toolbars. Raven uses a three-pane layout: On the left is a sidebar listing RSS feed sources and a slate of filter options, including “All Feeds”, “Recently Read” and “Unread only”. In the middle is the “article list” showing the article headline, site name, publish date and an easy-to-spot site favicon. On the right is the “content” area where a plain-text version of each article is presented. The size of the first two columns isn’t adjustable but the width of the reading space can be made wider or more compact depending on your needs.

Adding feeds is easy: click the bold blue add button, tap in a site URL and Raven will auto-detect any available feeds. Helpfully, when adding feeds you have the option to change the site name/label too, handy if you only subscribe to specific sections of a website. Alas, you can’t rename feeds once added, or adjust their order once added.

Features:

  • Full Article Read
  • Subscribing to newsfeed
  • Marking as read/unread
  • Marking as favourite
  • Dark mode
  • Configurable cron job for refresh interval of feeds
  • Minimize app to tray and run in the background
  • Open article link in external browser
  • Responsive
  • Exporting feed in OPML format
  • Importing feeds
  • Offline reading
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Sidebar count
  • Text size configuration
  • Text font style configuration (Currently has Playfair Display, Muli, Open Sans and Roboto Slab)
  • Supports categorizing of the feeds.
  • macOS touch bar shortcuts
  • Integration with read it later apps: Pocket, Instapaper
  • Podcast support. Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed and listen within the app.
  • Accessibility Friendly
  • Feedbin integration

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