Tickr Alternatives

Tickr is described as 'TICKR is GTK-based RSS READER application which displays RSS FEEDS in a TICKER bar on your desktop. With a single click, you get the latest headlines scrolling in a thin window on your desktop, as what can be seen on News TV channels' and is a RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Tickr for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Tickr alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like Tickr are Inoreader, Flipboard, QuiteRSS and Reeder .

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Tickr alternatives are mainly RSS Readers but may also be News Readers or Text to Speech Services.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Tickr.
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TICKR is GTK-based RSS READER application which displays RSS FEEDS in a TICKER bar on your desktop. With a single click, you get the latest headlines scrolling in a thin window on your desktop, as what can be seen on News...

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Tickr alternatives page was last updated Dec 15, 2021
  1. Flym icon
     16 likes

    Flym News Reader is a light, modern, totally free (no ads) and opensource project which keeps you inform by fetching your websites/blogs and displaying them in a mobile-optimized way.

    235 Flym alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Flym Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Offline Reading
    3.  Keyword-based automatic entry removal
    4.  Network downloading restrictions
    5.  Custom feeds
    6.  Feed Reader
    7.  Standalone
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer maintained after Google added some restrictions to news apps. Last version, 2.5.6, released in December 2020, can be still downloaded from GitHub, Google Play Store and F-Droid

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  2. Slow Feeds icon
     13 likes

    Slow Feeds: Rediscover your feeds with this unique and smart RSS client for iOS.

    223 Slow Feeds alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Slow Feeds Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Integrated Web Browser
    3.  Offline Reading
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  3. Planet icon
     19 likes

    Planet is a feed (atom, rss) aggregator and reader. It downloads news feeds published online aggregates their content together into a single combined feed in html, rss and atom form, latest news first.

    193 Planet alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Planet Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Feed Reader
    Discontinued

    Discontinued since 2006

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  4. Awasu icon
     7 likes

    Awasu is a state-of-the-art feed reader that comes loaded with features for both casual personal use and professional, high-powered information management.

    214 Awasu alternatives
    Awasu screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Awasu Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Feed Reader
    3.  Bookmark History
    4.  Custom templates
    5.  Podccast intergration
    6.  Extract annotation
    7.  Offline Reading
    8.  Bookmark Organization
    9.  Visual bookmarks
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  5. Socialite icon
     29 likes

    Socialite is a revolutionary social application that keeps all your social networks in one convenient place!

    244 Socialite alternatives
    Socialite screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Socialite Features

    Features

    1. Facebook icon  Facebook integration
    2. X icon  X Integration
    3. Flickr icon  Flickr integration
    4. Instapaper icon  Instapaper integration
    Discontinued

    Socialite has been discontinued on September 10th, 2013. Latest version is still available for download from the official website.

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  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.

    224 Alligator alternatives
    Alligator screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Plasma Mobile

    Alligator Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  KDE
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  7. An Otter RSS Reader icon
     2 likes

    "An Otter RSS Reader" is the world's newest most okayest RSS reader with a high key adorable otter icon!

    157 An Otter RSS Reader alternatives
    An Otter RSS Reader screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    An Otter RSS Reader Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Multi Column View
    4.  Organization
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  8. moonmoon icon
     15 likes

    Moonmoon is a web based aggregator similar to Planet . It can be used to blend articles from different blogs with same interests into a single page.

    199 moonmoon alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    moonmoon Features

    1.  Web-Based
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 9.0.0-rc.3, released in January 2018, can be still downloaded from the official website

    moonmoon iconTickr Icon

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  9. ReadKit icon
     20 likes

    ReadKit is a full-featured news reader and read later client that supports services from Instapaper, Pocket, Pinboard, Feedly, Fever, NewsBlur, Feedbin and Feed Wrangler and has built-in RSS capabilities.

    231 ReadKit alternatives
    ReadKit screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    ReadKit Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2. Instapaper icon  Instapaper integration
    3. Pocket icon  Pocket integration
    4.  Built-in RSS reader
    5.  Feed Reader
    6.  Offline Reading
    7.  Share Bookmarks
    8.  Readability
    9.  Integrated Web Browser
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  10. Readefine Desktop icon
     19 likes

    Readefine Desktop is an AIR app which uses Flex, creating a really nice, clean layout for your RSS / Google Reader feeds, text or HTML content. Read content in a book like multi-column layout and tweak settings like justification, column width...

    211 Readefine Desktop alternatives
    Readefine Desktop screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe AIR

    Readefine Desktop Features

    1.  Offline Reading
    2. Pocket icon  Pocket integration
    Discontinued

    Last version is from 2011.

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  11. RSS Captor icon
     1 like

    RSS Captor is an easy-to-use RSS client with a three-pane interface. Feeds are listed on the left, a list of stories on the top right, and details on the lower right. Tabs offer quick access to sections where you can set up folders for automatically saved messages and manually...

    183 RSS Captor alternatives
    RSS Captor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    RSS Captor Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  Integrated Search
    4.  Integrated Web Browser
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  12. Feedspot icon
     164 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, .

    224 Feedspot alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Top Feedspot Features

    Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Integrated Search
    4. Readability icon  Readability integration
    5.  RSS to Email
    6.  Import from Google Reader
    7. X icon  X Integration
    8. Instapaper icon  Instapaper integration
    9. Facebook icon  Facebook integration
    10.  Feed Reader
    11. Evernote icon  Evernote integration
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