RSSOwl AlternativesTop RSS & News Readers like RSSOwl

RSSOwl has been discontinued. One of the most popular alternatives is Inoreader, which has a free version. Other popular alternatives are FreshRSS, RSS Guard, NewsBlur and Reeder . You're spoiled for choice with RSS Readers like RSSOwl: we list more than 100 alternatives for the web, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android.

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RSSOwl alternatives page was last updated Jan 20, 2025

Inoreader
1463 likes
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.
324 Inoreader alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
RSS Reader
News Reader
Origin
Bulgaria
EU
Platforms
Online
Android
iPhone
Chrome OS
Android Tablet
iPad
Google Chrome
Safari
Kindle Fire
Opera
Mozilla Firefox
Bulgaria
EU
Good alternative?Is Inoreader a good alternative to RSSOwl?

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Inoreader vs RSSOwl Comments
Negative comment by Alexandre ZANNI · Nov 5, 2017
Inoreader is web based, RSSOwl is a desktop program.
Negative comment by Guest · Mar 22, 2020
RSSOwl was a desktop program, Inoreader appears to be web based, and not downloadable. Mobile-centric.
2 of 2 comments
Inoreader is Freemium and ProprietaryRSSOwl is Free and Open Source
Inoreader is LightweightRSSOwl is not according to our users
FreshRSS
198 likes
FreshRSS is a free, self-hosted RSS aggregator. It is quite lightweight, fast (it can manage +100k articles without complaining) and powerful (e.g. shortcuts, filters, responsive design, multi-views, multi-themes, multi-users, statistics, provides a Google Reader API, WebSub...
152 FreshRSS alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
RSS Reader
News Reader
Origin
France
EU
Platforms
Self-Hosted
Cloudron
Docker
France
EU
Good alternative?Is FreshRSS a good alternative to RSSOwl?
RSS Guard
76 likes
RSS Guard is simple, light and easy-to-use RSS/ATOM feed aggregator developed using Qt framework which supports online feed synchronization.
241 RSS Guard alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
RSS Reader
News Reader
Origin
Czechia
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Czechia
EU
Good alternative?Is RSS Guard a good alternative to RSSOwl?
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NewsBlur
685 likes
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.
290 NewsBlur alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium
Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
RSS Reader
News Reader
Origin
United States
Platforms
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Kindle Fire
Software as a Service (SaaS)
United States
+8
Good alternative?Is NewsBlur a good alternative to RSSOwl?
Reeder
327 likes
Reeder is your all-in-one inbox for reading, watching and listening to content from various sources.
309 Reeder alternatives
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
RSS Reader
News Reader
Origin
Switzerland
Platforms
Mac
iPhone
iPad
Switzerland
+8
Good alternative?Is Reeder a good alternative to RSSOwl?
QuiteRSS
200 likes
QuiteRSS is a open-source cross-platform RSS/Atom news feeds reader written on Qt/C++
251 QuiteRSS alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
RSS Reader
News Reader
Origin
Russia
Alerts
Discontinued
Warning
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
PortableApps.com
Russia
Good alternative?Is QuiteRSS a good alternative to RSSOwl?

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Discontinued
The last version (0.19.4) is from March 2022.
Warning
Heavily based on QtWebKit, a dependacy deprecated since 2022 due to several critical security issues. QuiteRSS has slowly been abandoned since then.
QuiteRSS vs RSSOwl Comments
Positive comment by Guest · May 4, 2020
Like RSSOwl, QuiteRSS has options to load the full webpage for each feed item, not just the summary, making it easy to read through a blog, a webcomic, or whatever else. It also has labeling and various other useful features.
1 of 1 comments
QuiteRSS is Free and Open SourceRSSOwl is also Free and Open Source
QuiteRSS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedRSSOwl is not according to our users
Feedbro
102 likes
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.
255 Feedbro alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
RSS Reader
News Reader
Origin
Finland
EU
Platforms
Online
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Firefox
Finland
EU
+6
Good alternative?Is Feedbro a good alternative to RSSOwl?
NetNewsWire
99 likes
RSS reader shows you articles from your favorite blogs and news sites, and it keeps track of what you’ve read.
265 NetNewsWire alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
RSS Reader
News Reader
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
iPhone
iPad
United States
+7
Good alternative?Is NetNewsWire a good alternative to RSSOwl?
Liferea
159 likes
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.
257 Liferea alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
RSS Reader
News Reader
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Linux
BSD
Germany
EU
+6
Good alternative?Is Liferea a good alternative to RSSOwl?
The Old Reader
371 likes
The Old Reader is a web based RSS reader, something like Google Reader . Import existing subscriptions, find Facebook friends and more.
245 The Old Reader alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
RSS Reader
News Reader
Origin
United States
Platforms
Online
Google Chrome
Software as a Service (SaaS)
United States
Good alternative?Is The Old Reader a good alternative to RSSOwl?

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The Old Reader vs RSSOwl Comments
Negative comment by Guest · Oct 9, 2019
The Old Reader is web based, RSSOwl is a desktop program.
1 of 1 comments
The Old Reader is Freemium and ProprietaryRSSOwl is Free and Open Source
The Old Reader is LightweightRSSOwl is not according to our users
Folo
15 likes
As they say, your thoughts are what you read—and we’ve been consuming noisy feeds for too long! Follow organizes content into one timeline, keeping you updated on what matters, noise-free. Share lists, explore collections, and enjoy distraction-free browsing.
Cost / License
Freemium
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
RSS Reader
News Reader
Origin
China
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
iPhone
iPad
Homebrew
China
+1
Good alternative?Is Folo a good alternative to RSSOwl?
CommaFeed
157 likes
Google Reader inspired self-hosted RSS reader, based on JAX-RS, Wicket and AngularJS.
257 CommaFeed alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
RSS Reader
Platforms
Online
Self-Hosted
Docker Hub
YunoHost
Good alternative?Is CommaFeed a good alternative to RSSOwl?