Free RSSOwl AlternativesTop RSS & News Readers like RSSOwl

The best free alternative to RSSOwl is Inoreader. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to RSSOwl and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to RSSOwl are QuiteRSS, FreshRSS, RSS Guard and Feedbro.

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  1. Inoreader icon

    Inoreader

     1457 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.

    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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    Comments about Inoreader as an Alternative to RSSOwl
    Alexandre ZANNI
    Negative
    18

    Inoreader is web based, RSSOwl is a desktop program.

    Guest
    Negative
    1

    RSSOwl was a desktop program, Inoreader appears to be web based, and not downloadable. Mobile-centric.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Inoreader is a legitimate RSSOwl alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Inoreader is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to RSSOwl.

    • Inoreader is the most popular free alternative to RSSOwl.

    • Inoreader is Freemium and ProprietaryRSSOwl is Free and Open Source
    • Inoreader is LightweightRSSOwl is not according to our users
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    QuiteRSS

     199 likes

    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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    Comments about QuiteRSS as an Alternative to RSSOwl
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks QuiteRSS is a great RSSOwl alternative.

    • QuiteRSS is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to RSSOwl.

    • QuiteRSS is the most popular Open Source alternative to RSSOwl.

    • QuiteRSS is Free and Open SourceRSSOwl is also Free and Open Source
    • QuiteRSS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedRSSOwl is not according to our users
  4. FreshRSS icon

    FreshRSS

     178 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, etc.)

    125 FreshRSS alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    • FreshRSS is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to RSSOwl.

    • FreshRSS is Free and Open SourceRSSOwl is also Free and Open Source
    • FreshRSS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedRSSOwl is not according to our users
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    RSS Guard

     66 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Feedbro icon

    Feedbro

     101 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.

    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
     
  8. NewsBlur icon

    NewsBlur

     681 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.

    263 NewsBlur alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (MIT)

    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 RSSOwl.

    • NewsBlur is Freemium and Open SourceRSSOwl is Free and Open Source
    • NewsBlur is CustomizableRSSOwl is not according to our users
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    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.

    244 Liferea alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Comments about The Old Reader as an Alternative to RSSOwl
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    The Old Reader is web based, RSSOwl is a desktop program.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • The Old Reader is Freemium and ProprietaryRSSOwl is Free and Open Source
    • The Old Reader is LightweightRSSOwl is not according to our users
  13. Folo icon

    Folo

     9 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.

    44 Folo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Homebrew
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    Miniflux

     64 likes

    Miniflux is a minimalist and opinionated feed reader.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

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

     13 likes

    Bulletin is a beautiful RSS news reader app built with macOS design guidelines in mind, and supercharged with powerful AI capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • visionOS
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