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 FreshRSS, QuiteRSS, RSS Guard and Feedbro.

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  1. Inoreader icon

    Inoreader

     1464 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.

    314 Inoreader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Inoreader vs RSSOwl Comments
    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.

    • Inoreader is Freemium and ProprietaryRSSOwl is Free and Open Source
    • Inoreader is LightweightRSSOwl is not according to our users
  2. FreshRSS icon

    FreshRSS

     192 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...

    147 FreshRSS alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Cloudron
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  4. QuiteRSS icon

    QuiteRSS

     199 likes

    QuiteRSS is a open-source cross-platform RSS/Atom news feeds reader written on Qt/C++

    248 QuiteRSS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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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
    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.

    • QuiteRSS is Free and Open SourceRSSOwl is also Free and Open Source
    • QuiteRSS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedRSSOwl is not according to our users
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  6. RSS Guard icon

    RSS Guard

     72 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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  8. 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.

    251 Feedbro alternatives

    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
     
  10. NewsBlur icon

    NewsBlur

     683 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.

    281 NewsBlur alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Liferea icon

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Reading news feeds in an email client like interface.
     
  12. The Old Reader icon

    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.

    240 The Old Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    The Old Reader vs RSSOwl Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

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

    • 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

     13 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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Homebrew
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  14. CommaFeed icon

    CommaFeed

     156 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker Hub
    • YunoHost
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  15. Miniflux icon

    Miniflux

     65 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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