Spout AlternativesRSS Readers and other similar apps like Spout

Spout is described as 'Introducing Spout, the newest way to enjoy news, messages, tweets and comments; delivered to your screen as a beautifully rendered up-to-the-second display of social content' and is a RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Spout for a variety of platforms, including Mac, iPhone, Web-based, iPad and Windows apps. The best Spout alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like Spout are Inoreader, Feeder RSS feed reader, NewsBlur and QuiteRSS.

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Spout alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
  1. Feedly icon
     1859 likes

    Experience a magazine-like RSS feed with seamless integration across devices, quick-loading cards, and effortless sharing across social platforms and other apps.

    315 Feedly alternatives
    Feedly screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Top Feedly Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Custom feeds
    3.  Import from Google Reader
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    6.  Save Articles
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  Text to Speech
    10.  Ad-free
    11. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    12.  Category Filters
    Feedly iconSpout Icon

    Feedly VS Spout

    Is Feedly a good alternative to Spout?
     
    • Feedly is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Spout.

    • Feedly is the most popular free alternative to Spout.

    • Feedly is Freemium and ProprietarySpout is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Inoreader icon
     1436 likes

    Take back control of your newsfeed and filter out the noise! With Inoreader, information comes straight to you the minute it’s available. Follow your favorite websites, content creators, newsletters, and social media feeds.

    289 Inoreader alternatives
    Inoreader screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Content Filtering
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  RSS to Email
    6. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    7.  Text to Speech
    8.  Website Monitoring
    9.  Full-Text Search
    10.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    11.  Multiple languages
    12.  Integrated Search
    Inoreader iconSpout Icon

    Inoreader VS Spout

    Is Inoreader a good alternative to Spout?
     
  3. Feeder RSS feed reader icon
     54 likes

    Feeder is a fully free/libre feed reader. It supports all common feed formats, including JSONFeed. It doesn't track you. It doesn't require any setup. It doesn't even need you to create an account!

    272 Feeder RSS feed reader alternatives
    Feeder RSS feed reader screenshot 1
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    Feeder RSS feed reader screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Text to Speech
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Cloud Sync
    Feeder RSS feed reader iconSpout Icon

    Feeder RSS feed reader VS Spout

    Is this a good alternative to Spout?
     
    • Feeder RSS feed reader is the most popular Open Source alternative to Spout.

    • Feeder RSS feed reader is Free and Open SourceSpout is Paid and Proprietary
    • Feeder RSS feed reader is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSpout is not according to our users
  4. NewsBlur icon
     675 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.

    264 NewsBlur alternatives
    NewsBlur screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    NewsBlur Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
    5. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    6.  Cloud Sync
    7.  Feed Reader
    NewsBlur iconSpout Icon

    NewsBlur VS Spout

    Is NewsBlur a good alternative to Spout?
     
    • NewsBlur is the most popular SaaS alternative to Spout.

    • NewsBlur is Freemium and Open SourceSpout is Paid and Proprietary
  5. QuiteRSS icon
     195 likes

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

    242 QuiteRSS alternatives
    QuiteRSS screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Notifications
    3.  Filtering
    4.  Feed Reader
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    7.  Multiple languages
    8.  Integrated Web Browser
    9.  Integrated Search
    Warning

    Heavily based on QtWebKit, a dependacy deprecated since 2022 due to several critical security issues. QuiteRSS has slowly been abandoned since then.

    Discontinued

    The last version (0.19.4) is from March 2022.

    QuiteRSS iconSpout Icon

    QuiteRSS VS Spout

    Is QuiteRSS a good alternative to Spout?
     
    • QuiteRSS is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Spout.

    • QuiteRSS is Free and Open SourceSpout is Paid and Proprietary
    • QuiteRSS is LightweightSpout is not according to our users
  6. Reeder  icon
     321 likes

    Reeder is your all-in-one inbox for reading, watching and listening to content from various sources.

    290 Reeder alternatives
    Reeder  screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    4.  Feedly client
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Multiple Account support
    7.  Offline Reading
    8.  Synchronization
    9.  Sync with iCloud
    Reeder  iconSpout Icon

    Reeder VS Spout

    Is Reeder a good alternative to Spout?
     
    • Reeder is the most popular commercial alternative to Spout.

    • Reeder is Paid and ProprietarySpout is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Reeder is LightweightSpout is not according to our users
  7. Flipboard icon
     375 likes

    Flipboard is a fast, beautiful way to flip through the news, photos and updates your friends are sharing on Facebook and Twitter.

    262 Flipboard alternatives
    Flipboard screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch

    Top Flipboard Features

    1.  Content Discovery
    2.  Magazine
    3.  Magazine layout
    4.  Dark Mode
    5. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    6.  Progressive Web App
    7.  RSS Feed Subscription
    8.  Federated
    9. X icon  X Integration
    10.  Import from Google Reader
    11.  Google Login
    Flipboard iconSpout Icon

    Flipboard VS Spout

    Is Flipboard a good alternative to Spout?
     
  8. Fluent Reader icon
     43 likes

    It is free for Mac, Windows and Linux if you download it from GitHub, and it's paid ($2) for Android and iOS.

    245 Fluent Reader alternatives
    Fluent Reader screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Clean design
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Text to Speech
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  Electron based
    10. Nextcloud icon  Nextcloud integration
    11. Nextcloud icon  Sync with Nextcloud
    Fluent Reader iconSpout Icon

    Fluent Reader VS Spout

    Is Fluent Reader a good alternative to Spout?
     
  9. Tiny Tiny RSS icon
     346 likes

    Tiny Tiny RSS is an open source web-based news feed (RSS/Atom) reader and aggregator, designed to allow you to read news from any location, while feeling as close to a real desktop application as possible.

    265 Tiny Tiny RSS alternatives
    Tiny Tiny RSS screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  Integrated Search
    5.  Built-in RSS reader
    6.  Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
    Tiny Tiny RSS iconSpout Icon

    Tiny Tiny RSS VS Spout

    Is Tiny Tiny RSS a good alternative to Spout?
     
    • Tiny Tiny RSS is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Spout.

    • Tiny Tiny RSS is Free and Open SourceSpout is Paid and Proprietary
    • Tiny Tiny RSS is LightweightSpout is not according to our users
  10. Feedbro icon
     88 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.

    245 Feedbro alternatives
    Feedbro has built-in integrations to various social media sites - even the ones that don't provide RSS natively like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Content Filtering
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Offline Reading
    4. Instagram icon  Instagram integration
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No Tracking
    9. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    10.  Works Offline
    11. Pinterest icon  Pinterest integration
    12. Vimeo icon  Vimeo integration
    Feedbro iconSpout Icon

    Feedbro VS Spout

    Is Feedbro a good alternative to Spout?
     
  11. NetNewsWire icon
     80 likes

    RSS reader shows you articles from your favorite blogs and news sites, and it keeps track of what you’ve read.

    243 NetNewsWire alternatives
    NetNewsWire screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  No registration required
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    NetNewsWire iconSpout Icon

    NetNewsWire VS Spout

    Is NetNewsWire a good alternative to Spout?
     
  12. RSS Guard icon
     46 likes

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

    230 RSS Guard alternatives
    RSS Guard screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Standalone
    2.  Feed Reader
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    5.  Multiple Account support
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Cloud Sync
    10.  Integrated Web Browser
    11.  Notifications
    12.  Podcast Subscription
    RSS Guard iconSpout Icon

    RSS Guard VS Spout

    Is RSS Guard a good alternative to Spout?
     
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