The Old Reader Alternatives

The Old Reader is described as 'Web based RSS reader, something like Google Reader . Import existing subscriptions, find Facebook friends and more' and is a very popular RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to The Old Reader for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad and Mac apps. The best The Old Reader alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like The Old Reader are Inoreader, FreshRSS, Feeder RSS feed reader and RSS Guard.

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  1. Photon icon
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    Photon is an RSS/Atom reader with the focus on speed, usability, and a bit of UNIX philosophy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. Yandex Zen icon
     6 likes

    Zen searches the internet for content that will interest you — articles, news, and video — and displays it in a personalized feed on the start screens of Yandex.Browser and Yandex Launcher.

    173 Yandex Zen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  3. CakeReader icon
     4 likes

    CakeReader collects the content you care about. We help you discover quality content, subscribe and read with ease and organize everything in one place. You can add your own RSS feeds and subscribe to Youtube channels aswell to bring all your favorite content at one...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. BlogBridge icon
     3 likes

    BlogBridge is an open source Java-based feed aggregator.

    BlogBridge is aimed for those people who are subscribed to many feeds, including journalists, PR professionals and OPML enthusiasts.

    BlogBridge also gives users the option to create an account with the free "BlogBr.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Rivered icon
     3 likes

    Rivered is a web-based multi-platform feed reader that does one thing really well: lets you read content from sites you follow in an uncluttered ‘River of News’. A River of News is a continuous stream of content sorted by most recent first.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe AIR
     
  7. Livemarks icon
     2 likes

    Firefox had a feature called Live Bookmarks, which allowed you to subscribe to web pages for news and updates. This feature was was dropped in 2018. Livemarks is an extension that restores restores this feature.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  8. A simple and easy to use RSS aggregator that deliver news to your smartphone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  9. Ridly icon
     2 likes

    Ridly is not only a replacement for Google Reader but also a brand new reading experience that is brought to you by the Reader+ development team.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. News icon
     5 likes

    News is a client in development for the web based RSS reader selfoss , using modern Gnome technologies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • selfoss
     
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