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. Serial Tube icon
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    A snappy, customizable video feed. Designed to show you exactly the content you want to see and nothing else.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  2. Liferea icon
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    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

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    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. Twine is a beautifully crafted RSS reader app. Access all of your favorite feeds in a single app.

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. Folo icon
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    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.

    45 Folo alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Homebrew
     
  5. Read You icon
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    This is a copy of Reeder, in order to give Android an RSS reader similar to Reeder, combines the interaction logic of Reeder with the design style of Material Design 3 (You).

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    • Android
     
  6. Tapestry icon
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    Tapestry weaves your favorite blogs, social media, and more into a unified and chronological timeline.

    66 Tapestry alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. Feedbin icon
     212 likes

    Feedbin is a modern web reader to follow websites, Twitter feeds and email newsletters in one place. It boasts a clean interface, is ad-free, and costs $5/month.

    262 Feedbin alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • ReadKit
    • FeedMe
    • Slow Feeds
    • Reeder
    • NetNewsWire
     
  8. Bulletin is a beautiful RSS news reader app built with macOS design guidelines in mind, and supercharged with powerful AI capabilities.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • visionOS
     
  9. FeedFlow icon
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    Follow your favorite RSS feeds with FeedFlow, a minimalistic RSS Reader. Enjoy a clutter-free reading experience, as FeedFlow offers a minimalistic list and opens the articles on their respective websites or in reader mode.

    69 FeedFlow alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Windows
     
  10. FeedDeck icon
     16 likes

    FeedDeck is an open source RSS and social media feed reader, inspired by TweetDeck. FeedDeck allows you to follow your favorite feeds in one place on all platforms.

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    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  11. Glean icon
     5 likes

    Self-hosted reader for RSS and Atom feeds offering a distraction-free view, multi-level folder and tag organization, Read Later support, external link saving, auto cleanup, automatic filtering, and background sync every 15 minutes to manage your reading.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
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