yarr AlternativesRSS Readers and other similar apps like yarr

yarr is described as '(yet another rss reader) is a web-based feed aggregator which can be used both as a desktop application and a personal self-hosted server' and is a RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to yarr for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, iPad, Web-based and Mac apps. The best yarr alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like yarr are Inoreader, FreshRSS, Feeder RSS feed reader and QuiteRSS.

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  1. Feedly icon

    Feedly

     1864 likes
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    Experience a magazine-like RSS feed with seamless integration across devices, quick-loading cards, and effortless sharing across social platforms and other apps.

    305 Feedly alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Feedly screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    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 VS yarr

     

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

    • Feedly is the most popular free alternative to yarr.

    • Feedly is Freemium and Proprietaryyarr is Free and Open Source
  2. Inoreader icon

    Inoreader

     1448 likes
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    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.

    283 Inoreader alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • BG flagBulgaria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Inoreader screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Content Filtering
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5. Pocket icon  Pocket integration
    6.  RSS to Email
    7. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    8.  Text to Speech
    9.  Website Monitoring
    10.  Full-Text Search
    11.  Cloud Sync
    12.  Import/Export OPML Feeds

    Inoreader VS yarr

     
  4. FreshRSS icon

    FreshRSS

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    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.)

    120 FreshRSS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Configuration page

    Properties

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

    Features

    1.  Feed Reader
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Self-hosted
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Cloud Sync
    8.  Integrated Search
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Multiple Account support
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Import from Google Reader

    FreshRSS VS yarr

     

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

    • FreshRSS is the most popular Open Source alternative to yarr.

    • FreshRSS is Free and Open Sourceyarr is also Free and Open Source
    • FreshRSS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedyarr is not according to our users
  5. Feeder RSS feed reader icon

    Feeder RSS feed reader

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    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!

    265 Feeder RSS feed reader alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Feeder RSS feed reader screenshot 1
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    Feeder RSS feed reader screenshot 3

    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.  Works Offline
    7.  Text to Speech
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Cloud Sync

    Feeder RSS feed reader VS yarr

     
  6. QuiteRSS icon

    QuiteRSS

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

    234 QuiteRSS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    QuiteRSS screenshot 1
    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.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

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

    QuiteRSS VS yarr

     

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

    • QuiteRSS is Free and Open Sourceyarr is also Free and Open Source
    • QuiteRSS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedyarr is not according to our users
  7. Fluent Reader icon

    Fluent Reader

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

    241 Fluent Reader alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Fluent Reader screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.1.4) was released in October 2023.

    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 VS yarr

     
  9. NewsBlur icon

    NewsBlur

     679 likes
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    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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    NewsBlur screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    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 VS yarr

     

    • NewsBlur is the most popular SaaS alternative to yarr.

    • NewsBlur is Freemium and Open Sourceyarr is Free and Open Source
  10. Feedbro icon

    Feedbro

     96 likes
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    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.

    242 Feedbro alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    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

    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 VS yarr

     
  11. Reeder icon

    Reeder

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

    284 Reeder alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Reeder screenshot 1

    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 VS yarr

     

    • Reeder is the most popular commercial alternative to yarr.

    • Reeder is Paid and Proprietaryyarr is Free and Open Source
    • Reeder is Lightweightyarr is not according to our users
  12. NetNewsWire icon

    NetNewsWire

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

    239 NetNewsWire alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    NetNewsWire screenshot 1

    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 VS yarr

     
  13. Tiny Tiny RSS icon

    Tiny Tiny RSS

     349 likes
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    Open source web-based RSS reader with AJAX, allowing privacy through self-hosting, supports aggregation, sharing options, and JSON API. Offers OPML import/export, keyboard shortcuts, plugins, themes, podcast support, and an official Android client.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
    Tiny Tiny RSS screenshot 1

    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

    Tiny Tiny RSS VS yarr

     
  14. RSS Guard icon

    RSS Guard

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    RSS Guard screenshot 1

    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.  No Tracking
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Cloud Sync
    10.  Integrated Web Browser
    11.  Email Notifications
    12.  Proxy support

    RSS Guard VS yarr

     
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