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2025-07-14 00:00:00 UTC
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Feed Readers are offered for desktops, handset devices, and HTML browsers.
Desktop
Akregator
Akregator is a news feed reader. It enables you to follow news sites, journals and other Atom-enabled RSS sites without the need to manually check for updates using a browser.
It is designed to be both easy to use and to be powerful enough to read hundreds of news sources conveniently. It comes with a fast search, advanced archiving functionality and an internal browser for easy news reading.
LeechCraft
A cross-platform modular live environment.
LeechCraft is a free open source modular system which offers anything that you would possibly want from an internet client software.
By installing different modules you can customize the feature set, keeping off the things you do not need and getting a decent IM client, media player, BitTorrent client, or a feed reader.
Liferea
Linux feed reader.
Liferea is a 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.
Its graphical interface is similar to a desktop mail/news client, with an embedded browser.
Otter Browser
Controlled by the people, not vice versa.
Otter Browser aims to recreate the best aspects of the classic Opera (12.x) interface; It has a built-in Feed Reader, as true internet browsers should.
It focuses on providing the powerful features that people want while keeping the browser fast and lightweight; and in addition, it has a built-in Feed Reader, as true internet browsers should.
QuiteRSS
Quite, fast, and comfortable to people.
QuiteRSS is a open-source cross-platform Atom/RSS news feeds reader. The idea is to be quite, fast, and comfortable to people.
It includes an embedded browser, filtering options such as new, unread, starred, deleted, proxy configuration, adblock, click-to-flash, marking news as starred, automatic updates of feeds, automatic cleanup on close using criteria, sound notification on new news, popup notifications, and import/export feeds (OPML files).
Raven Reader
Raven Reader is an open source desktop news reader with flexible settings to optimize your experience.
No login is required, and no personal data is collected. Just select the sites you want to curate articles from and enjoy!
Reeder
Reeder is an Atom/RSS feed reader with the most special peculiarity, that it is specifically designed for XMPP PubSub.
This means, that the content which Reeder fetches, is sourced from XMPP PubSub services.
Because Reeder utilizes the XMPP protocol, it can receive automatic "push" updates, which means, that it does not need to scan for updates on its own expense.
It is a very convenient software to handle and store your favourite news sources. No more backups from desktop to desktop, or mobile to mobile. XMPP servers can handle this concern perfectly and also give in return many other features such as content sharing with other contacts.
RSSOwl
RSSOwl is a powerful application to organize, search and read your news feeds in a comfortable way.
Some of the unique highlights are tabbed reading, powerful searches that can be saved, news filters with automated actions, embedded browser and newspaper layout, tray notifications, clean-up wizard and powerful interface customization. See also RSS Owl nix.
Vienna RSS
Vienna is a free and open-source Atom/JSON/RSS news reader for macOS.
It can connect directly to the sites that you want to track. Additionally or alternatively, you can also synchronize with a server supporting the Open Reader API.
It has been successfully tested with various of online services, such as BazQux.com, FreshRSS.org, FeedHQ.org, InoReader.com, and TheOldReader.com.
Mobile
Capy Reader
A smallish RSS reader.
Just like its namesake, Capy Reader is a small RSS reader focused on approachability and simplicity.
Some features include, syncing via Feedbin, FreshRSS, or directly to your device, track read and starred articles, article search, headlines widget, notifications, full content mode, dark mode, big screen support, import and export your saved feeds.
Fread
The ultimate journalling client.
Fread is a decentralized journaling client that supports ActivityPub and RSS.
With Fread, you can seamlessly access all three platforms within a single interface.
It delivers a consistent publishing experience while preserving the unique features of each network.
Most importantly, Fread allows you to create unified feeds that blend content across different protocols, breaking down barriers and strengthening decentralization.
On top of that, Fread is designed with a focus on beautiful, comfortable interface, offering a smooth and enjoyable experience.
LibreTorrent
Copylefted libre software torrent client.
LibreTorrent is a free and open source, full-featured mobile torrent client.
It supports BitTorrent 2.0, WebTorrent; Automatic management of downloaded files; streaming of files with sequential downloads; HTTP and magnet links; DHT, PeX, encryption, LSD, UPnP, NAT*PMP, and µTP; IP filtering (eMule dat and PeerGuardian); and proxy.
Thud
News without the fuss.
Thud is a simple news reader that keeps the noise low.
If you are tired of having to check a dozen sites and RSS feeds for your daily dose of news, then Thud is the app for you. Using a sleek, mosaic-like interface, Thud organizes all your news and feeds in one place so you can easily stay informed. Plus, with no filtration algorithms, you see the content you want in the most efficient way possible.
Thud was created because we love reading the news but did not love all the different sites and apps we had to use to get it. So we made Thud - a sleek, easy-to-use app that gathers all your news and feeds in one place.
We want you to have an enjoyable, clutter-free reading experience. With Thud, you can quickly scan through all your favorite news sources without having to jump between different sites and apps.
Download Thud now and start enjoying your news again!
HTML
CommaFeed
Bloat-free feed reader.
CommaFeed is a self-hosted news reader which is based on Quarkus and React/TypeScript; It serves thousands of people and millions of subscriptions.
Amongst it features are:
Automatically mark articles as read based on customly defined rules;
Highly customizable with CSS and JavaScript;
Browser extension;
In addition, it compiles to native code for blazing fast startup and low memory usage; and it supports four types databases: H2 (embedded database), PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB.
FreshRSS
A free, self-hostable feed aggregator.
FreshRSS is a self-hosted Atom and RSS feed aggregator and reader. It is lightweight, easy to work with, powerful, and customizable.
It allows you to read and follow several news sites at a glance without the need to browse from one site to another.
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