--- title: "News Aggregators" icon: material/rss description: These news aggregator clients let you keep up with your favorite blogs and news sites using internet standards like RSS. cover: news-aggregators.webp --- A [news aggregator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_aggregator) is a way to keep up with your favorite blogs and news sites. ## Aggregator clients ### Akregator
![Akregator logo](assets/img/news-aggregators/akregator.svg){ align=right } **Akregator** is a news feed reader that is a part of the [KDE](https://kde.org) project. It comes with a fast search, advanced archiving functionality and an internal browser for easy news reading. [:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://apps.kde.org/akregator){ .md-button .md-button--primary } [:octicons-eye-16:](https://kde.org/privacypolicy-apps){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" } [:octicons-info-16:](https://docs.kde.org/?application=akregator){ .card-link title=Documentation} [:octicons-code-16:](https://invent.kde.org/pim/akregator){ .card-link title="Source Code" } [:octicons-heart-16:](https://kde.org/community/donations){ .card-link title=Contribute }
Downloads - [:simple-flathub: Flathub](https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.kde.akregator)
### NewsFlash
![NewsFlash logo](assets/img/news-aggregators/newsflash.png){ align=right } **NewsFlash** is an open-source, modern, simple and easy to use GTK4 news feed reader for Linux. It can be used offline or used with services like [NextCloud News](https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/news) or [Inoreader](https://inoreader.com). It has a search feature and even a pre-defined list of sources like [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com) that you can add directly. It is only available as a Flatpak (on the Flathub repository). [:octicons-repo-16: Repository](https://gitlab.com/news-flash/news_flash_gtk){ .md-button .md-button--primary } [:octicons-code-16:](https://gitlab.com/news-flash/news_flash_gtk){ .card-link title="Source Code" }
Downloads - [:simple-flathub: Flathub](https://flathub.org/apps/io.gitlab.news_flash.NewsFlash)
### Feeder
![Feeder logo](assets/img/news-aggregators/feeder.png){ align=right } **Feeder** is a modern RSS client for Android that has many [features](https://github.com/spacecowboy/Feeder#features) and works well with folders of RSS feeds. It supports [RSS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS), [Atom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_(Web_standard)), [RDF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDF%2FXML) and [JSON Feed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON_Feed). [:octicons-repo-16: Repository](https://github.com/spacecowboy/Feeder){ .md-button .md-button--primary } [:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/spacecowboy/Feeder){ .card-link title="Source Code" } [:octicons-heart-16:](https://ko-fi.com/spacecowboy){ .card-link title=Contribute }
Downloads - [:simple-googleplay: Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nononsenseapps.feeder.play) - [:simple-github: GitHub](https://github.com/spacecowboy/Feeder/releases)
### Fluent Reader
![Fluent Reader logo](assets/img/news-aggregators/fluent-reader.svg){ align=right } **Fluent Reader** is a secure cross-platform news aggregator that has useful privacy features such as deletion of cookies on exit, strict [content security policies (CSP)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_Security_Policy) and proxy support, meaning you can use it over [Tor](tor.md). [:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://hyliu.me/fluent-reader){ .md-button .md-button--primary } [:octicons-eye-16:](https://github.com/yang991178/fluent-reader/wiki/Privacy){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" } [:octicons-info-16:](https://github.com/yang991178/fluent-reader/wiki){ .card-link title=Documentation} [:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/yang991178/fluent-reader){ .card-link title="Source Code" } [:octicons-heart-16:](https://github.com/sponsors/yang991178){ .card-link title=Contribute }
Downloads - [:simple-windows11: Windows](https://hyliu.me/fluent-reader) - [:simple-appstore: App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1520907427)
### Miniflux
![Miniflux logo](assets/img/news-aggregators/miniflux.svg#only-light){ align=right } ![Miniflux logo](assets/img/news-aggregators/miniflux-dark.svg#only-dark){ align=right } **Miniflux** is a web-based news aggregator that you can self-host. It supports [RSS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS), [Atom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_(Web_standard)), [RDF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDF%2FXML) and [JSON Feed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON_Feed). [:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://miniflux.app){ .md-button .md-button--primary } [:octicons-info-16:](https://miniflux.app/docs/index.html){ .card-link title=Documentation} [:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/miniflux/v2){ .card-link title="Source Code" } [:octicons-heart-16:](https://miniflux.app/#donations){ .card-link title=Contribute }
### NetNewsWire
![NetNewsWire logo](assets/img/news-aggregators/netnewswire.png){ align=right } **NetNewsWire** is a free and open-source feed reader for macOS and iOS with a focus on a native design and feature set. It supports the typical feed formats alongside built-in support for Reddit feeds. [:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://netnewswire.com){ .md-button .md-button--primary } [:octicons-eye-16:](https://netnewswire.com/privacypolicy.html){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" } [:octicons-info-16:](https://netnewswire.com/help){ .card-link title=Documentation} [:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/Ranchero-Software/NetNewsWire){ .card-link title="Source Code" }
Downloads - [:simple-appstore: App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1480640210) - [:simple-apple: macOS](https://netnewswire.com)
### Newsboat
![Newsboat logo](assets/img/news-aggregators/newsboat.svg){ align=right } **Newsboat** is an RSS/Atom feed reader for the text console. It's an actively maintained fork of [Newsbeuter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsbeuter). It is very lightweight, and ideal for use over [Secure Shell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell). [:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://newsboat.org){ .md-button .md-button--primary } [:octicons-info-16:](https://newsboat.org/releases/2.27/docs/newsboat.html){ .card-link title=Documentation} [:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/newsboat/newsboat){ .card-link title="Source Code" }
## Criteria **Please note we are not affiliated with any of the projects we recommend.** In addition to [our standard criteria](about/criteria.md), we have developed a clear set of requirements to allow us to provide objective recommendations. We suggest you familiarize yourself with this list before choosing to use a project, and conduct your own research to ensure it's the right choice for you. - Must be open-source software. - Must operate locally, i.e. must not be a cloud service. ## Social Media RSS Support Some social media services also support RSS although it's not often advertised. ### Reddit Reddit allows you to subscribe to subreddits via RSS.

Example

Replace `[SUBREDDIT]` with the subreddit you wish to subscribe to. ```text https://reddit.com/r/[SUBREDDIT]/new/.rss ```
### YouTube You can subscribe YouTube channels without logging in and associating usage information with your Google Account.

Example

To subscribe to a YouTube channel with an RSS client, first look for its [channel code](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6180214). The channel code can be found on the about page of the YouTube channel you wish to subscribe to, under: **About** > **Share** > **Copy channel ID**. Replace `[CHANNEL ID]` below: ```text https://youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=[CHANNEL ID] ```