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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.
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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
<div class="admonition recommendation" markdown>
![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 }
<details class="downloads" markdown>
<summary>Downloads</summary>
- [:simple-flathub: Flathub](https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.kde.akregator)
</details>
</div>
### NewsFlash
<div class="admonition recommendation" markdown>
![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" }
<details class="downloads" markdown>
<summary>Downloads</summary>
- [:simple-flathub: Flathub](https://flathub.org/apps/io.gitlab.news_flash.NewsFlash)
</details>
</div>
### Feeder
<div class="admonition recommendation" markdown>
![Feeder logo](assets/img/news-aggregators/feeder.png){ align=right }
**Feeder** is a modern RSS client for Android that has many [features](https://gitlab.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 }
<details class="downloads" markdown>
<summary>Downloads</summary>
- [:simple-googleplay: Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nononsenseapps.feeder.play)
</details>
</div>
### Fluent Reader
<div class="admonition recommendation" markdown>
![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 }
<details class="downloads" markdown>
<summary>Downloads</summary>
- [:simple-windows11: Windows](https://hyliu.me/fluent-reader)
- [:simple-appstore: App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1520907427)
</details>
</div>
### Miniflux
<div class="admonition recommendation" markdown>
![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 }
</details>
</div>
### NetNewsWire
<div class="admonition recommendation" markdown>
![NetNewsWire logo](assets/img/news-aggregators/netnewswire.png){ align=right }
**NetNewsWire** 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" }
<details class="downloads" markdown>
<summary>Downloads</summary>
- [:simple-appstore: App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/netnewswire-rss-reader/id1480640210)
- [:simple-apple: macOS](https://netnewswire.com)
</details>
</div>
### Newsboat
<div class="admonition recommendation" markdown>
![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" }
</div>
## 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.
<div class="admonition example" markdown>
<p class="admonition-title">This section is new</p>
We are working on establishing defined criteria for every section of our site, and this may be subject to change. If you have any questions about our criteria, please [ask on our forum](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/latest) and don't assume we didn't consider something when making our recommendations if it is not listed here. There are many factors considered and discussed when we recommend a project, and documenting every single one is a work-in-progress.
</div>
- 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.
<div class="admonition example" markdown>
<p class="admonition-title">Example</p>
Replace `[SUBREDDIT]` with the subreddit you wish to subscribe to.
```text
https://www.reddit.com/r/[SUBREDDIT]/new/.rss
```
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### YouTube
You can subscribe YouTube channels without logging in and associating usage information with your Google Account.
<div class="admonition example" markdown>
<p class="admonition-title">Example</p>
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://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=[CHANNEL ID]
```
</div>