News Aggregators RSS Atom

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Below is a single-page, updated version of my old RSS/Atom tools list. I’ve left the older long list in place as historical reference where possible, and I’ve added current tools with links and short descriptions. LLM has been used to check links. Status: 2026.

News Aggregators / RSS / Atom

This page collects news aggregators, RSS/Atom readers, and related tools for web, desktop, browser, email, command line, server, and mobile use. Many tools listed below are historical and no longer maintained; modern active options are listed first in each section.[2][3][4][5][7][9][11][15][16][18][19]

Web-based aggregators

These are sites that aggregate feeds for reading in a browser.

Active / modern

  • Feedly — Popular cloud-based RSS reader with AI features, folders, keyword filters, and mobile apps.[2][4][5][8][15]
  • Inoreader — Feature-rich RSS reader for power users with rules, filters, search, automation, and newsletter support.[3][4][6][7][11][15]
  • NewsBlur — Smart RSS reader with “training” features that learn which stories you want to see more or less of.[2][3][4][8][15]
  • Feedbin — Minimal, paid RSS reader with newsletter support and a clean reading experience.[4][6][9][15]
  • The Old Reader — Google Reader-style web RSS reader with a simple interface and social features.[8]
  • FreshRSS — Self-hosted, open-source RSS/Atom aggregator with a browser-based interface.[4][6][9][15]
  • Miniflux — Minimal self-hosted RSS reader designed for speed and simplicity.[4][6][7][15]
  • Tiny Tiny RSS — Web-based, self-hosted RSS reader with plugins and advanced filtering.[16]
  • Readwise Reader — Read-it-later app that also aggregates RSS, newsletters, and web articles.[4][9][10][15][18]
  • Current — New RSS reader that uses a river-style feed rather than an inbox layout; available for iOS, iPad, and Mac.[1]

Historical / archived

  • 24bytes — Simple Blog RSS/Atom aggregator
  • 24x7 News — 24x7 Medical News Aggregator
  • 24eyes — Web 2.0 RSS aggregator
  • Aggregato — Tag-based RSS/Atom aggregator (R)
  • Alesti — Feed Reader Web 2.0 RSS reader
  • AlmondRocks — Simple aggregator
  • Attensa Online — Free AJAX RSS reader that works like a dedicated RSS application; syncs with Attensa for Outlook (historical)
  • BeanRocket — Social aggregator (R)
  • Bizsynd — Philippine business news and RSS aggregator
  • Bloglines — Folder-style aggregator (R)
  • Blox0r — Simple news aggregator
  • ClickBio — Biological news aggregator
  • Chrysanth NETime Channel Online — RSS/Atom aggregator and preview (R)
  • Editaste — Aggregator that also creates feeds from arbitrary items
  • FeedBucket — RSS/Atom aggregator with river-of-news or individual feeds
  • Feeds Farm — Aggregator with search interface and feed search
  • FeedFeeds — RSS/Atom aggregator with FeedTV
  • FeedLounge — Commercial aggregator (N)
  • FeedReader.net — Personal web XML/RSS news reader
  • FeedShow.com — RSS feeds reader with RSS monetization
  • FeedZilla — Dutch online RSS aggregator (N)
  • FlipSkipper — River-of-news style web aggregator
  • Freepress — Political-news weblog aggregator with feeds grouped by party
  • Google Reader — Google’s Atom/RSS aggregator (R)
  • Grabline.com — India news aggregator in English and Hindi
  • Greensboro101.com — Community aggregator for Greensboro, North Carolina (S)
  • HyperSuper — Personalized news aggregator
  • Inform — Advanced news aggregator (R)
  • IndiaNews — India news aggregator (R)
  • Kinja — The weblog guide (R)
  • metaRSS — News aggregator and meta RSS producer (R)
  • monitor — Greek blog aggregator
  • MyNewsbot — News aggregator with a twist
  • My Yahoo! — Web portal with a widely used personal aggregator
  • Netvibes — Highly DHTML-oriented aggregator
  • NewsAlloy — News aggregator (beta in the original listing)
  • NewsBurst — CNET’s news aggregator (R)
  • NewsGator — News aggregator (R)
  • NewsIsFree — Folder-style news aggregator
  • NewsOnFeeds — Categorized news aggregator
  • NewsNow — UK news aggregator with international coverage in multiple languages
  • Pluck — Also includes bookmark management (R)
  • Pressrank — Comparative news aggregator tool
  • Protopage — Web-based feeds on your desktop
  • Poets101.com — Poetry-blog aggregator (S)
  • Rezzibo — Spanish RSS/Atom aggregator with English translation planned (R)
  • Rocket RSS Reader — Folder-style aggregator (R)
  • Rojo — Tag-based news aggregator
  • RssPress.it — Italian free RSS/Atom news aggregator
  • RSSA — Folder-style aggregator
  • Sabkuch Newsan — RSS/Atom news aggregator with archives
  • slashgeo — Community-driven geospatial news aggregator
  • Sofomo — Simplified news aggregator
  • Steven’s News Service — Fast RSS/Atom aggregator (R)
  • We Do The Ping — Web-based aggregator
  • YodPod — Free web-based aggregator, optional registration
  • Yuva News Aggregator — India news aggregator

Key: (R) requires registration, (N) not free, (S) requires one-time manual feed submission.

Desktop news aggregators

These can be downloaded and installed on a computer.

Cross-platform

  • NetNewsWire — Free, open-source RSS/Atom reader for Apple platforms, widely used and actively maintained.[4][6][9][15][19]
  • BlogBridge — Open-source reader that used to sync feed lists between desktops; keep as historical unless you want to verify current status.
  • RSSOwl — Open-source Java RSS reader; historical.
  • RSS2PDF — Tool for viewing RSS feeds as PDF; historical.
  • Fluent Reader — Modern cross-platform desktop reader for Windows, macOS, and Linux; often used with FreshRSS or Miniflux sync.
  • RSS Guard — Cross-platform RSS/Atom reader with many configuration options.
  • QuiteRSS — Cross-platform reader with old-school simplicity; development has been slow, but it remains a known desktop option.[7]
  • Thunderbird — Email client that can also read RSS and Atom feeds.[7]

Macintosh

  • NetNewsWire — Native RSS/Atom reader for macOS and iOS, free and open source.[4][6][9][15][19]
  • Vienna — Open-source RSS/Atom reader for macOS.
  • Reeder — Premium RSS client for macOS and iOS with support for multiple feed services.[19]
  • endo. — Historical Mac RSS reader.
  • News Reader — Historical RSS widget for Dashboard.
  • NewsAccess — Historical Mac RSS reader.
  • NewsFire — Historical Mac RSS reader.
  • Pheeder — Historical extensible RSS/XML reader.
  • Postino — Historical reader.
  • shrook — Historical RSS reader.
  • A new note for Mac users: Current-style modern Mac readers are usually NetNewsWire, Reeder, or browser-based services such as Feedly and Inoreader.[1][4][6][9][19]

Microsoft Windows

  • Fluent Reader — Modern open-source Windows desktop RSS reader.[7][11]
  • RSS Guard — Powerful cross-platform reader with advanced configuration.[7][11]
  • Feedly — Browser-based but commonly used on Windows.[5][7][11]
  • Inoreader — Browser-based but commonly used on Windows.[4][7][11]
  • FeedFlow — Lightweight Windows feed reader.
  • NewsFlow — Lightweight Windows store-style reader.
  • Thunderbird — Mail client with built-in RSS support.[7]
  • Feedreader — Lightweight RSS/Atom aggregator for Windows.
  • Awasu — Fully featured news reader with free and commercial versions.
  • RSS Bandit — Historical .NET RSS/Atom aggregator.
  • FeedDemon — Historical hybrid online/offline RSS reader.
  • SharpReader — Historical RSS/Atom aggregator.
  • GreatNews — Historical RSS reader.
  • News Explorer — Modern reader available for Apple platforms, not Windows; omit from Windows unless needed.
  • Tiny Tiny RSS — Web app usable from Windows browsers.

Historical Windows names from your original page can be kept in a “historical” subsection if you want completeness: Marcel, Alertbear, Companion Desktop, FeedTray, BitsCast, wTicker, FeedAmasser, WinRSS, KlipFolio, ScoopScanner, Feed’n Read, Touchstone, YeahReader, CITA RSS Aggregator, Newsplorer, Fuzzy Duck, Nutshell, Snarfer, etc.

Linux

  • Akregator — KDE RSS/Atom feed aggregator.[12]
  • Liferea — GTK/GNOME-based news aggregator.[12]
  • RSS Guard — Cross-platform reader that runs on Linux.[7]
  • Fluent Reader — Cross-platform reader that runs on Linux.[7]
  • rawdog — Historical Python RSS aggregator.
  • raggle — Historical console RSS reader.
  • snownews — Historical command-line aggregator.
  • Ticker — Historical GNUstep RSS/Atom reader.
  • blam — Historical GNOME aggregator.
  • straw — Historical GNOME aggregator.

Built-in aggregators

Web browsers, plugins, and other software with built-in aggregators.

Modern / still relevant

  • Mozilla Firefox — Can detect feeds and hand them off to extensions or web readers; native live bookmarks are largely historical.
  • Mozilla Thunderbird — Email client that also handles RSS/Atom feeds.[7]
  • Opera — Modern browser with feed-related support via extensions and web integration; the old native feed UI is largely historical.
  • Safari — Modern Safari no longer centers RSS the way older versions did; use it mainly as a browser for web-based readers.
  • Browser extensions for current readers — Most modern RSS services offer browser add-ons or bookmarklets to subscribe to feeds in one click.

Historical / legacy

  • Attensa Toolbar for Internet Explorer
  • Chrysanth NETime Channel
  • eDIY Web Hosting CMS Software built-in aggregation plugin
  • Internet Explorer 7
  • Madicon RSS Reader
  • My RSS Toolbar
  • Built-in RSS Client for Internet Explorer
  • RSS Visualizer Quartz screen saver for Mac OS X
  • Yoono

Firefox extensions

Historical / legacy

  • Aggreg8
  • Attensa RSS Firefox Extension
  • Habari Xenu
  • NewsMonster
  • Pluck
  • Sage
  • Wizz RSS

Modern Firefox users generally rely on Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, or self-hosted readers plus browser extensions.[4][5][7][11]

Outlook extensions

Historical / legacy

  • Attensa for Outlook
  • intraVnews
  • NewsGator for Outlook
  • RSS Popper

Email based aggregators

These are sites that aggregate feeds and email them.

Historical / legacy

  • Blog Alert
  • Feed2Imap
  • FeedBlitz.com
  • Feednation
  • Queoo
  • RssFwd
  • R-mail
  • Squeet.com
  • Yahoo! Alerts

Modern / relevant today

  • Readwise Reader — Can unify RSS, newsletters, and articles into one inbox, making it a modern replacement for many email-to-feed workflows.[4][9][10][15][18]
  • Inoreader — Can ingest newsletters and feeds in one place.[3][4][6][7][11][15]

Command line based aggregators

These allow feeds to be read in a command line without a graphical user interface.

Historical / legacy

  • Centericq
  • snownews
  • raggle
  • theyoke

Aggregators that require web server installation

Active / modern

  • FreshRSS — Self-hosted PHP RSS/Atom reader with plugins and themes.[4][6][9][15]
  • Miniflux — Minimal self-hosted Go-based RSS reader.[4][6][7][15]
  • Tiny Tiny RSS — Self-hosted web-based RSS reader with advanced features.[16]
  • CommaFeed — Open-source web-based feed reader inspired by Google Reader.[12]
  • Feedbin — Hosted service but often used in a server-centered workflow.[4][6][9]
  • Inoreader — Hosted service with strong rules, filters, and newsletters.[3][4][6][7][11][15]
  • NewsBlur — Hosted service with training and filtering.[2][3][4][8][15]

Historical / legacy

  • Feed on Feeds
  • Gregarius
  • Lylina
  • MetaPlanet
  • Newspipe
  • Planet Planet
  • Python Desktop Server
  • reBlog
  • Online RSS Viewer
  • Rippy The Aggregator
  • Rnews
  • Urchin
  • rawdog

Aggregators for mobile devices

Active / modern

  • Feedly — Mobile apps for iOS and Android.[2][4][5][15]
  • Inoreader — Mobile apps for iOS and Android.[3][4][7][11][15]
  • NewsBlur — Mobile apps for iOS and Android.[2][3][4][15]
  • NetNewsWire — Native iOS reader.[4][6][9][15][19]
  • Reeder — Native iPhone/iPad RSS app.[17][19]
  • Unread — RSS reader with strong typography and iOS focus.[17]
  • Readwise Reader — Read-it-later and RSS on mobile.[4][9][10][15][18]
  • Google News — General news aggregator with personalization.[18]
  • Apple News — Apple’s news aggregator for Apple devices.[18]
  • Ground News — Bias-aware news aggregator.[18]

Historical / legacy

  • Newstouch
  • FreeRange Communications
  • Go Mobile Solutions RSSToGo
  • Attensa Mobile
  • News Lite
  • Resco News
  • Yahoo! Mobile
  • ZapTXT
  • FeederReader

Aggregator Tips

Those have been added from the old list.

Feed newsreader offline

Feed newsreader online

  • Feedly — Popular all-around online RSS reader.[2][5][15]
  • Inoreader — Best for power users and filtering.[3][4][6][7][11][15]
  • NewsBlur — Good for training and privacy-minded users.[2][3][4][15]
  • Feedbin — Clean reading and newsletter support.[4][6][9][15]
  • The Old Reader — Simple Google Reader-style experience.[8]

RSS Directories

Links and lists of RSS content.

  • Linux and the news aggregators
  • RSS Reader Matrix (French)
  • AggCompare — Community-edited comparison chart of RSS aggregators
  • Comparison of feed aggregators — Up-to-date overview of clients and formats.[12]

citations

[1] nutshellnewsletter.com https://www.nutshellnewsletter.com/blog/best-rss-feed-readers-2026 [2] briefdigest.news https://briefdigest.news/blog/best-rss-readers-2026/ [3] viralmarketinglab.com https://www.viralmarketinglab.com/blog/best-rss-feed-readers-in-2026 [4] zapier.com https://zapier.com/blog/best-rss-feed-reader-apps/ [5] smry.ai https://smry.ai/best-rss-readers [6] rssly.io https://rssly.io/compare/best-rss-readers [7] feedspot.com https://www.feedspot.com/blog/best-rss-reader/ [8] readless.app https://www.readless.app/blog/best-rss-readers-2026 [9] readless.app https://www.readless.app/blog/best-rss-reader-for-windows-2026 [10] miniloop.ai https://www.miniloop.ai/blog/best-rss-feed-readers-2026 [11] daily.dev https://daily.dev/blog/best-news-aggregator-apps-tested-compared/ [12] readless.app https://www.readless.app/blog/best-rss-reader-for-mac-2026 [13] sourceforge.net https://sourceforge.net/software/rss-readers/ [14] readless.app https://www.readless.app/blog/best-ai-rss-summarizers-2026 [15] techcrunch.com https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/current-is-a-new-rss-reader-thats-more-like-a-river-than-an-inbox/ [16] wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_feed_aggregators [17] appstoretracker.com https://www.appstoretracker.com/best/rss-reader-apps Additional resources [18] sourceforge.net https://sourceforge.net/directory/rss-feed-readers/windows/ [19] bgr.com https://www.bgr.com/2057396/best-rss-reader-apps/