Open Source RSS Readers for Linux

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  1. Fluent Reader icon
     61 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    4.7
    Excellent7 reviews
  2. QuiteRSS icon
     199 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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    3.9
    Good10 reviews
  3. Liferea icon
     159 likes

    Liferea is a web 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.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Reading news feeds in an email client like interface.
    Hide read feeds from the subscription list.
    Three pane view mode for wide screens.
    +6
    Play SoundCloud music in Liferea.
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  4. Folo icon
     9 likes

    As they say, your thoughts are what you read—and we’ve been consuming noisy feeds for too long! Follow organizes content into one timeline, keeping you updated on what matters, noise-free. Share lists, explore collections, and enjoy distraction-free browsing.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Homebrew
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  5. FeedDeck icon
     15 likes

    FeedDeck is an open source RSS and social media feed reader, inspired by TweetDeck. FeedDeck allows you to follow your favorite feeds in one place on all platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. FeedFlow icon
     8 likes

    Follow your favorite RSS feeds with FeedFlow, a minimalistic RSS Reader. Enjoy a clutter-free reading experience, as FeedFlow offers a minimalistic list and opens the articles on their respective websites or in reader mode.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Windows
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  7. NewsFlash icon
     9 likes

    A modern feed reader designed for the GNOME desktop. NewsFlash is a program designed to complement an already existing web-based RSS reader account.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    Main
    Main
    +27
    Main
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  8. Akregator icon
     28 likes

    Akregator is a news feed reader. It enables you to follow news sites, blogs and other RSS/Atom-enabled websites without the need to manually check for updates using a web browser. Akregator is designed to be both easy to use and to be powerful enough to read hundreds of news...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    214 alternatives
  9. Nextcloud News icon
     16 likes

    The News app is an extension to Nextcloud. Essentially it is an RSS/Atom feed aggregator and offers a RESTful API for app developers. There are several clients, also for mobile devices.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Nextcloud
    • Android Tablet
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    26 alternatives
  10. selfoss icon
     47 likes

    selfoss is a multipurpose RSS reader and feed aggregation web application. It allows you to easily follow updates from different websites, social networks and other platforms, all in a single place. It is written in PHP, allowing you to run it basically anywhere.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Feeds icon
     3 likes

    Feeds is a desktop RSS reader for Linux. It doesn’t integrate or sync with a cloud-based service, but you can import a list of feeds via an .opml file.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    42 alternatives
  12. RSSOwlnix icon
     13 likes

    RSSOwlnix is a fork of RSSOwl a powerful application to organize, search and read your RSS, RDF & Atom news feeds in a comfortable way. Highlights are saved searches, google reader sync, notifications, filters, fast fulltext search and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    69 alternatives
  13. Newsboat icon
     9 likes

    Newsboat is a fork of Newsbeuter, an RSS/Atom feed reader for the text console. The only difference is that Newsboat is actively maintained while Newsbeuter isn't.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. Sismics Reader icon
     31 likes

    Looking for a simple and open feed reader?

    Free, open source, easy to use, Sismics Reader is what you need to keep your feeds under control.

    Central

    Access all your RSS and Atom feeds in one central easy readable place.

    Easy

    Sismics Reader can be installed in few steps on al.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  15. Tickr icon
     12 likes

    TICKR is GTK-based RSS READER application which displays RSS FEEDS in a TICKER bar on your desktop. With a single click, you get the latest headlines scrolling in a thin window on your desktop, as what can be seen on News TV channels.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  16. Winds icon
     5 likes

    Winds is an easy-to-use, open-source app that allows you to follow your favorite RSS feed and listen to podcasts, all within a single application. In addition to managing these RSS and podcast subscriptions, it's discovery engine may just help you discover your newest...

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  17. yarr icon
     2 likes

    yarr (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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
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  18. Chaski App icon
     1 like

    Stay updated with the content that matters to you. Chaski aggregates your favorite feeds with zero ads, no tracking, and a minimalist design. Your content, your way—without the distractions.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  19. Pulp RSS icon
     1 like

    Pulp provides a workflow focused on reading through an excessive number of RSS feeds with the goal of regularly marking all read, resting in a state akin to an empty inbox.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    48 alternatives