The Old Reader is a web based RSS reader, something like Google Reader . Import existing subscriptions, find Facebook friends and more.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Google Chrome
- Software as a Service (SaaS)

Fretsi is described as 'Derived from the Icelandic word “Frettir”, which translates directly to the word “News”, Fretsi's main target is to make online reading easier than ever, enabling you to access news and keeping you up-to-date in the easiest and fastest way possible' and is a popular RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Fretsi for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, Windows, Mac and iPhone apps. The best Fretsi alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like Fretsi are Inoreader, FreshRSS, Feeder RSS feed reader and RSS Guard.
The Old Reader is a web based RSS reader, something like Google Reader . Import existing subscriptions, find Facebook friends and more.

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.




The best iGoogle alternative. Chris Pirillo calls Protopage "The best designed".




Feedbin is a modern web reader to follow websites, Twitter feeds and email newsletters in one place. It boasts a clean interface, is ad-free, and costs $5/month.




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...

FeedMe is a simple and full featured offline RSS reader for Feedly, InoReader, Bazqux, The Older Reader, Feedbin, Tiny Tiny RSS, FreshRSS, Fever, aiming at providing the best user experience for users to read and manage your favorite articles.






FeedDemon is a popular RSS reader for Windows, with an easy-to-use interface that makes it a snap to stay informed with the latest news and information.


Feeder.co is a simple way to follow your favorite feeds and sites. Feeder supports most RSS and Atom feeds on the web. Browsing your feeds has never been easier.




Brief is a light-weight feed reading extension for Mozilla Firefox . Designed to be easy to use and streamlined, with exactly the right set of features.


