Google Reader Alternatives

Google Reader is described as 'Was a web-based aggregator, capable of reading Atom and RSS feeds online or offline' and is a leading RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Google Reader for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Android, Mac and Android Tablet apps. The best Google Reader alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like Google Reader are Inoreader, The Old Reader, QuiteRSS and NewsBlur.

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  1. RSS Menu icon
     8 likes

    RSS Menu is a systemwide menu that allows you to read and organize your favourite RSS or Atom feeds.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. Rivered icon
     3 likes

    Rivered is a web-based multi-platform feed reader that does one thing really well: lets you read content from sites you follow in an uncluttered ‘River of News’. A River of News is a continuous stream of content sorted by most recent first.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Full-Text RSS icon
     8 likes

    Full-Text RSS transforms partial feeds into full-text feeds.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. NewsHub icon
     4 likes

    NewsHub is one of the leading web-based news aggregators. It gathers all the latest and the most thrilling news so that you can easily stay up to date with the most essential updates in different industries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. BlogBridge icon
     3 likes

    BlogBridge is an open source Java-based feed aggregator.

    BlogBridge is aimed for those people who are subscribed to many feeds, including journalists, PR professionals and OPML enthusiasts.

    BlogBridge also gives users the option to create an account with the free "BlogBr.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Reedah icon
     7 likes

    Reedah is a replacement for Google Reader , so that you can keep using your existing reader apps (or web-based access) once Google Reader goes away.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Symbian S60
    • HP webOS
     
  7. Readiy icon
     2 likes

    Readiy is the most awesome Feedly client on Windows 8. Feature rich yet fast and beautiful Readiy is RSS reading at it's best.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Flyne icon
     5 likes

    Offline reader for Twitter and blogs. Fetches full articles when online, and formats them for mobile reading.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  9. Fretsi icon
     51 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  10. RSS Central icon
     7 likes

    RSS Central is a powerful and easy to use application that can download and display RSS, Atom and RDF news feeds from web sites all over the internet. Its quick multi-download system will bring all the news feeds you want to your fingertips in no time, and will hold on to them...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
     
  11. FeedRoller icon
     5 likes

    FeedRoller is a lightweight RSS feed ticker.

    It is designed to show scrolling headlines from your favorite news sites and blogs, directly on your desktop.

    Features

    Supports RSS, and Atom feed format. Shows news title, summary, age and source. Customizable interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
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