NewsRob Alternatives

NewsRob is described as '[NewsRob was discontinued with Google Reader on 1st July 2013 and the source code was released under the MIT open source license.]' and is a RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to NewsRob for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, iPhone, Mac and iPad apps. The best NewsRob alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like NewsRob are Inoreader, RSS Guard, QuiteRSS and NewsBlur.

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  1. Byline Reader icon
     21 likes

    Read the latest news from your favorite sites and blogs on your iPhone or iPod Touch, even when you’re offline.

    124 Byline Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. RSS Runner icon
     2 likes

    RSS Runner is the fastest and simplest feed reader for iPod Touch and iPhone !

    Now optimized for iOS 6 and iPhone 5!

    • Multitasking fast-app switching: you can leave the application and back later, picking up right where you left off (no need to wait for the application to re.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  3. RSSMore icon
     3 likes

    RSSMore is a free rss screensaver that lets you subscribe to any number of RSS feeds and view them in your rss screen saver. You can also specify a folder (including its sub folders) to provide background images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. NewsFox icon
     18 likes

    NewsFox is an efficient 3-pane(email) style Atom/RSS feed reader. NewsFox allows you to group your feeds as you wish, read feed content offline, update feeds when you want, 1-click subscribe with the Firefox URL bar icon, and read other feeds while updating.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • K-Meleon
    • SeaMonkey
    • Firefox
     
  5. Snackr icon
     13 likes

    Snackr was built using Adobe Flex 3 and Adobe AIR 1.0. It's an RSS ticker that pulls random items from your feeds and scrolls them across your desktop. When you see a title that looks interesting, you can click on it to pop up the item in a window.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Adobe AIR
     
  6. Canto icon
     10 likes

    Canto is an Atom/RSS feed reader for the console that is meant to be quick, concise, and colorful. It's meant to allow you to crank through feeds like you've never cranked before by providing a minimal, yet information packed interface. No navigating menus.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Microreader icon
     7 likes

    Microreader - Very simple web based RSS/Atom reader. Written in python with bottle.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Pulp icon
     8 likes

    Pulp is a unique and innovative news reader that turns your favourite news sites into your own personalized newspaper, making scanning through the news quicker and more enjoyable than ever before. By putting multiple news feeds onto a single page, Pulp lets you quickly browse...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
     
  9. Social Frame icon
     17 likes

    Digital photo frame + Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, RSS). Syncs Facebook and Twitter photos.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  10. The best feature of FeedR is built-in Feed Search. There is no need to use the Browser and copy / paste or type in long URLs. Simply enter the name of the site or any search key words and be on your way reading your feeds.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  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
     
  12. FeedHQ icon
     6 likes

    FeedHQ is a simple, lightweight web-based feed reader. Main features: User-facing features

    RSS and ATOM support Grouping by categories Awesome pagination and intelligent browsing Great readability on all screen sizes (smatphones, tablets and desktops) Mobile-.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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