Tickr AlternativesRSS & News Readers like Tickr

Tickr is described as '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' and is a RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Tickr for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, iPhone, Mac and iPad apps. The best Tickr alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like Tickr are Inoreader, RSS Guard, Feedbro and Fluent Reader.

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  1. Feedly icon

    Feedly

     1873 likes

    Experience a magazine-like RSS feed with seamless integration across devices, quick-loading cards, and effortless sharing across social platforms and other apps.

    312 Feedly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Feedly screenshot 1
     

    • Feedly is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Tickr.

    • Feedly is the most popular free alternative to Tickr.

    • Feedly is Freemium and ProprietaryTickr is Free and Open Source
    • Feedly is CustomizableTickr is not according to our users
  2. Inoreader icon

    Inoreader

     1457 likes

    Aggregate feeds from RSS, social media, and newsletters with advanced filtering, OPML management, website monitoring, IFTTT automation, cloud syncing, text-to-speech, dark mode, and collaboration tools for flexible and efficient content consumption across devices.

    288 Inoreader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Inoreader screenshot 1
     
  4. RSS Guard icon

    RSS Guard

     67 likes

    RSS Guard is simple, light and easy-to-use RSS/ATOM feed aggregator developed using Qt framework which supports online feed synchronization.

    227 RSS Guard alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    RSS Guard screenshot 1
     

    • RSS Guard is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Tickr.

    • RSS Guard is the most popular Open Source alternative to Tickr.

    • RSS Guard is Free and Open SourceTickr is also Free and Open Source
    • RSS Guard is Lightweight and Privacy focusedTickr is not according to our users
  5. Feedbro icon

    Feedbro

     101 likes

    Fast & free RSS feed reader as a browser extension for Chrome, Vivaldi, Edge, Brave and Firefox for reading blogs, news or any RSS, Atom or RDF based feed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Feedbro has built-in integrations to various social media sites - even the ones that don't provide RSS natively like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
     
  7. QuiteRSS icon

    QuiteRSS

     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
    QuiteRSS screenshot 1
     
  9. Flipboard icon

    Flipboard

     378 likes

    Flipboard is a fast, beautiful way to flip through the news, photos and updates your friends are sharing on Facebook and Twitter.

    260 Flipboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    Flipboard screenshot 1
     
  11. Reeder icon

    Reeder

     322 likes

    Reeder is your all-in-one inbox for reading, watching and listening to content from various sources.

    286 Reeder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Reeder screenshot 1
     

    • Reeder is the most popular commercial alternative to Tickr.

    • Reeder is Paid and ProprietaryTickr is Free and Open Source
    • Reeder is LightweightTickr is not according to our users
  12. Liferea icon

    Liferea

     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.

    244 Liferea alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    Reading news feeds in an email client like interface.
     
  14. Feedbin icon

    Feedbin

     211 likes

    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.

    259 Feedbin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • ReadKit
    • FeedMe
    • Slow Feeds
    • Reeder
    • NetNewsWire
    Feedbin homepage as of 2018-03
     

    • Feedbin is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Tickr.

    • Feedbin is Paid and Open SourceTickr is Free and Open Source
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