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Comparison of feed aggregators

Comparative list of RSS feed aggregators

Comparative list of RSS feed aggregators

This is a list of NOTABLE feed aggregators, as judged by Wikipedia's notability policies, obtained by searching Wikipedia for WP:N. Please don't add external links or wikilinks to nonexistent articles – instead, read our notability policies and write the article first, ensuring to demonstrate notability. Entries without articles, redlinks, external links, and links to articles that aren't about the aggregator in question will be pruned periodically. Fill in the background info too, please, to make this article useful. Important note ends. --

The following is a comparison of RSS feed aggregators. E-mail programs and web browsers that have the ability to display RSS feeds are listed, as well as some cloud-based services that offer feed aggregation.

Many BitTorrent clients support RSS feeds for broadcasting (see Comparison of BitTorrent clients).

Release history

ClientLicenseFirst stable releaseLatest stable releaseDateVersionClientLicenseDateVersionLatest stable releaseFirst stable release
Akregator
Amarok
AOL Explorer1.0
Awasu1.0
BlogBridge
BloglinesMerged with NetVibes
Canto0.6.0
Claws Mail1.0.0
CommaFeed
Cooliris
Digg ReaderDiscontinued on March 26, 2018
Feed Viewer1.0**Windows**150.2.10 (August 10, 2021)
**iOS**0.1.39 (August 10, 2021)
Feedbin(web site, continuous updates)
Feedly(web site, continuous updates)
Feedreader
Fiper1.02.1.5 (28 sept 2025)
Flipboard
Flock1.0
Gnus
Google Reader2.0Discontinued on July 1, 2013
HCL Notes1.0
Inoreader(web site, continuous updates)
iTunesfreeware
Juice
K-Meleon0.2
Kazehakase
Liferea
Maxthon1.0.0250
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Microsoft Office Outlook/ Commercial software9715.0.4517.1509 (January 29, 2013)
Mozilla Firefox0.1Builtin RSS reader was removed in Version 64, Available as an add-on.
Mozilla Thunderbird1.0
My Yahoo!Discontinued in Dec. 2024
NetNewsWire1.0
Netscape Browser8.0
Netscape Navigator 99.09.0.0.6 (February 20, 2008)
Netvibes
News360
Newsbeuter0.1
NewsBlur1.04.0
Newsboat2.10
NewsFire2.0
OmniWeb1.0
Pegasus Mail, Donationware
Protopage1.011.43 (December 2015)
Pulse
QuiteRSS0.14.0
Rhythmbox
RSS Bandit1.0
RSS Guard1.9.9.3
RSSOwl1.0
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Sage1.5.5 (June 16, 2017)
Shiira
Sleipnir2.00
Songbird
The Bat!1.00 Build 1310
The Old ReaderRolling release
Tiny Tiny RSSrolling releases, most recent February 2019
Winamp
Windows Live Mail
Zimbra3.5
Zune

Netscape Messenger 9 is a fork of Mozilla Thunderbird and has the same features.

Operating system support

ClientWindowsmacOSLinuxBSDSolarisAndroidiOSOtherClientWindowsmacOSLinuxBSDSolarisAndroidiOSOther
Akregator
Amarok
AOL Explorer
Awasu
BlogBridge
Canto
Claws Mail
CommaFeed
Cooliris
Feed Viewer
Feedreader
Flock
Gnus
HCL Notes
Inoreader
Internet Explorer
iTunes
Juice
K-Meleon
Kazehakase
Liferea
Apple Mail
Maxthon
MediaMonkey
Microsoft Office Outlook
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Thunderbird
NetNewsWire
Netscape Browser
Netscape Navigator 9
NewsbeuterSource code available
NewsBlurevery platform with a web browser
NewsboatSource code available
NewsFire
OmniWeb
Pegasus Mail
Protopage
Pulse
QuiteRSSSource code available
Rhythmbox
RSS Bandit
RSS GuardSupports OS/2 starting with version 3.9.1.
RSSOwlevery platform with Java and SWT
Safari
Sage
SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups
Shiira
Sleipnir
Songbird
The Bat!
The Old Reader
Tiny Tiny RSS
Winamp
Windows Live Mail
Zimbra
Zune

Web feed and protocol support

Clientfeed URI schemeRSS 0.91RSS 1.0RSS 2.0RSS enclosureMRSSAtomother formatDelta updatesIPv6Auto updatesHTTP Basic AuthClientfeed URI schemeRSS 0.91RSS 1.0RSS 2.0RSS enclosureMRSSAtomother standardDelta updatesIPv6Auto updatesHTTP Basic Auth
Akregator
Amarok
AOL Explorer
Awasuany XML format (via XSL)
BlogBridge
Canto
Claws Mail
CommaFeed
Cooliris
Feed Viewer
Feedreader
Flock
Gnus
HCL Notes
Internet Explorer
iTunes
Juice
K-Meleon
Kazehakase
Liferea
Mail (OS X)
Maxthon
MediaMonkey
Microsoft Office Outlook
Miro
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Thunderbird
NetNewsWire
Netscape Browser
Netscape Navigator 9
NewsBlur
Newsboat
NewsFire
OmniWeb
Pegasus Mail
Protopage
Pulse
Quiterss
Rhythmbox
RSS Bandit
RSS Guard
RSSOwl
Safari
Sage
SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups
Songbird
Shiira
Sleipnir
The Bat!
The Old Reader
Tiny Tiny RSS
WinampNotification only
Windows Live Mail
Zimbra
Zune

Interface and notes

Web browsers and Internet suites have for browser plugin a N/A, because they don't need it.

ClientPop-upTray notificationBrowser pluginEmail"newspaper"-likeMedia aggregatorNotesDownloadable attachmentsClientPop-upTray notificationBrowser pluginEmail"newspaper"-likeMedia aggregatorNotesDownloadable attachments
Akregator(integration with konqueror)KDE
AmarokKDE
AOL ExplorerDiscontinued; Feed support is available in Internet Explorer 7
AwasuSupports user-written plugins.
BlogBridge
CantoNcurses/console based reader
Claws MailRSSyl plugin needed
CommaFeedWeb browser
CoolirisWeb browser plugin
Feed Viewer
Feedreader
FlockDiscontinued
GnusEmacs-based mail and news client
HCL NotesStudio Blog Reader is one RSS reader application for IBM Lotus Notes; Notes version 8.x introduced a native RSS reader
Internet ExplorerFeed support is available in Internet Explorer 7
iTunes
JuiceDesigned as Podcast aggregator
K-MeleonWeb browser
KazehakaseWeb browser
Liferea
Mail (OS X)
MaxthonWeb browser
MediaMonkeyMedia Player
Microsoft Office OutlookFeed support is available in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
MiroMedia Player
Mozilla FirefoxWeb Browser
Mozilla ThunderbirdMail Client
NetNewsWire
Netscape BrowserDiscontinued; Web browser
Netscape Navigator 9Discontinued
NewsBlur
NewsboatDefault browser can be configured in settings
NewsFire
OmniWebPart of the OmniWeb browser
Pegasus MailPegasus Mail can convert RSS feeds to e-mails via free add-ons
RhythmboxMedia Player
RSS Bandit.NET Framework based
RSS GuardQt-based, supports online feed/message synchronization via Tiny Tiny RSS, Nextcloud News, Inoreader and others. Supports plugins written in C++/Qt, custom message filters via JavaScript, tags/labels.
RSSOwlno longer support for Google Reader synchronization since version 2.2.0
SafariWeb Browser
Sagea Firefox extension
SeaMonkey Mail & NewsgroupsPart of the SeaMonkey Internet suite
SongbirdMedia Player
ShiiraWeb browser
SleipnirFeed support is available in Internet Explorer 7
The Bat!Mail client; rss2mail or rss2pop3 plugin needed for versions prior to 6.4; newer versions support RSS natively
The Old Reader
WinampMedia Player
Windows Live Mail
ZimbraGroupware suite
ZuneMedia player

Capabilities

ClientOffline supportSearchAnnotationsNews FilteringPluginableAutomatic UpdatePublish CapabilitiesClientOffline supportSearchAnnotationsNews FilteringPluginableAutomatic UpdatePublish Capabilities
Akregator
Amarok
AOL Explorer
Awasu
BlogBridge
Canto
Claws Mail
CommaFeed
Cooliris
Feed Viewer
Feedreader
Flock
Gnus
HCL Notes
Internet Explorer
iTunes
Juice
K-Meleon
Kazehakase
Liferea
Mail (OS X)
Maxthon
MediaMonkey
Microsoft Office Outlook
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Thunderbird
NetNewsWire
Netscape Browser
Netscape Navigator 9
Newsbeuter
NewsBlur
Newsboat
NewsFire
OmniWeb
Pegasus Mail
QuiteRSS
Rhythmbox
RSS Bandit
RSS Guard
RSSOwl
Safari
Sage
SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups
Shiira
Sleipnir
Songbird
The Bat!
The Old Reader
Tiny Tiny RSS
Winamp
Windows Live Mail
Zimbra
Zune

Notes

References

References

  1. "Feedbin License".
  2. "GNUS: a NNTP based news reader for GNU Emacs (1 of 2)".
  3. (13 March 2013). "A second spring of cleaning".
  4. "Inoreader Change Log". Inoreader.
  5. (July 25, 2018). "Mozilla plans to remove RSS feed reader and Live Bookmarks support from Firefox - gHacks Tech News".
  6. (December 11, 2018). "Firefox 64.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes".
  7. "Feed reader replacements for Firefox".
  8. "NetNewsWire License".
  9. "NewsBlur License".
  10. Elena Bulygina. (12 June 2012). "Thank you note". The Old Reader blog.
  11. "The Old Reader".
  12. "tt-rss".
  13. "Welcome to ROME".
  14. "Liferea / Re: [Liferea-devel] plans for 0.6.1".
  15. "RFE: support for feeds behind HTTP auth".
  16. "OpenNTF.org - Project snapshot: Studio Blog Reader".
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