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NetNewsWire

A fast, ad-free RSS reader

Subscription-free alternative to Feedly, Reeder.

NetNewsWire
Fig. 1 — NetNewsWire: A fast, ad-free RSS reader · Click to enlarge (original colour)

NetNewsWire brings headlines from blogs, magazines and news sites straight to you — in chronological order, no algorithm, no ads. A three-pane layout, reader view, starring and search make it a classic, fast feed reader.

Subscribe via RSS or Atom, organise into folders, and read fully locally or synced with services like iCloud, Feedbin or Inoreader. No one watches what you read.

NetNewsWire is open source and free, maintained by Brent Simmons (one of the originators of RSS readers) and an active community.

Why no subscription? Reading the news shouldn’t belong to anyone. A reader hands control of your sources back to you — for free.

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