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
Client | License | First stable release | Latest stable release | ||||||||||||||
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Date | Version | ||||||||||||||||
Akregator | GPL | ? | ? | 6.1.01 23 May 2024 | |||||||||||||
Amarok | GPL-2.0-or-later | ? | ? | 3.2.22 15 February 2025 | |||||||||||||
AOL Explorer | Proprietary | June 2005 | 1.0 | 1.53 May 2006 | |||||||||||||
Awasu | Proprietary | February 2003 | 1.0 | 3.34 28 February 2023 | |||||||||||||
BlogBridge | GPL | ? | ? | 6.6.1567 26 February 2009 | |||||||||||||
Bloglines | Proprietary | ? | ? | Merged with NetVibes | |||||||||||||
Canto | GPL-2.0-only | January 14, 2009 | 0.6.0 | 0.9.88 3 December 2020 | |||||||||||||
Claws Mail | GPL-3.0-or-later | January 2005 | 1.0.0 | 4.3.19 24 February 2025 | |||||||||||||
CommaFeed | Apache-2.0 | ? | ? | 4.3.110 12 February 2024 | |||||||||||||
Cooliris | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||||
Digg Reader | Proprietary | ? | ? | Discontinued on March 26, 2018 | |||||||||||||
Feed Viewer | Proprietary | April 2006 | 1.0 | Windows 150.2.10 (August 10, 2021)iOS 0.1.39 (August 10, 2021) | |||||||||||||
Feedbin | MIT 11 | March 12, 2013 | ? | (web site, continuous updates) | |||||||||||||
Feedly | Proprietary | 2008 | ? | (web site, continuous updates) | |||||||||||||
Feedreader | Proprietary | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||
Proprietary | ? | ? | |||||||||||||||
Flock | Proprietary | November 2, 2007 | 1.0 | 3.5.3.4641 1 February 2011 | |||||||||||||
Gnus | GPL-3.0-or-later | February 1, 198812 | ? | ||||||||||||||
Google Reader | Proprietary | September 17, 2007 | 2.0 | Discontinued on July 1, 201313 | |||||||||||||
HCL Notes14 | Proprietary | 1989 | 1.0 | 14.0.015 7 December 2023 | |||||||||||||
Inoreader | Proprietary | ? | ? | (web site, continuous updates)16 | |||||||||||||
iTunes | Proprietary freeware | ? | ? | 12.12.8.2 30 March 2023 | |||||||||||||
Juice | GPL-2.0-or-later | ? | ? | 2.217 11 November 2005 | |||||||||||||
K-Meleon | GPL | November 26, 2000 | 0.2 | 76.4.718 7 April 2023 | |||||||||||||
Kazehakase | GPL-2.0-or-later | January 29, 2003 | ? | 0.5.81920 29 September 2009 | |||||||||||||
Liferea | GPL | ? | ? | 1.14.621 2 August 2023 | |||||||||||||
Maxthon | Proprietary | September 8, 2005 | 1.0.0250 |
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MediaMonkey | Freemium | ? | ? |
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Microsoft Office Outlook | Proprietary / Commercial software | 1997 | 97 | 15.0.4517.1509 (January 29, 2013) | |||||||||||||
Mozilla Firefox | MPL-2.0 | September 23, 2002 | 0.1 | Builtin RSS reader was removed in Version 64, Available as an add-on.303132
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Mozilla Thunderbird | MPL-2.0 | December 7, 2004 | 1.0 | 137.036 1 April 2025 | |||||||||||||
My Yahoo! | ? | ? | Discontinued in Dec. 2024 | ||||||||||||||
NetNewsWire | MIT 37 | February 11, 2003 | 1.0 | 6.1.338 29 June 2023 | |||||||||||||
Netscape Browser | Proprietary | May 19, 2005 | 8.0 | 8.1.3 (April 2, 2007; 18 years ago (2007-04-02)) [±] | |||||||||||||
Netscape Navigator 9 | Proprietary | October 15, 2007 | 9.0 | 9.0.0.6 (February 20, 2008) | |||||||||||||
Netvibes | Proprietary | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||||
News360 | Proprietary | November 2010 | ? | ? | |||||||||||||
Newsbeuter | MIT | January 16, 2007 | 0.1 | 2.93940 19 February 2015 | |||||||||||||
NewsBlur | MIT 41 | October 26, 2010 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |||||||||||||
Newsboat | MIT | September 20, 2017 | 2.10 | 2.3942 23 March 2025 | |||||||||||||
NewsFire | Proprietary | ? | ? | 2.0 | |||||||||||||
OmniWeb | Proprietary | March 17, 1995 | 1.0 | 5.11.243 20 July 2012 | |||||||||||||
Opera Mail | Proprietary | December 1996 | 2.1 | 1.0.104444 (February 16, 2016; 9 years ago (2016-02-16)) [±] | |||||||||||||
Pegasus Mail | Proprietary, Donationware | 1990 | ? | 4.8045 14 February 2022 | |||||||||||||
Protopage | Proprietary | May 2005 | 1.0 | 11.43 (December 2015) | |||||||||||||
Pulse | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||||||||||||
QuiteRSS | GPL-3.0-or-later | December 2014 | 0.14.0 | 0.19.4464748 21 April 2020 | |||||||||||||
Rhythmbox | GPL-2.0-or-later | ? | ? | 3.4.849 10 November 2024 | |||||||||||||
RSS Bandit | BSD-3-Clause | March 2003 | 1.0 | 1.9.0.100250 4 July 2010 | |||||||||||||
RSS Guard | GPL-3.0-only | February 4, 2014 | 1.9.9.3 | 4.8.151 20 December 2024 | |||||||||||||
RSSOwl | EPL-1.0 | December 19, 2004 | 1.0 | 2.2.1525354 30 December 2013 | |||||||||||||
Safari | Proprietary | ? | ? |
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Sage | MPL-1.1 | ? | ? | 1.5.5 (June 16, 2017) | |||||||||||||
Shiira | BSD-3-Clause | ? | ? | 2.3 11 August 2009 | |||||||||||||
Sleipnir | Proprietary | October 2005 | 2.00 | Windows (Sleipnir 6) 6.5.9 (December 9, 2024; 3 months ago (2024-12-09)57) Windows (Sleipnir 4)4.8.9 (December 9, 2024; 3 months ago (2024-12-09)58) macOS4.7.9 (March 2, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-03-02)59) iOS4.15 (December 24, 2024; 3 months ago (2024-12-24)60) Android3.7.7 (October 29, 2024; 5 months ago (2024-10-29)61) | |||||||||||||
Songbird | GPL | ? | ? | 2.2.0, Build 2453 4 February 2013 | |||||||||||||
The Bat! | Shareware | March 1998 | 1.00 Build 1310 | ||||||||||||||
The Old Reader | Proprietary | June 12, 201262 | ? | Rolling release63 | |||||||||||||
Tiny Tiny RSS | GPL-3.0-or-later | ? | ? | rolling releases, most recent February 201964 | |||||||||||||
Winamp | Freemium | ? | ? | 5.9.2 Build 1004265 (April 26, 2023; 23 months ago (2023-04-26)) [±] | |||||||||||||
Windows Live Mail | Proprietary | ? | ? | 2012 (v16.4.3528.0331) (November 4, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-11-04)) [±] | |||||||||||||
Zimbra | Zimbra licensing | March 2006 | 3.5 | 10.1.666 5 February 2025 | |||||||||||||
Zune | Proprietary | ? | ? | 4.08.2345 (August 22, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-08-22)) [±] | |||||||||||||
Client | License | Date | Version | Latest stable release | |||||||||||||
First stable release |
Netscape Messenger 9 is a fork of Mozilla Thunderbird and has the same features.
Operating system support
Client | Windows | macOS | Linux | BSD | Solaris | Android | iOS | Other |
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Akregator | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Amarok | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
AOL Explorer | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Awasu | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
BlogBridge | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Canto | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Claws Mail | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Maemo |
CommaFeed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Client side: every platform with a web browserServer side: every platform with Java |
Cooliris | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Feed Viewer | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Windows Phone dropped |
Feedreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Flock | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Gnus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | DOS |
HCL Notes67 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Inoreader | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Internet Explorer | Included | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
iTunes | Yes | as Podcasts app | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Juice | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
K-Meleon | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Kazehakase | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Liferea | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Apple Mail | No | Included | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Maxthon | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
MediaMonkey | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Microsoft Office Outlook | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Windows Mobile |
Mozilla Firefox | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | No | No | No | No |
Mozilla Thunderbird | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
NetNewsWire | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Netscape Browser | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Netscape Navigator 9 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Newsbeuter | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Source code available |
NewsBlur | Web based | Web based | Web based | Web based | Web based | Yes | Yes | every platform with a web browser |
Newsboat | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Source code available |
NewsFire | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
OmniWeb | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Opera Mail | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes68 | Dropped | No | No | BeOS, QNX, OS/2 |
Pegasus Mail | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Protopage | Web based | Web based | Web based | Web based | Web based | Dedicated Web App | Dedicated Web App | every platform with a Web browser |
Pulse | Web based | Web based | Web based | Web based | Web based | Dedicated App | Dedicated App | every platform with a Web browser |
QuiteRSS | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Source code available |
Rhythmbox | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
RSS Bandit | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
RSS Guard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Supports OS/2 starting with version 3.9.1. |
RSSOwl | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | every platform with Java and SWT |
Safari | Yes | Included | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Sage | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Shiira | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Sleipnir | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Songbird | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
The Bat! | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
The Old Reader | Web based | Web based | Yes | Web based | Web based | Multiple apps | Multiple apps | Windows Phone, Symbian, WebOS, Firefox OS |
Tiny Tiny RSS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | every platform with a web browser |
Winamp | Yes | No | Obsolete | No | No | No | No | No |
Windows Live Mail | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Zimbra | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Zune | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Windows Mobile |
Client | Windows | macOS | Linux | BSD | Solaris | Android | iOS | Other |
Web feed and protocol support
Client | feed URI scheme | RSS 0.91 | RSS 1.0 | RSS 2.0 | RSS enclosure | MRSS | Atom | other format | Delta updates | IPv6 | Auto updates | HTTP Basic Auth |
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Akregator | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Amarok | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? |
AOL Explorer | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Awasu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | any XML format (via XSL) | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
BlogBridge | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Canto | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
Claws Mail | ? | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
CommaFeed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | RSS 0.90, RSS 0.92, RSS 0.93, RSS 0.94, Atom 0.3, Atom 1.069 | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Cooliris | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
Feed Viewer | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | CDF, RDF | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
Feedreader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
Flock | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
Gnus | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | Newsgroups | ? | Yes | No | ? |
HCL Notes70 | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Internet Explorer | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Web Slice | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
iTunes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? |
Juice | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
K-Meleon | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Kazehakase | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | LIRS, HINA-DI | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Liferea | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes71 | Yes | ? |
Mail (OS X) | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
Maxthon | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
MediaMonkey | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Microsoft Office Outlook | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Miro | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Mozilla Firefox | ? | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on | ? | Add-on | Add-on | ? | No | Add-on | Add-on | ? |
Mozilla Thunderbird | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Newsgroup | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
NetNewsWire | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | No72 |
Netscape Browser | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
Netscape Navigator 9 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
NewsBlur | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | RSS 0.90, RSS 0.92, RSS 0.93, RSS 0.94, Atom 0.3, Atom 1.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Newsboat | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
NewsFire | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
OmniWeb | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Opera Mail | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | RDF, Newsgroup | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
Pegasus Mail | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Protopage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | RSS 0.90, RSS 0.92, RSS 0.93, RSS 0.94, Atom 0.3, Atom 1.0 | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
Pulse | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Quiterss | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
Rhythmbox | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? |
RSS Bandit | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
RSS Guard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gmail, JSON feeds, Inoreader, Nextcloud News, Feedly, Tiny Tiny RSS, FreshRSS, other services via Google Reader API | Google Reader API, Feedly, Gmail | Yes | Yes | Yes |
RSSOwl | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Newsgroup | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
Safari | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
Sage | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Newsgroup | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
Songbird | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
Shiira | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Sleipnir | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | Yes | ? | ? |
The Bat! | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
The Old Reader | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | PubSubHubbub | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
Tiny Tiny RSS | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? |
Winamp | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Notification only | ? |
Windows Live Mail | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Zimbra | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Zune | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Client | feed URI scheme | RSS 0.91 | RSS 1.0 | RSS 2.0 | RSS enclosure | MRSS | Atom | other standard | Delta updates | IPv6 | Auto updates | HTTP Basic Auth |
Interface and notes
Web browsers and Internet suites have for browser plugin a N/A, because they don't need it.
Client | Pop-up | Tray notification | Browser plugin | "newspaper"-like | Media aggregator | Notes | Downloadable attachments | |
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Akregator | Yes | Yes | Yes (integration with konqueror) | Yes | ? | Yes | KDE | ? |
Amarok | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | KDE | ? |
AOL Explorer | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ? | Discontinued; Feed support is available in Internet Explorer 7 | ? |
Awasu | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supports user-written plugins. | Yes |
BlogBridge | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Canto | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Ncurses/console based reader | ? |
Claws Mail | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | RSSyl plugin needed | ? |
CommaFeed | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Web browser | ? |
Cooliris | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Web browser plugin | ? |
Feed Viewer | No | No | — | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
Feedreader | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | ? | ? | |
Flock | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | Yes | Discontinued | ? |
Gnus | Add-on | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Emacs-based mail and news client | ? |
HCL Notes73 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Studio Blog Reader is one RSS reader application for IBM Lotus Notes;74 Notes version 8.x introduced a native RSS reader | ? |
Internet Explorer | ? | ? | — | ? | Yes | ? | Feed support is available in Internet Explorer 7 | ? |
iTunes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | |
Juice | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Designed as Podcast aggregator | ? |
K-Meleon | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Web browser | ? |
Kazehakase | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ? | Web browser | ? |
Liferea | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Mail (OS X) | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | |
Maxthon | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ? | Web browser | ? |
MediaMonkey | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Media Player | ? |
Microsoft Office Outlook | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Feed support is available in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 | ? |
Miro | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Media Player | ? |
Mozilla Firefox | Add-on | Add-on | — | ? | ? | ? | Web Browser | ? |
Mozilla Thunderbird | ? | Add-on | ? | Yes | No | ? | Mail Client | ? |
NetNewsWire | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Netscape Browser | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ? | Discontinued; Web browser | ? |
Netscape Navigator 9 | Yes | ? | — | ? | ? | ? | Discontinued | ? |
NewsBlur | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Newsboat | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Default browser can be configured in settings | ? |
NewsFire | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
OmniWeb | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Part of the OmniWeb browser | ? |
Opera Mail | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | Yes | |
Pegasus Mail | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Pegasus Mail can convert RSS feeds to e-mails via free add-ons | ? |
Rhythmbox | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Media Player | ? |
RSS Bandit | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | .NET Framework based | ? |
RSS Guard | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Qt-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. | Yes |
RSSOwl | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | no longer support for Google Reader synchronization since version 2.2.0 | Yes |
Safari | ? | ? | — | ? | Yes | ? | Web Browser | ? |
Sage | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | a Firefox extension | ? |
SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups | ? | ? | — | Yes | ? | ? | Part of the SeaMonkey Internet suite | ? |
Songbird | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Media Player | ? |
Shiira | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ? | Web browser | ? |
Sleipnir | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ? | Feed support is available in Internet Explorer 7 | ? |
The Bat! | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | No | Mail client; rss2mail or rss2pop3 plugin needed for versions prior to 6.4; newer versions support RSS natively | ? |
The Old Reader | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Winamp | No | ? | No | No | No | Yes | Media Player | ? |
Windows Live Mail | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | |
Zimbra | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Groupware suite | ? |
Zune | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Media player | ? |
Client | Pop-up | Tray notification | Browser plugin | "newspaper"-like | Media aggregator | Notes | Downloadable attachments |
Capabilities
Client | Offline support | Search | Annotations | News Filtering | Pluginable | Automatic Update | Publish Capabilities |
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Akregator | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No |
Amarok | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
AOL Explorer | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Awasu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
BlogBridge | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Canto | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Claws Mail | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
CommaFeed | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
Cooliris | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Feed Viewer | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | Yes | Sharing |
Feedreader | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
Flock | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Gnus | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
HCL Notes75 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Internet Explorer | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
iTunes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Juice | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
K-Meleon | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Kazehakase | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Liferea | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
Mail (OS X) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Maxthon | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
MediaMonkey | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Microsoft Office Outlook | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Mozilla Firefox | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Mozilla Thunderbird | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
NetNewsWire | Yes | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
Netscape Browser | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Netscape Navigator 9 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Newsbeuter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
NewsBlur | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes |
Newsboat | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No |
NewsFire | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
OmniWeb | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Opera Mail | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Pegasus Mail | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
QuiteRSS | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
Rhythmbox | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
RSS Bandit | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
RSS Guard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supports "share-to-published" feature for Tiny Tiny RSS., Sending e-mails via Gmail. |
RSSOwl | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Safari | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Sage | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Shiira | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Sleipnir | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Songbird | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
The Bat! | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The Old Reader | Via some mobile apps | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Sharing |
Tiny Tiny RSS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Winamp | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Windows Live Mail | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Zimbra | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Zune | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Client | Offline support | Search | Annotations | News Filtering | Pluginable | Automatic Update | Publish Capabilities |
See also
Notes
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