4 alternativesNetNewsWire: Free, open source
The best NetNewsWire alternatives
For most people the best alternative to NetNewsWire is Readwise Reader, and the best free one is Reeder.
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| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | iPhone | iPad | App Store | Developer | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free, open source | Free | 4.7 | ||||||
| From $9.99 | Subscription | 4.6 | ||||||
| Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.3 | ||||||
| Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.6 | ||||||
| Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | 4.7 |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick it if you read dozens of articles and PDFs a week and want every highlight searchable later.
Articles, newsletters, RSS, PDFs and YouTube transcripts in 1 library, with highlights that come back to you later.
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Pick it if you follow YouTube channels and Mastodon accounts too and want to scroll them as 1 feed.
One calm timeline for RSS, YouTube, podcasts and social posts that picks up where you left off on every device.
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Pick this if you save more than you read and would rather hear articles on a walk, on iPhone or iPad.
A read-later app that reads saved articles aloud in natural voices and turns podcasts into synced transcripts.
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Pick it if you save dozens of links a week and never get back to most of them.
Saved links get an action and a checkbox, so articles, videos and podcasts finally get done.
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When NetNewsWire is still the right pick
You follow lots of blogs and news sites and want every new post in 1 place, in order, with no ads.
NetNewsWire prices and verdictFree, open source