Lettura
A free, open-source desktop RSS reader built with Tauri for following sites and blogs.
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About Lettura
Lettura is a desktop feed reader for following the sites and blogs you care about. It is built with Tauri, which pairs a Rust backend with a web-based interface, so it installs as a regular desktop application rather than running in a browser tab.
The project is developed in the open on GitHub, where it has a long commit history and an active codebase. It suits people who want a standalone desktop RSS app without depending on a hosted service.
Strengths
- Standalone desktop app built with Tauri
- Free and open source with active development
- No hosted service required to follow feeds
Limitations
- Documentation is mostly in the GitHub repository
- No mobile app
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- zhanglun
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Desktop users who want a standalone open-source RSS reader
- Categories
- RSS readers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Lettura
Compare allSoftware that can replace Lettura for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Fluent Reader
A desktop RSS reader with a Fluent Design interface that works locally or syncs with Inoreader, Feedbin, Fever and Google Reader API services.
Fluent Reader is an open-source desktop reader built on Electron instead of Tauri, adding regex rules and sync with Inoreader, Feedbin and Fever.
RSS Guard
A desktop feed reader that also logs into Feedly, Inoreader and self-hosted readers, and plays podcasts.
RSS Guard is an open-source Qt desktop reader with hosted and self-hosted account support and a built-in podcast player, though its interface is busy.
Raven Reader
Cross-platform desktop RSS reader with no account required.
Raven Reader is an open-source Electron desktop reader for Windows, macOS and Linux with no account and no synchronisation between machines.
QuiteRSS
Cross-platform desktop feed reader with an embedded browser.
QuiteRSS is an open-source cross-platform desktop reader with an embedded browser and portable builds, but its development has stopped.
FeedFlow
A minimal RSS reader that shows your feeds in publication order on mobile and desktop.
FeedFlow is an open-source reader that adds Android and iOS apps and sync through iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, FreshRSS or Miniflux.
yarr
Read web feeds through a compact self-hostable application.
yarr is a single executable for Windows, macOS and Linux that serves a browser interface and can be self-hosted.
NewsFlash
Modern GTK feed reader that also syncs with hosted services.
NewsFlash is an open-source GTK reader with sync to many back ends and full-text scraping, available only on Linux.
Vienna RSS
Open-source RSS and Atom reader for macOS with smart folders.
Vienna RSS is a native open-source Mac reader with smart folders, limited to macOS.
Lettura as an alternative
Listings that name Lettura as an alternative.
Akregator
KDE feed reader integrated with the Kontact suite.
Lettura is a free, open-source Tauri desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux with no hosted service required, but it has no Kontact integration and no mobile app.
Feeds
A minimal RSS and Atom feed reader for the GNOME desktop on Linux.
Lettura is an open-source Tauri desktop reader that runs on Linux, Windows and macOS with no hosted service required.
Liferea
GTK desktop feed reader for Linux with offline reading.
Lettura is an open-source Tauri desktop reader for Linux, Windows and macOS that needs no hosted service.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
FreshRSS
A self-hosted feed reader that is light enough to run on a cheap shared host and still handles hundreds of feeds.
Miniflux
A deliberately minimal feed reader: one Go binary, a PostgreSQL database, and no options you do not need.
Newsboat
Terminal RSS and Atom reader with heavy keyboard control.
Folo
An AI-assisted feed reader for RSS and other sources, with desktop, web and mobile apps.
NetNewsWire
Free, open-source feed reader for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
