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Elfeed vs Newsraft: catalog facts
Elfeed	Newsraft
Free Free and released into the public domain under the Unlicense.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS, Linux, Command line
Runs inside Emacs with keyboard-driven navigation Supports Atom, RSS and JSON Feed	Very small and fast, with no runtime dependencies to speak of Sections group feeds without the complexity of query expressions
Requires GNU Emacs Little appeal for people who do not use Emacs	Terminal only Smaller feature set and community than Newsboat
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Unlicense	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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