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Elfeed vs RSS Guard: catalog facts
Elfeed	RSS Guard
Free Free and released into the public domain under the Unlicense.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Runs inside Emacs with keyboard-driven navigation Supports Atom, RSS and JSON Feed	Client for Feedly, Inoreader, FreshRSS, Miniflux, Nextcloud News and more Built-in mpv-based podcast player for audio and video
Requires GNU Emacs Little appeal for people who do not use Emacs	The interface exposes a great deal at once A desktop program, so there is no syncing unless you use a service account
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Unlicense	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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