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Elfeed vs russ: catalog facts
Elfeed	russ
Free Free and released into the public domain under the Unlicense.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS, Linux, Command line
Runs inside Emacs with keyboard-driven navigation Supports Atom, RSS and JSON Feed	Vim-style keyboard controls Stores feeds locally in SQLite
Requires GNU Emacs Little appeal for people who do not use Emacs	Installed by building with cargo Extra system libraries needed on Linux
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Unlicense	License not stated
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 24, 2026

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