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Feeds vs NewsFlash: catalog facts
Feeds	NewsFlash
Free Free and open source under the GPL version 3.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Linux	Linux
Native GNOME interface Reads both RSS and Atom	Syncs with most self-hosted and hosted reader back ends Scrapes full article text when a feed only publishes excerpts
Linux only Minimal feature set compared with sync-based readers	Linux only, and built for GNOME conventions Some back ends support fewer features than others
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
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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