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goread vs Newsboat: catalog facts
goread	Newsboat
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Organizes feeds into categories Supports OPML	Query feeds and macros make it scriptable in a way graphical readers are not Runs over SSH and syncs with several reader back ends
Uses a terminal text interface	Terminal only, with a configuration file to learn No image or rich content rendering
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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