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News Provider vs Thud: catalog facts
News Provider	Thud
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Android	Android
Supports both RSS and Atom feeds Add feeds by sharing links or opening OPML files	No algorithmic filtering of feeds Mosaic layout for scanning headlines
Android only Deliberately basic feature set	Android only Simpler than full-featured feed readers
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: AGPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is 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 October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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