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Newsboat vs nom: catalog facts
Newsboat	nom
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Query feeds and macros make it scriptable in a way graphical readers are not Runs over SSH and syncs with several reader back ends	Vim-style keyboard navigation Readable Markdown rendering of articles
Terminal only, with a configuration file to learn No image or rich content rendering	Terminal only, no graphical interface Version 3 required a migration step for existing users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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