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Newsboat vs russ: catalog facts
Newsboat	russ
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, 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 controls Stores feeds locally in SQLite
Terminal only, with a configuration file to learn No image or rich content rendering	Installed by building with cargo Extra system libraries needed on Linux
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open 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 24, 2026

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