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Newsboat vs sfeed: catalog facts
Newsboat	sfeed
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the ISC licence.
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	Plain text output composes with any other Unix tool Extremely small, auditable C codebase
Terminal only, with a configuration file to learn No image or rich content rendering	You assemble your own reading workflow from parts No synchronisation or graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: ISC
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 September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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