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Newsraft vs Elfeed: catalog facts
Newsraft	Elfeed
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free Free and released into the public domain under the Unlicense.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Very small and fast, with no runtime dependencies to speak of Sections group feeds without the complexity of query expressions	Runs inside Emacs with keyboard-driven navigation Supports Atom, RSS and JSON Feed
Terminal only Smaller feature set and community than Newsboat	Requires GNU Emacs Little appeal for people who do not use Emacs
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Unlicense
Not stated if an account is needed	No account 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 23, 2026

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