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Newsraft vs goread: catalog facts
Newsraft	goread
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Very small and fast, with no runtime dependencies to speak of Sections group feeds without the complexity of query expressions	Organizes feeds into categories Supports OPML
Terminal only Smaller feature set and community than Newsboat	Uses a terminal text interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is 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 October 8, 2026

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