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Newsraft vs russ: catalog facts
Newsraft	russ
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free Free and open source.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Very small and fast, with no runtime dependencies to speak of Sections group feeds without the complexity of query expressions	Vim-style keyboard controls Stores feeds locally in SQLite
Terminal only Smaller feature set and community than Newsboat	Installed by building with cargo Extra system libraries needed on Linux
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	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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