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Nextcloud News vs yarr: catalog facts
Nextcloud News	yarr
Free Free and open source under the AGPL. Hosting is separate.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux
Reuses an existing Nextcloud install, users and backups Well-supported API with several good mobile clients	Runs as a single executable with a browser interface.
Only useful if you already run Nextcloud Feed updating depends on Nextcloud's background job configuration	You manage the instance and its stored feed data.
Self-hosted, Web application	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: MIT
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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