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nom vs Newsboat: catalog facts
nom	Newsboat
Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Vim-style keyboard navigation Readable Markdown rendering of articles	Query feeds and macros make it scriptable in a way graphical readers are not Runs over SSH and syncs with several reader back ends
Terminal only, no graphical interface Version 3 required a migration step for existing users	Terminal only, with a configuration file to learn No image or rich content rendering
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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