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Raven Reader vs Fluent Reader: catalog facts
Raven Reader	Fluent Reader
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free Free and open source under a BSD 3-clause licence. The Microsoft Store and Mac App Store…
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
No account and no data collection; subscriptions stay local Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux from one codebase	Works fully locally, or syncs with Inoreader, Feedbin, Fever and Google Reader API services Regular expression rules that hide, mark read or star articles automatically as they arrive
Electron application with a large footprint No synchronisation between machines	Electron, so it is heavy for a feed reader The Microsoft Store version is recommended for auto-update; GitHub builds update manually
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
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 21, 2026

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