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RSS Guard vs Fluent Reader: catalog facts
RSS GuardFluent Reader
Free

Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.

Free

Free and open source under a BSD 3-clause licence. The Microsoft Store and Mac App Store…

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Client for Feedly, Inoreader, FreshRSS, Miniflux, Nextcloud News and more
  • Built-in mpv-based podcast player for audio and video
  • 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
  • The interface exposes a great deal at once
  • A desktop program, so there is no syncing unless you use a service account
  • 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: GPL-3.0 License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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