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russ vs Newsboat: catalog facts
russ	Newsboat
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Vim-style keyboard controls Stores feeds locally in SQLite	Query feeds and macros make it scriptable in a way graphical readers are not Runs over SSH and syncs with several reader back ends
Installed by building with cargo Extra system libraries needed on Linux	Terminal only, with a configuration file to learn No image or rich content rendering
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open 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 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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