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russ vs Newsraft: catalog facts
russ	Newsraft
Free Free and open source.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Vim-style keyboard controls Stores feeds locally in SQLite	Very small and fast, with no runtime dependencies to speak of Sections group feeds without the complexity of query expressions
Installed by building with cargo Extra system libraries needed on Linux	Terminal only Smaller feature set and community than Newsboat
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
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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