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sfeed vs Elfeed: catalog facts
sfeed	Elfeed
Free Free and open source under the ISC licence.	Free Free and released into the public domain under the Unlicense.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Plain text output composes with any other Unix tool Extremely small, auditable C codebase	Runs inside Emacs with keyboard-driven navigation Supports Atom, RSS and JSON Feed
You assemble your own reading workflow from parts No synchronisation or graphical interface	Requires GNU Emacs Little appeal for people who do not use Emacs
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: ISC	License: Unlicense
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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