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sfeed vs Newsraft: catalog facts
sfeed	Newsraft
Free Free and open source under the ISC licence.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Plain text output composes with any other Unix tool Extremely small, auditable C codebase	Very small and fast, with no runtime dependencies to speak of Sections group feeds without the complexity of query expressions
You assemble your own reading workflow from parts No synchronisation or graphical interface	Terminal only Smaller feature set and community than Newsboat
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: ISC	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is 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 22, 2026

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