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Vienna RSS vs NetNewsWire: catalog facts
Vienna RSS	NetNewsWire
Free Free and open source under the Apache licence.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
macOS	macOS, iOS
Smart folders assemble articles from any feed by criteria you define Native Mac application rather than a web wrapper	Completely free and open source with no account required Native Apple app with iCloud sync and many back-end options
macOS only Sync support is limited compared with commercial readers	Apple platforms only Deliberately restrained feature set with no filtering or rules
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
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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