


There is an feed reader software called Feedreader. You do not want you to mix them up.Ī feed reader is any tool that allows you to read feeds while Feedreader is just one brand. I did not include Feedreader here as it only works on Windows and Linux while the online version didn’t work correctly here.All of our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software. We spend dozens of hours researching and testing apps, using each app as it's intended to be used and evaluating it against the criteria we set for the category. We're never paid for placement in our articles from any app or for links to any site-we value the trust readers put in us to offer authentic evaluations of the categories and apps we review. WINDOWS RSS READER FULLįor more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog.Īs a tech writer, I rely on my RSS app to keep me up to date on what's going on. I follow a few dozen tech sites, but it's also really great for following blogs that only publish a few times a year. It means I don't have to constantly check and see if Derek Sivers or Tynan has published a new post-it just pops up in my feeds. Good RSS services have a weirdly challenging job: they have to gather content from loads of different places and display it for you, all while getting out of the way as much as possible. You don't want to have to deal with weird UI quirks or even really interact with your reader app-it's all about seamlessly mainlining as much high-quality content as possible. Thankfully, as it's a decades-old standard, there are a few great apps that have thoroughly cracked this problem. They're all polished, easy to use, and put the content you want to read front and center. In addition to that must-have, I required all the apps on this list to be:įree.

As a vestige of an older, more open internet era, you don't have to pay to get a premium experience.

WINDOWS RSS READER FREEĮach featured app has, at the very least, a great free plan that's sufficient for many users. A web-based news feed reader lets you read content online using any device just by visiting a site. If you're used to reading things in your browser, it's the most natural experience. (Here's our list of the best RSS readers for Mac.) Most of these apps can also work with popular native RSS apps that sync feeds directly to your device, but that wasn't required for inclusion.
