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The Linux Feed Reader: a mature GTK news aggregator with offline reading.

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About Liferea

Liferea, short for Linux Feed Reader, is a long-standing open-source news aggregator for the GNOME and GTK desktop. Its layout resembles a desktop mail client, with feeds in a tree, a headline list and an embedded browser for reading. It can read articles offline, force-fetch full article text with HTML5 extraction, and even subscribe to websites that have no feed. Headlines can be saved permanently in news bins, search folders collect matching items automatically, and podcasts play inside the app. Liferea syncs with services that use the Google Reader API, including The Old Reader, FreshRSS and Miniflux, as well as Tiny Tiny RSS, and it supports plug-ins and DBUS control. It is free software available from most Linux distributions' package managers. It is Linux-focused, with no Windows, macOS or mobile versions, and the interface follows a traditional desktop style.

Best for: Linux desktop users who want a mature, free reader that works offline.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Offline reading and full-text fetching
  • News bins and search folders
  • Syncs with The Old Reader, FreshRSS, Miniflux and tt-rss
  • Free and in most Linux package managers

Why people leave

  • Linux only
  • Traditional mail-client style interface
  • No mobile companion app

Top Liferea alternatives

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  1. 1RSS Guard logo
    RSS Guard

    Cross-platform desktop reader with more sync services and scripting.

    66.5
  2. 2Newsboat logo
    Newsboat

    A lightweight terminal reader for keyboard-driven setups.

    62.6
  3. 3Fluent Reader logo
    Fluent Reader

    Modern-looking free desktop reader that also runs on Linux.

    59.6
  4. 4FreshRSS logo
    FreshRSS

    Self-hosted web reader you can reach from any device, and Liferea can sync with it.

    57.2

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Liferea: common questions

Is Liferea free?

Yes. Liferea is free, open-source software.

Is Liferea open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at lwindolf/liferea.

What platforms does Liferea run on?

Liferea is available for Linux.

What are the best alternatives to Liferea?

The highest-ranked Liferea alternatives right now are RSS Guard, Newsboat and Fluent Reader. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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