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NewsBlur

An open-source personal news reader that learns which stories you like.

Free plan + paidOpen sourceSelf-hostableRSS readers
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About NewsBlur

NewsBlur is a long-running independent RSS service built by Samuel Clay, with its full source code published on GitHub under the MIT licence. Its signature feature is intelligence training: you mark authors, tags, title words or text as liked or disliked, and NewsBlur highlights or hides stories accordingly. It can also follow websites without feeds, receive email newsletters, cluster duplicate stories across feeds, keep a searchable story archive and share stories with other users. Recent versions add AI questions and a daily briefing on higher tiers, plus an MCP server and CLI. A free account covers a limited number of sites; Premium is billed yearly, with Premium Archive and Premium Pro tiers for larger libraries and faster fetching. It runs in the browser with native iOS and Android apps, and technically skilled users can self-host it. The interface has a lot of panes and options, so it rewards people who want control over what they see.

Best for: Readers who want to train their feed to surface favourite topics and hide the rest.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Training by author, tag, title and text
  • Open source and self-hostable
  • Native iOS and Android apps
  • Affordable yearly Premium

Why people leave

  • Busy interface with many panes
  • Free plan is limited
  • Archive and AI features need the pricier tiers

Top NewsBlur alternatives

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  1. 1Inoreader logo
    Inoreader

    More automation and social feed sources, with a bigger free plan.

    66.5
  2. 2Feedbin logo
    Feedbin

    A cleaner, simpler paid reader without the training and many panes.

    62.6
  3. 3Feedly logo
    Feedly

    Polished, widely supported hosted reader with Boards for saving articles.

    59.6
  4. 4FreshRSS logo
    FreshRSS

    Easier to self-host than NewsBlur, with a lightweight PHP stack.

    57.2
  5. 5The Old Reader logo
    The Old Reader

    Plain Google Reader-style service with social sharing.

    55.3

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NewsBlur: common questions

Is NewsBlur free?

NewsBlur has a free plan and paid plans.

Is NewsBlur open source?

Yes. The source code is on GitHub at samuelclay/NewsBlur. You can also run it on your own server.

What platforms does NewsBlur run on?

NewsBlur is available for Web, iOS, Android and Self-hosted.

What are the best alternatives to NewsBlur?

The highest-ranked NewsBlur alternatives right now are Inoreader, Feedbin and Feedly. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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