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Unread

An award-winning RSS reader for iPhone, iPad and Mac known for its typography.

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About Unread

Unread is an indie RSS reader for iPhone, iPad and Mac, developed by Golden Hill Software and winner of a MacStories Selects lifetime achievement award in 2025. It is built around comfortable reading, with careful typography and colour themes, and full VoiceOver support. When a feed only carries summaries, Unread fetches the full webpage text and caches it for offline reading, and it can even log into paywalled sites and generate article text on your device. Share extensions subscribe to a site's feeds or save a page as an article. Sync runs through Unread Cloud, a free service using Sign in with Apple, or through most external feed services and self-hosted systems. The app is free to use; Unread Premium is a subscription that adds article actions for sending to read-later services, Shortcuts, caching, custom icons and more. It suits Apple users who care more about reading pleasure than about automation or AI.

Best for: Apple users who care about a calm, beautiful reading experience.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Excellent typography and themes
  • Automatic full text for summary-only feeds
  • Free Unread Cloud sync, plus external services
  • Strong accessibility support

Why people leave

  • Apple devices only
  • Useful extras such as Shortcuts need Premium
  • No newsletter inbox or AI features

Top Unread alternatives

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  1. 1NetNewsWire logo
    NetNewsWire

    Free and open source, with every feature included and no subscription.

    66.5
  2. 2Reeder logo
    Reeder

    Polished timeline that mixes feeds with videos and social posts.

    62.6
  3. 3Lire logo
    Lire

    Paid once, with strong offline full-text conversion of partial feeds.

    59.6
  4. 4Fiery Feeds logo
    Fiery Feeds

    More power-user layouts, smart views and service options.

    57.2
  5. 5ReadKit logo
    ReadKit

    Native Mac and iOS reader with smart folders and filters, syncing with many of the same feed services Unread supports.

    55.3

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Unread: common questions

Is Unread free?

Unread has a free plan and paid plans.

Is Unread open source?

No, Unread is not open source. Open-source alternatives include NetNewsWire.

What platforms does Unread run on?

Unread is available for iOS and macOS.

What are the best alternatives to Unread?

The highest-ranked Unread alternatives right now are NetNewsWire, Reeder and Lire. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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