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Private news and RSS readers

13 apps, each with a privacy passport

A feed reader pulls articles straight from the sites you choose, so no platform tracks your reading. Local apps keep everything on your device; hosted and self-hosted services add sync across devices, with the host able to see your subscriptions.

Leaving one of these?

Google News

If you only try three

Privacy passport
NetNewsWire
News & RSS readers
Our pick
No tracking
Yes
Open source
Yes
Only you can read it
On device
No account
Yes
Free
Yes
5 of 5 checks
- iPhone
- Mac
Free and polished on Apple devices
Privacy passport
Feeder
News & RSS readers
Our pick
No tracking
Yes
Open source
Yes
Only you can read it
On device
No account
Yes
Free
Yes
5 of 5 checks
- Android
Simple, no account, nothing leaves your phone
Privacy passport
NewsBlur
News & RSS readers
Our pick
No tracking
Not stated
Open source
Yes
Only you can read it
No
No account
Needed
Free
Free plan
2 of 5 checks
- Android
- iPhone
- Mac
- Web
Hosted sync with no setup, code is open

All 13 news and RSS readers

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13 of 13 apps

NetNewsWirePick

App10.5k

Free, open-source feed reader for Mac and iPhone that keeps subscriptions on device or syncs them through iCloud.

No tracking
Open source
Stays on device
No account
Free

iPhone
Mac

FeederPick

App3.1k

Open-source Android feed reader that fetches feeds directly on your phone, with no account and no server in between.

No tracking
Open source
Stays on device
No account
Free

Android

NewsBlurPick

Service7.7k

Hosted, open-source news reader that learns which stories you like, run by a solo developer funded by subscriptions.

Tracking not stated
Open source
Provider can read it
Account needed
Free plan

Android
iPhone
Mac
Web

Read You

App7.6k

Material You feed reader for Android that works locally or connects to FreshRSS, Miniflux and other sync services.

No tracking
Open source
Stays on device
No account
Free

Android

Capy Reader

App1.4k

Clean Android feed reader with a local mode and support for Feedbin, FreshRSS and Miniflux accounts.

No tracking
Open source
Stays on device
No account
Free

Android

Fluent Reader

App9.7k

Open-source desktop feed reader with a modern interface that stores everything locally or syncs with your own service.

No tracking
Open source
Stays on device
No account
Free

Mac
Windows
Linux

FreshRSS

Self-hosted16.4k

Self-hosted feed aggregator for many users, with a web interface and sync for most mobile reader apps.

No tracking
Open source
On your server
Account needed
Free

Web

Miniflux

Self-hosted9.8k

Minimalist self-hosted feed reader that strips tracking pixels and rewrites links to remove tracking.

No tracking
Open source
On your server
Account needed
Free

Web

Tiny Tiny RSS

Self-hosted869

Long-running self-hosted web feed reader with filters, plugins and an official Android client.

No tracking
Open source
On your server
Account needed
Free

Android
Web

Feedbin

Service3.8k

Paid hosted reader for feeds, newsletters and YouTube channels, with no ads or tracking and open-source code.

No tracking
Open source
Provider can read it
Account needed
$7/month

iPhone
Web

Inoreader

Service

Feature-rich hosted reader from Bulgaria with filters, rules and newsletter subscriptions on a paid plan.

Tracking not stated
Closed source
Provider can read it
Account needed
Free plan

Android
iPhone
Web

Newsboat

App3.9k

Fast terminal feed reader for Linux and macOS, configured with a plain text file.

No tracking
Open source
Stays on device
No account
Free

Mac
Linux

NewsFlash

App

Native Linux feed reader for GNOME that works locally or syncs with Miniflux, FreshRSS, Nextcloud News and others.

No tracking
Open source
Stays on device
No account
Free

Linux

What to check in news and RSS readers

1 Reads feeds on your device or a server you control
2 No account needed for basic use
3 No ads or tracking pixels in articles

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