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            NewsBlur
            A personal news reader bringing people together to talk about the world
            Try out NewsBlur

            A new sound of an old instrument

            RSS and web feeds, synced on every platform you use.

            Web
            The full experience,
            right in your browser
            Every layout, every theme, every keyboard shortcut. Train your feeds to surface what matters.
            iPhone & iPad
            Built for iOS
            from the ground up
            Swipe through stories, train with a tap, read offline. A native app that feels right at home.
            Android
            Native on Android
            Every feature from the web, built natively for Android. Free on the Play Store.

            Full-featured news reader

            Keep the signal, lose the noise.

            Read Your Way

            Real-time RSS
            Stories are pushed directly to you, so you can read news as it comes in
            Original Site
            Read the content in context, the way it was meant to be seen
            Read the Full Story
            The original story from truncated RSS feeds is seamlessly expanded
            Grid, List, Split, Magazine
            Every site has its own story layout, so you can mix and match
            Dark Mode
            Easy on the eyes and built into the web, iOS, and Android
            River of News
            Read all your feeds by folder in one scrollable stream
            Keyboard Shortcuts
            Navigate everything without touching the mouse

            Stay Smart

            Intelligence Training
            Hide the stories you don't like and highlight the stories you do
            Full Text Search
            Quickly find stories across all of your subscriptions
            Saved Searches
            Regularly used searches are conveniently given their own feeds
            Ask AI
            Ask questions about any story and get answers powered by AI
            Daily Briefing
            A summary of your top stories, customizable and delivered every day
            Track Changes
            See how a story evolved since it was first published
            Notifications
            Get alerted the moment a feed publishes, on web, iOS, or Android

            Share & Organize

            Shared Stories
            Reading news is better with friends. Share stories on your public blurblog
            Blurblog Privacy
            Share stories with the world or only with your friends
            Story Tagging
            Save stories with custom tags for fast references
            Email Newsletters
            Read your email newsletters where they belong, in a news reader

            Works Everywhere

            Third-party Apps
            Supports Reeder, ReadKit, Unread, and loads more
            IFTTT & Zapier
            Hook NewsBlur up to nearly every service on the web
            YouTube
            Even sites that don't publish RSS feeds can be followed
            Web Feeds
            A creative feed for any website, even without RSS
            See all 30+ features →

            Pricing

            NewsBlur is free on the web, iPad, iPhone, and Android. By subscribing to a premium account, you support a growing service and unlock a few restrictions.

            New accounts start with a 30 day trial premium subscription — no credit card required.
            Premium
            $36 /year
            • Everything in Free, plus:
            • Follow up to 1,024 sites
            • Sites updated up to 5x more often
            • River of News (reading by folder)
            • Search sites and folders
            • Save stories with searchable tags
            • Privacy options for your blurblog
            • Custom RSS feeds for saved stories
            • Text view extracts the story
            • Discover related stories and sites
            • Natural language text and image classifiers
            Premium Archive
            $99 /year
            • Everything in Premium, plus:
            • Follow up to 4,096 sites
            • Web Feeds from any website, even without RSS
            • Cluster duplicate stories across all your feeds
            • Daily briefing with your top stories and keywords
            • Choose when stories are marked as read
            • Customize auto-read by site or folder
            • Every story archived and searchable forever
            • Feeds back-filled for complete archive
            • Train stories on full text content
            • Notifications on trained intelligence classifiers
            • Discover related stories across your archive
            • Export trained stories from folders
            • Stories can stay unread forever
            • Ask AI questions about stories
            • Filter stories by date range
            • Apply training across a folder
            • Apply training globally
            Premium Pro
            $29 /month
            • Everything in Archive, plus:
            • Follow up to 10,000 sites
            • All feeds fetched every 5-15 minutes
            • Train stories with regular expressions
            • Priority support
            Free
            • Follow up to 64 sites
            • Real-time RSS updates
            • Train stories by author, tag, title
            • Public blurblog sharing
            • Save stories for later
            • iOS & Android apps
            DIY
            Self-Hosted
            • Run your own NewsBlur
            • Complete data ownership
            • Single command install on Docker
            • Customize with Claude Code
            View on GitHub
            Feed Lyric, NewsBlur's hungry hound
            Premium subscribers help feed Lyric home cooked meals of green beans, sweet potatoes, carrots, and brown rice.
            Compare plans and FAQ →

            Common Questions

            Is there a free trial?

            Every new account gets a free 30-day premium trial. No credit card required. When it ends, you keep your feeds and training on the free tier.

            Can I import feeds from another reader?

            Yes. Upload your OPML file and NewsBlur imports all your subscriptions and folders in seconds. Works with Google Reader exports, Feedly, Inoreader, and more.

            Is NewsBlur open source?

            Fully open source under the MIT license. Run your own instance with Docker, contribute on GitHub, or just read the code. No lock-in, ever.

            What happens if I cancel?

            Your account reverts to the free tier. You keep all your feeds (up to 64), training, and saved stories. No data is deleted. Upgrade again anytime and everything is restored.

            Does NewsBlur work with other apps?

            Yes. Full sync with Reeder, ReadKit, Unread, NetNewsWire, and many more. Your read state, saved stories, and training sync across every app.

            Do I need RSS feeds to follow a site?

            No. Web Feeds let you follow any website, even without RSS. NewsBlur monitors the page for changes and delivers new content to you automatically.

            How does NewsBlur compare to Feedly?

            NewsBlur offers intelligence training, full-text search, Ask AI, Web Feeds, native apps, and is fully open source. No ads, no tracking, no algorithmic feeds.

            See the full comparison →

            How does NewsBlur compare to Inoreader?

            NewsBlur gives you personal training instead of rules, built-in AI features, story clustering, and a fully open source codebase you can self-host.

            See the full comparison →
            See all frequently asked questions →
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            Kind words people say about NewsBlur

            Cory Doctorow
            Author & Journalist
            I have nothing but praise for NewsBlur. The $36 I send them every year is a very good investment.
            Erez Zukerman
            PCWorld
            NewsBlur is everything Google Reader should have been.
            Ben Werdmuller
            Tech Entrepreneur
            Less interruptive, less antagonizing, and less annoying as an interface, with no upsells or user engagement hacks.
            WIRED
            Publication
            A refreshingly simple old-school RSS reader.
            Austin Frakt
            Health Economist, NY Times
            The web version is better than Google Reader. NewsBlur can pull in full content of partial feeds more reliably than other methods. I’ve never seen it fail.
            Linux.com
            Publication
            The Open Source Feed Reader with Brains.
            Diego Elio Pettenò
            Gentoo Developer
            NewsBlur is my favorite tool for reading feeds. The Intelligence Trainer is a killer feature.
            Search Engine Land
            Publication
            Easy to use, dependable, fast, and gets the job done.
            Gabe Weatherhead
            Macdrifter
            NewsBlur was the fastest feed reader tested.
            Lobsters
            Community
            NewsBlur is indie web software at its best.
            Lobsters
            Community
            Rock solid and worth far more than the paltry annual fee I pay for it.
            WebFX
            Publication
            One of our best RSS readers because it lets you read the full text of content on its web reader.
            Slant
            Community
            NewsBlur allows users to customize the font size, line spacing, story layout, and typefaces. Very fast to navigate around the UI.
            Lobsters
            Community
            A small indie developer who has written a brilliant piece of code, building a sustainable business rather than one focused on hyperscaling.
            Appmus
            Publication
            Prioritizes control, customization, and a respectful approach to online content.
            Greg Gilbert
            Developer
            I’ve been using NewsBlur for over two years, and I can’t imagine life without it.
            Lénya
            Developer
            Best RSS client, period.
            Hacker News
            Community
            The best feed reading experience of my life.
            Hacker News
            Community
            Been using and paying for NewsBlur for years. Absolutely love it. Cross-platform with an excellent Android app.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            It’s literally the only service I’ve been genuinely delighted to spend money on.
            Hacker News
            Community
            It felt like the most natural successor to Google Reader.
            Trustpilot
            Review
            I moved to NewsBlur when Google Reader was shut down. Excellent styling, features, and no issues.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            NewsBlur emerges as by far the best, and better designed in a lot of ways both large and small. It dominates all the Google Reader alternatives.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            The site is so much faster than it has been. Thanks for running a great product!
            Hacker News
            Community
            The interface is simple and hasn’t largely changed, which to me is a win. It helps with muscle memory.
            Hacker News
            Community
            NewsBlur also lets you subscribe to YouTube channels, which is a much nicer experience than notifications.
            Lobsters
            Community
            I’ve been paying for the hosted version of NewsBlur for 12 years and am very happy with it!
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            NewsBlur had the poweruser features I wanted. Much better experience than I had with Feedly and Inoreader.
            BSAG
            But She’s A Girl
            The crowning feature of NewsBlur is the ability to train it with your preferences. The iOS client works extremely well and is cleanly-designed.
            Neil Patel
            neilpatel.com
            NewsBlur is deceptively sophisticated. After selecting your preferences, it becomes a super helpful tool for accessing only the content you find most valuable.
            Popular Science
            Publication
            Still got plenty to offer — from story tagging and filtering to a comprehensive search tool, and wide support for third-party integrations.
            How-To Geek
            Publication
            The best way to get started with RSS is probably to set up a cloud-based RSS reader like NewsBlur.
            Julia Evans
            Engineer & Writer
            I recently started using NewsBlur that automatically sorts my RSS feeds into ‘updates infrequently’ and ‘everything’ and it’s a lifesaver.
            Jonathan Zittrain
            Harvard Law Professor
            I still use NewsBlur and find RSS feeds to be a great way to see what others are writing while dodging slop.
            Koranteng
            Writer
            Hands down the best $36 I spend every year. I subscribe to 1916 feeds. It’s my platonic ideal of software.
            Federico Viticci
            MacStories
            NewsBlur keeps giving me reasons to be a very happy subscriber.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            Other readers pale in comparison to NewsBlur.
            Hacker News
            Community
            It’s open source and you can self host, but for the price of the subscription it’s just not worth the hassle.
            FeedSpot
            Publication
            Highlight any phrase in article full text, mark it liked or disliked to train the intelligence to show you more of what you want.
            VPN Tier Lists
            Publication
            The intelligence trainer genuinely improves over time, learning subtle preferences that keyword filters would miss entirely.
            carla
            urban_mermaid
            We got to explain RSS to a college student and it was fun to show what you can do with this ‘old’ tech. Thanks NewsBlur! I rely on you.
            Jens Bonk-Wiltfang
            Developer
            Going through my 222 RSS subscriptions in NewsBlur every morning. Chronological, full control over what you see.
            dangerousmeta
            Blogger
            NewsBlur is your best replacement for the old Google Reader. Take it from an RSS addict.
            Alex Kharlamov
            Data Scientist
            RSS is like a longer form social media minus the vitriol. I switched to NewsBlur and still use it, it’s fantastic.
            Thomas Ingham
            Developer
            The Global Shared Stories feed is a total black-hole of joyfulness.
            Matthew Riley
            Engineer
            I’ve used NewsBlur since 2013 when Google Reader was ‘spring cleaned’. I jumped at the chance to pay the creator more.
            Andrew Montalenti
            CTO, Parse.ly
            You can still get the original Google Reader experience, living on as a hosted and open source project, in NewsBlur.
            Michael Rawdon
            Software Engineer
            I switched to NewsBlur and am happy to be supporting a product that isn’t from Google.
            Daniel Buckmaster
            Developer
            An excellent product that lets me feel like I’m on top of my news feed, rather than the other way around.
            Will Slack
            Civic Tech
            NewsBlur! Most value of a yearly payment of anything I buy.
            Bernhard Bock
            Developer
            Way better than Google Reader ever was.
            John Kiff
            Economist
            I’ve now switched to NewsBlur which is slicker and has some ability to be trained.
            Ben Sherman
            Engineer
            I was cleaning up my feeds and got an email with a backup automatically, in case I made a mistake. What amazing user experience.
            Randall Leeds
            Developer
            I deleted a folder of feeds so NewsBlur sent me an OPML backup just in case. I am smitten.
            Francis Gulotta
            Engineer
            Half the appeal was it wasn’t a fully funded tech startup and was open source. Works great, small but nice community.
            Adam Feldman
            Political Analyst
            Saves so much time by aggregating RSS feeds from everything I like to pay attention to! It’s been reliably awesome for years.
            Carol H Tucker
            Writer
            Ever since Google Reader was discontinued, I have paid for NewsBlur and it is worth every penny.
            Arkadiy Tetelman
            Security Engineer
            I love everything about this NewsBlur data breach postmortem. Clear, specific, detailed timeline. Just excellent.
            Kyle Niemeyer
            Professor, OSU
            I have been a happy subscriber to NewsBlur for almost nine years and it continues to get better. Highly recommend.
            Mary Jo Foley
            Tech Journalist
            I’d recommend NewsBlur for RSS. It’s really quite good.
            James Broadhead
            Engineer
            NewsBlur is a home of free speech, allowing users in countries with censored news outlets to bypass restrictions and get access to the world at large.
            Kevin Smokler
            Author
            The world’s greatest RSS reader now handles email newsletters too!
            Orde Saunders
            Developer
            I’ve been using NewsBlur since Google Reader shut down and this kind of attention to detail shows through.
            Chester
            Developer
            Feels like the best of the old and new webs.
            Digitalink
            Subscriber
            Years later and you are still making NewsBlur even more fancy. Love it.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            I use it multiple times a day, and I’m not sure what I’d do without it.
            Hacker News
            Community
            The only non-Google reader with good keyboard support.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            Thank you for not disimproving NewsBlur.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            Holy crap the search feature is good.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            NewsBlur is a game-changer. Sleek interface, incredibly intuitive features.
            Reddit
            Community
            I love NewsBlur — it’s the only website I pay to use.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            I was so impressed I went premium without hesitation — by far the best reader out there!
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            I can’t praise you enough for the fast and responsive search.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            This has to be one of the best features — that I can discover new stuff and we can all comment on articles. Excellent.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            Features like this make me feel that I definitely get my money’s worth with this service.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            Just wanted to thank you for all the little things and big things added over the years.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            IT’S AWESOME.
            Lobsters
            Community
            A wonderful reader. It handles newsletters so you can subscribe and read them just like any other RSS feed.
            Google Play
            Review
            One of the best news apps. You can create your own feed and it saves lots of time.
            Google Play
            Review
            A great app. The fact that I can self-host if I need to makes paying for the premium subscription worth it.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            The app seems to be much improved. It makes the site lightning fast.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            Intelligence Trainer and the various options for Site Settings are very useful.
            Ankit Solanki
            Engineer
            It’s an indispensable tool — it’s better than Google Reader at its best! Highly recommended.
            Federico Viticci
            MacStories
            NewsBlur’s Focus view is a great way to catch up on important items only.
            Jimmie P Rodgers
            Maker
            I’ve been a paying NewsBlur user since Google Reader was dropped, and stuff like this makes me happy when my yearly subscription comes due.
            Phil Windley
            Technologist, BYU Professor
            I’m wasting less time scrolling past stuff I don’t care about and more time reading things I enjoy.
            Zapier
            Publication
            NewsBlur’s most interesting feature is its sophisticated AI filtering, which can automatically highlight or hide stories based on certain criteria.
            Linux Magazine
            Publication
            NewsBlur offers a fresh take on managing multiple RSS feeds and features clever tools for sifting through hundreds of articles.
            Bryan Quigley
            bryanquigley.com
            I decided to try NewsBlur and haven’t looked back. The premium account is very reasonable.
            Diego Elio Pettenò
            Gentoo Developer
            I cared enough about feed readers to pay for NewsBlur. Finding NewsBlur was a saviour.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            I also found NewsBlur the best Google Reader successor out there.
            NewsBlur Forum
            Community
            This is marvelous, thank you so much.
            James Pain
            Subscriber
            You’ve fixed every issue I’ve had and you’re very responsive. Thanks and keep up the good work.
            Eize Basa
            Developer
            NewsBlur has filled the Google Reader-sized hole in my heart.
            Diarmaid McManus
            Writer
            I learned NewsBlur had been hacked and data wiped through an RSS feed on NewsBlur, since they had restored access before I noticed.
            Mario
            Developer
            Used to just filter all email newsletters to trash. Now I forward them all to my NewsBlur account and actually read them.
            Bernhard Bock
            Developer
            Archive is a game changer for me. Instant upgrade.
            MaggiBot
            Subscriber
            I give a million props to NewsBlur’s customer service. It’s always top notch.
            Susan Dennis
            Writer
            How fabulous the functionality of the NewsBlur newsletter feature.
            g. blekkenhorst
            Subscriber
            NewsBlur has newsletters, affordable subscription, nice layout, save to Pocket, just generally has a nice attitude.
            Boris Mann
            Tech Entrepreneur
            Nuked subscriptions. Automatically got email with backup OPML just in case.
            Nathan Taylor
            Writer
            Just upgraded to NewsBlur premium. Very happy with it. Recommended.
            Carl Lumma
            Subscriber
            NewsBlur is awesome and I’m very grateful to you for creating and running it!
            Jonah Bishop
            Developer
            I love NewsBlur. Thanks for making such a great product.
            Debra Mastaler
            SEO Expert
            I don’t know how anyone combs content without a good reader.
            Jason Gunn
            Researcher
            I’ve been saying this for 15 years. Kudos to NewsBlur keeping the RSS flame alive.
            Yura Yurchuk
            Developer
            I use NewsBlur for RSS, YouTube subscriptions, and email newsletters. Filtering is incredible.
            Sandip Bhattacharya
            Engineer
            A big NewsBlur user myself. I love the feed to email feature which lets me have both a push and pull model.
            What's New

            New Features

            Mar 28, 2026 Refer enough friends and never pay for NewsBlur premium again. Your billing date gets pushed forward automatically for every referral that subscribes. You can also buy gift subscriptions at any tier with automatic refunds if unredeemed after 90 days. Read the blog post.
            Mar 27, 2026 Regular dislikes get overridden by a single thumbs up, but super dislikes fix that by beating every positive classifier. And instead of getting notified on every story in a feed, you can now set notifications on individual classifiers with per-channel control for Email, Web, iOS, and Android. Read the blog post.
            Mar 26, 2026 Daily Briefing summarizes your news into sections: top stories, infrequent sites, long reads, follow-ups, and custom keyword topics. Pick a writing style, set your schedule, and get it delivered by feed, email, or push. Read the blog post.

            Community Feedback

            2 hours ago problem FYI: Youtube embedded videos (not a NewsBlur problem)
            3 hours ago problem Weird scrolling behavior for New York Times rss feed
            3 hours ago question Forum login flow is confusing if you used a different email address
            18 hours ago question Stories from one feed appearing in another

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