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Reeder alternatives

2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

Ranchero-Software/NetNewsWire10,263MITA native RSS reader app for macOS and iOS with feed parsing, timelines, and reading state.Open on GitHub FreshRSS/FreshRSS15,713AGPL-3.0A self-hostable web-based feed reader that aggregates, serves, and syncs RSS/JSON feeds for users.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

iCloud-based sync (native Apple iCloud integration and its privacy model)
Hosted public shared feeds on reederapp.net
Tight native UI polish and OS-level integrations present in the iOS/macOS app

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Reeder, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.