Comparison of feed aggregators


The following is a comparison of RSS feed aggregators. E-mail programs and web browsers that have the ability to display RSS feeds are listed, as well as some cloud-based services that offer feed aggregation.
Many BitTorrent clients support RSS feeds for broadcasting.

Release history

Netscape Messenger 9 is a fork of Mozilla Thunderbird and has the same features.

Interface and notes

Web browsers and Internet suites have for browser plugin a N/A, because they don't need it.
ClientPop-upTray notificationBrowser pluginEmail"newspaper"-likeMedia aggregatorNotesDownloadable attachments
Akregator KDE
AmarokKDE
AOL ExplorerDiscontinued; Feed support is available in Internet Explorer 7
AwasuSupports user-written plugins.
BlogBridge
CantoNcurses/console based reader
Claws MailRSSyl plugin needed
CommaFeedWeb browser
CoolirisWeb browser plugin
Feed Viewer
Feedreader
FlockDiscontinued
GnusEmacs-based mail and news client
HCL NotesStudio Blog Reader is one RSS reader application for IBM Lotus Notes; Notes version 8.x introduced a native RSS reader
Internet ExplorerFeed support is available in Internet Explorer 7
iTunes
JuiceDesigned as Podcast aggregator
K-MeleonWeb browser
KazehakaseWeb browser
Liferea
Mail (OS X)
MaxthonWeb browser
MediaMonkeyMedia Player
Microsoft Office OutlookFeed support is available in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
MiroMedia Player
Mozilla FirefoxWeb Browser
Mozilla ThunderbirdMail Client
NetNewsWire
Netscape BrowserDiscontinued; Web browser
Netscape Navigator 9Discontinued
NewsBlur
NewsboatDefault browser can be configured in settings
NewsFire
OmniWebPart of the OmniWeb browser
Pegasus MailPegasus Mail can convert RSS feeds to e-mails via free add-ons
RhythmboxMedia Player
RSS Bandit.NET Framework based
RSS GuardQt-based, supports online feed/message synchronization via Tiny Tiny RSS, Nextcloud News, Inoreader and others. Supports plugins written in C++/Qt, custom message filters via JavaScript, tags/labels.
RSSOwlno longer support for Google Reader synchronization since version 2.2.0
SafariWeb Browser
Sagea Firefox extension
SeaMonkey Mail & NewsgroupsPart of the SeaMonkey Internet suite
SongbirdMedia Player
ShiiraWeb browser
SleipnirFeed support is available in Internet Explorer 7
The Bat!Mail client; rss2mail or rss2pop3 plugin needed for versions prior to 6.4; newer versions support RSS natively
The Old Reader
WinampMedia Player
Windows Live Mail
ZimbraGroupware suite
ZuneMedia player
ClientPop-upTray notificationBrowser pluginEmail"newspaper"-likeMedia aggregatorNotesDownloadable attachments