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FeedFlow

An open source, minimal RSS reader for your desktop.

  • Completely free
  • Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Features described in its Flathub listing, in its F-Droid listing and on its official website: keyboard shortcuts, themes and dark mode, sync across devices, data import and export, tags and folders, offline use.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Keyboard shortcuts for everything — refresh with F5, navigate with arrow keys, mark as read with Ctrl+Shift+A” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Dark mode, light mode, and OLED black theme” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Sync Feeds Across All Your Devices” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Self-hosted and server sync with FreshRSS, Miniflux, Feedbin, or BazQux” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Import and export feeds with OPML — migrate from any RSS tool” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Organize feeds into categories and bookmark articles for later” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Prefetch and cache full article content for offline reading — read articles anywhere, even without an internet connection.” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of FeedFlow is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (Apache-2.0) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • No advertising
  • Commercial use allowed

About

FeedFlow is an open source RSS reader built for desktop — a fast, minimal timeline for your news, blogs, and feeds. No algorithms, no clutter, no noise. A Desktop-First Reading Experience Three-pane layout: sidebar, feed list, and article view — all visible at once Switch to single-pane mode if you prefer a focused view Keyboard shortcuts for everything — refresh with F5, navigate with arrow keys, mark as read with Ctrl+Shift+A The app remembers your window position and size between sessions Dark mode, light mode, and OLED black theme Read Articles Your Way Open articles in your default browser, or use Reader Mode for a distraction-free reading experience Adjust text size and spacing in Reader Mode for comfortable reading on any screen Prefetch and cache full article content for offline reading Sync Feeds Across All Your Devices Keep everything local, or sync with multiple backends Cloud storage sync with Dropbox Self-hosted and server sync with FreshRSS, Miniflux, Feedbin, or BazQux Your feeds, read status, and bookmarks stay in sync across Linux, Windows, Android, iOS, and macOS Stay Organized Import and export feeds with OPML — migrate from any RSS tool Block keywords to filter out unwanted content Organize feeds into categories and bookmark articles for later Search across all your feeds to find articles quickly Built for RSS, Atom, and the Open Web Supports RSS 2.0, RSS 1.0, and Atom feed formats Add feeds by URL or browse curated suggestions No account required to get started Open source with an active community. Available on all major platforms. Translated into 25+ languages.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

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  • Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from LicitPro automatic classification () —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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