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NewsBlur - News reader

NewsBlur - News reader is an RSS reader, available on Android: sync across devices.

Limited free plan
Android
Open source

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Technical details

Pricing: Limited free planconfirmed by Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms), F-Droid
Excerpt from newsblur.com, read on 8 November 2026
s 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, Open the page
License: MIT — Open source (permissive)confirmed by F-Droid
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms), F-Droid
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by F-Droid
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: No
Platforms: AndroidEstablished by Android: F-Droid
Publisher: Samuel Clay
Latest version: 16.1.1 (4 November 2026)
Latest activity: 4 November 2026
Source code: github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur

Overview

NewsBlur - News reader is an RSS reader, available on Android.

Features described in its F-Droid listing: sync across devices.

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

“News reader” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
“Synchronizes with NewsBlur servers so keep your stories and read/unread status consistent” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
“Dark mode for night time reading” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026

At a glance

NewsBlur - News reader offers a limited free plan; advanced features or heavier use are paid.

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

Plans and conditions

Free plan: basic features are free; others are reserved for paid plans.
Paid subscriptions from 29 $ per month (price read on the official page).

Strengths

Open source code
No advertising
No credit card asked
Commercial use allowed

Weaknesses

Limited free plan

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (limits, free status, commercial use) — 8 November 2026
Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) — 6 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Listing written automatically from verified facts.

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