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Syndic

Syndic is an RSS reader, available on Linux.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source

At a glance

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

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Syndic is a simple, touch-friendly feed reader for KDE Plasma Desktop. Subscribe to any site that provides an RSS or Atom feed. Get automatically-generated highlights from your collection, search for articles by keyword, or page through a list of every new article. Features include: Adaptive design - Displays in one, two or three column mode depending on available space Touchscreen support - quickly swipe between articles on touchscreen devices Cut through the clutter - automatically-generated highlights prevent lower-volume feeds from getting drowned out by higher-volume ones Download web content - fetch full article text from the web, even if the feed only provides a summary Save your favorites - mark your favorite articles to keep track of them and prevent them from expiring

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  • Last technical check: 9 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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