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By Heinz Tschabitscher Heinz Tschabitscher Writer University of Vienna A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on April 5, 2020 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Apple Macs iPad RSS readers enable you to directly follow people and sites without the clutter of social media and slowness of some websites. While not all of the readers below are free, we feel these are the best ones for you to use on your Mac. Long-time Mac users might remember than an RSS reader used to be jammed into OS X’s mail app, but it was pretty lousy and has thankfully been removed. It was then added to Safari, but that too has been removed. 01 of 02

NetNewsWire - Mac RSS Feed Reader

What We Like Fast Free Lots of keyboard shortcuts Available for Mac and iOS What We Don't Like Fewer features than some other apps Doesn’t work with many sync services NewNewsWire has quite a history on the Mac from a single developer, to being purchased by a small company, to finally being set free as open source (Simmonds is lead developer, but it's now developed by a large group of contributors) and as a free application. Icing on the cake is its companion app for iOS is as first-class as it is on the Mac Lead by developer Brent Simmons, who is “Mac” through and through, NetNewsWire is a feature-light app that’s fast and gets the job (in a way that you appreciate the more you use it). Download NetNewsWire 02 of 02

ReadKit

What We Like Customizable Combines Read Later services as well as RSS What We Don't Like Few major changes in years Not free The major features of ReadKit is the ability to save articles for offline reading. If you think you’ll without internet service for a while, you can download stories to read until you are back online. Customizable and the ability to read offline make it a good choice if those features are at the top of your list. Download ReadKit Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire Top Windows RSS Feed Readers and News Aggregators What Is Feedly? The Top 10 Personalized Start Pages for Your Web Browser Top 7 Free Windows RSS Feed Readers/News Aggregators What Is an RSS Feed? (And Where to Get It) How to Use a Chromebook Offline Listen and Record Music From Internet Radio Stations How to Post Tweets to Facebook Automatically How to Turn On a Mac Desktop The Top 10 Internet Browsers for 2022 16 Best Free Audio Book Websites (October 2022) Best Free Windows Email Programs Vivaldi Browser: Why You Should Try It The 10 Best News Aggregators of 2022 21 Best Places to Get Free Kindle Books (October 2022) The 17 Best Android Tablet Apps of 2022 Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies