NetNewsWire is a free and open source RSS reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad

Download NetNewsWire for Mac
For macOS 26 and newer

Download NetNewsWire for iOS
For iOS 17 and newer

Download NetNewsWire for iOS on the App Store

It’s like podcasts — but for reading.

NetNewsWire shows you articles from your favorite blogs and news sites and keeps track of what you’ve read. It’s fast, stable, and accessible.

If you’ve been going from site to site in your browser looking for new articles to read — or counting on the rage-bait algorithms of corporate social media — let NetNewsWire bring you the news you actually want.

It’s easy and fun. And it puts you, not billionaires, in control of your news.

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Features

  • Safari extension for easy feed-adding
  • Direct feed downloading
  • Syncing via iCloud, Feedbin, Feedly, BazQux, Inoreader, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, and FreshRSS
  • Customizable article themes
  • Reader view
  • Sharing to Mail, MarsEdit, Micro.blog, Notes, Messages, and more
  • Easy keyboard navigation
  • Single-key keyboard shortcuts
  • Dark Mode
  • Starred articles
  • All Unread and Today smart feeds
  • Hiding read articles and read feeds
  • Folders
  • Background refreshing
  • Importing and exporting OPML feed lists
  • Searching
  • Multiple accounts
  • Customizable toolbar
  • Apple Silicon native
  • Support for multiple windows (Mac)
  • AppleScript support (Mac)

Check out the Help books to learn more about how NetNewsWire works.

Things People Say

It is fast, small, and remarkably stable. It looks and feels and acts exactly how a modern Mac app should — and at the same time it feels and acts exactly like the NetNewsWire of a decade ago.

John Gruber Daring Fireball

I adore its simplicity, clarity, and speed.

Nick Heer Pixel Envy

NetNewsWire is now my go to RSS Reader of choice on the iOS. I was truly amazed how accessible this app was right out of the box on its opening day.

Reviewer on AppleVis

Everything about NNW 5 is lightning fast and I haven’t found a single crash in my use so far.

Josh Ginter The Sweet Setup

The time and hard work by Simmons and other contributors to the open-source project are apparent. NetNewsWire 5 is a thoughtfully-designed, fast app with powerful search.

John Voorhees MacStories

NetNewsWire coming back to the scene is an important and notable step for the revival of the RSS ecosystem as we once knew it.

Akshay Pathare Beautiful Pixels

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