Akregator

6.7easy start · #14 of 33
in RSS Reader Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you worknot on record

Runs on Linux, Windows.

Akregator is ranked #14 of 33 in RSS reader software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Free Free Free and open-source software kde.org · 4 Oct 2026

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Purpose: Akregator is a news feed reader for following news sites, blogs, and other RSS/Atom-enabled websites.
Scale: The app page says Akregator is designed to read hundreds of news sources conveniently.
Search and reading: It includes fast search and an internal browser for reading news.
Archiving: The app page describes its archiving functionality as advanced, and the Kontact page lists a feeds archive.
Feed management: The Kontact page lists feed import and export among Akregator’s features.
Notifications: Akregator can notify users of unread feeds.
Tabs: The Kontact page says tabs provide access to internal reading of full stories.
Linux installation: The app page offers Linux installation through Discover or other AppStream stores, and says users can also use their distribution’s package manager or Flathub.
Windows support: The app page lists Windows as another platform and says Windows support was added in release 6.4.0.
Latest listed release: The page lists version 6.8.1 dated 2026-09-10 as the latest release shown.
License: The app page lists Akregator under the GPL-2.0+ license.
Privacy: KDE’s software privacy policy says KDE software generally does not transfer information from users’ devices except as a result of an explicit user action, with limited exceptions described in the policy.
Help and support: The app page links to the Akregator Handbook, KDE Community Forum, kdepim-users mailing list, and the #akregator Libera.chat channel.
Testing builds: Akregator nightly installers are described as intended for testing, and the listed unstable Windows version is generated from the latest development branch.
Price from: Free

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Best RSS Reader Software in 2026#14 of 33

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Sources

apps.kde.org/akregator/· checked 4 Oct 2026
kontact.kde.org/components/akregator/· checked 4 Oct 2026
kde.org/privacypolicy-apps/· checked 4 Oct 2026
kde.org/community/whatiskde/· checked 4 Oct 2026