Fluent Reader

7.6easy start · #3 of 33
in RSS Reader Software

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

Runs on Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows.

Fluent Reader is ranked #3 of 33 in RSS reader software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Free Free Open-source desktop RSS reader · local reading or syncing with supported RSS services github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Compared on RSS reader software

Free plan: Yes
Full-text extraction: Yes
Filter rules: Yes
Mobile apps: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Fluent Reader is a local, cross-platform news aggregator and desktop RSS reader designed for distraction-free reading.
Open source: The project describes Fluent Reader as open-source and is licensed under BSD-3-Clause.
Article reading: It provides a built-in article view, can load full text with Mercury Parser, and can open webpages in the app or externally.
Search and rules: Users can search titles and full article contents with regular expressions and create regular-expression rules to mark, hide, or star articles.
Organization and backup: Subscriptions can be organized into groups, and application data can be backed up and restored.
RSS integrations: Supported services include Fever API, Feedbin, Google Reader API, and Inoreader, with tested compatibility including FreshRSS, Miniflux, The Old Reader, BazQux Reader, and Tiny Tiny RSS.
Mobile companion: Fluent Reader Lite supports Fever API, Google Reader API, Inoreader, and Feedbin, and offers iOS TestFlight and Android APK downloads.
Desktop platforms: The desktop app is distributed for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with Windows 10 Microsoft Store and macOS App Store options plus GitHub releases for Linux and older Windows.
Privacy: The privacy policy says the app does not collect, store, or share users' personal information.
Security controls: The product says cookies are cleared on exit, XSS is blocked in an isolated context, and a strict Content Security Policy is enforced.
Third-party visibility: When a self-hosted or third-party RSS service is used, that service may see the user's activities through its API.
Sync limitation: When connecting a service, local articles with the same source URLs are removed while custom rules and preferences are retained.
Inoreader limitation: Repeated connection errors with correct Inoreader credentials may result from rate limiting, which can require users to provide their own API key.
Support: The project directs users to GitHub issues for bug reports and feature requests and invites contributions to translations.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best RSS Reader Software in 2026#3 of 33

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Sources

hyliu.me/fluent-reader/· checked 30 Sept 2026
github.com/yang991178/fluent-reader/· checked 30 Sept 2026
github.com/yang991178/fluent-reader/wiki/Support· checked 30 Sept 2026
hyliu.me/fluent-reader-lite/· checked 30 Sept 2026
github.com/yang991178/fluent-reader/wiki/Privacy· checked 30 Sept 2026