Introduction The "best" feed reader is largely a matter of individual preference. There are many good ones. Most of them, including the best, are free like browsers. The one that matches the way you want to work is best for you. :-) No matter which reader you choose, it should give you some way to back up your feeds, preferably as an OPML file. You may also be able to use your OPML file to move to another reader, although the formats may not be compatible.

Fraidycat is a desktop app or browser extension for Firefox or Chrome. Use it to follow people (hundreds) on whatever platform they choose - Twitter, a blog, YouTube, even on a public TiddlyWiki. Available as a browser extension for Firefox and Chrome (works with Vivaldi too) and as an app for Windows, macOS, and Debian/Ubuntu Linux. Free, open source.

It can monitor RSS feeds and alert you for new posts, but it can also monitor some nonRSS sites like Twitter, Instagram, SoundCloud plus Pinboard, Reddit, Youtube and Tiddlywiki.

Feed readers are amazing tools and they’ve been around for a very long time. They used to be built into every major web browser. However, the internet evolved according to the demands of companies built around advertising. Web feeds weaken the protective network effects that keep people coming back to centralized social media apps and sites. Haven wants to recapture feeds as a tool to help you connect with the people closest to you using technology that you control.

If you have Haven installed, there’s a new “Read” link on the top of the page that you can check out. It’s only visible to you on your own Haven. If you want to see what it’s like, try it out on the free Haven Demo.

Article in which Robin Rendle explains RSS feeds, feed readers, how they work and how to use them.

Open Source RSS Feed Reader for Mac. Free.

Pine.blog is a free, next generation feed reader and blogging platform that makes it as quick and easy to blog as it is to post to Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.

Pine.blog also supports Webmentions.

Also contains a directory of blog RSS feeds.

Very interesting.

A free, open source, full featured RSS feed reader for Windows, macOS, OS/2. Linux.

Mix any number of RSS feeds into one unique new feed.

Need to keep up with the most recent posts from your favorite sites and blogs? Try one of these top online RSS readers!