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Purpose
Akregator is a news feed reader for following news sites, blogs, and other RSS/Atom-enabled websites.Read 4 Oct 2026 · apps.kde.org
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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kde.org
License
The app page lists Akregator under the GPL-2.0+ license.Read 4 Oct 2026 · apps.kde.org
Archiving
The app page describes its archiving functionality as advanced, and the Kontact page lists a feeds archive.Read 4 Oct 2026 · apps.kde.org
Feed management
The Kontact page lists feed import and export among Akregator’s features.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kontact.kde.org
Help and support
The app page links to the Akregator Handbook, KDE Community Forum, kdepim-users mailing list, and the #akregator Libera.chat channel.Read 4 Oct 2026 · apps.kde.org
Latest listed release
The page lists version 6.8.1 dated 2026-09-10 as the latest release shown.Read 4 Oct 2026 · apps.kde.org
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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · apps.kde.org
Notifications
Akregator can notify users of unread feeds.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kontact.kde.org
Scale
The app page says Akregator is designed to read hundreds of news sources conveniently.Read 4 Oct 2026 · apps.kde.org
Search and reading
It includes fast search and an internal browser for reading news.Read 4 Oct 2026 · apps.kde.org
Tabs
The Kontact page says tabs provide access to internal reading of full stories.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kontact.kde.org
Testing builds
Akregator nightly installers are described as intended for testing, and the listed unstable Windows version is generated from the latest development branch.Read 4 Oct 2026 · apps.kde.org
Who makes it
KDE describes itself as an international community building and distributing free, open-source software for digital devices since 1996.Read 4 Oct 2026 · kde.org
Windows support
The app page lists Windows as another platform and says Windows support was added in release 6.4.0.Read 4 Oct 2026 · apps.kde.org

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