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Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Liferea is a desktop feed reader and news aggregator with an interface similar to a desktop mail/news client and an embedded web browser.Read 4 Oct 2026 · lzone.de
- Support
- The project points users to its GitHub page to report bugs or request features and advises package-specific questions be directed to package maintainers.Read 4 Oct 2026 · lzone.de
- Browser controls
- Users can choose an internal or external browser and can switch off JavaScript in the internal browser.Read 4 Oct 2026 · lzone.de
- Feed formats
- Users can subscribe to individual feeds, OPML sources, and accounts from TheOldReader or TinyTinyRSS.Read 4 Oct 2026 · lzone.de
- Full articles
- Liferea can extract full article text and subscribe to some HTML5 websites without feeds.Read 4 Oct 2026 · lzone.de
- Installation
- The project lists Linux distribution packages, Snap, and Flatpak installation options, plus FreeBSD packages.Read 4 Oct 2026 · lzone.de
- News bins
- Liferea can permanently save headlines in news bins.Read 4 Oct 2026 · lzone.de
- Offline reading
- Liferea can save headlines and lets users read articles offline.Read 4 Oct 2026 · lzone.de
- Online service caveat
- Tiny Tiny RSS must be installed on the user's own server, which requires server administration knowledge.Read 4 Oct 2026 · lzone.de
- Other content
- Liferea supports reading gopher phlogs.Read 4 Oct 2026 · lzone.de
- Podcasts
- Liferea can play podcasts and can automatically download feed enclosures.Read 4 Oct 2026 · lzone.de
- Proxy limitation
- The manual says Liferea has no direct SOCKS support and recommends configuring SOCKS through the desktop environment.Read 4 Oct 2026 · lzone.de
- Search
- Users can search subscription item titles and content and create search folders for saved search rules.Read 4 Oct 2026 · lzone.de
- Synchronization
- Liferea synchronizes with services including TheOldReader, FreshRSS, FeedHQ, Miniflux, Reedah, and Tiny Tiny RSS.Read 4 Oct 2026 · lzone.de
Plans and prices
Liferea Free Desktop feed reader · Linux packages and Flatpak/Snap distributions Read 4 Oct 2026 · lzone.de
Where Specifiction places it
- RSS Reader Software#20 of 337.6
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