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Purpose
NetNewsWire is an RSS reader that shows articles from blogs and news sites and keeps track of what you have read.Read 7 Oct 2026 · netnewswire.com
Privacy
The privacy policy says crash logs are collected only from users who opt in and website traffic is logged and viewed in aggregate.Read 7 Oct 2026 · netnewswire.com
Support
The help page directs users to the NetNewsWire forum for questions and GitHub issues for bug reports and feature requests.Read 7 Oct 2026 · netnewswire.com
Headquarters
Seattle, WashingtonRead 28 Sep 2026 · netnewswire.com
Founded
2002Read 28 Sep 2026 · netnewswire.com
Maker
The site credits Brent Simmons and says NetNewsWire is made in Seattle and around the world.Read 7 Oct 2026 · netnewswire.com
Browser integration
The app includes a Safari extension for easy feed adding.Read 7 Oct 2026 · netnewswire.com
Feed formats
The project says NetNewsWire supports RSS, Atom, JSON Feed, and RSS-in-JSON formats.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com
Feed management
The app supports folders, multiple accounts, searching, and importing and exporting OPML feed lists.Read 7 Oct 2026 · netnewswire.com
Mac features
Mac-specific features listed include a customizable toolbar, multiple windows, and AppleScript support.Read 7 Oct 2026 · netnewswire.com
Open source
NetNewsWire is free and open source.Read 7 Oct 2026 · netnewswire.com
Reader view limit
Reader view cannot be guaranteed to extract article text from every page and calls a server hosted by Feedbin to process pages.Read 7 Oct 2026 · netnewswire.com
Reading features
Features include customizable article themes, Reader view, starred articles, and All Unread and Today smart feeds.Read 7 Oct 2026 · netnewswire.com
Sharing
The site lists sharing to Mail, MarsEdit, Micro.blog, Notes, Messages, and more.Read 7 Oct 2026 · netnewswire.com
Supported systems
The current site lists Mac support for macOS 15 and newer and iOS support for iOS 26 and newer.Read 7 Oct 2026 · netnewswire.com
Sync integrations
The site lists syncing via iCloud, Feedbin, Feedly, BazQux, Inoreader, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, and FreshRSS.Read 7 Oct 2026 · netnewswire.com

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NetNewsWire Free Free and open source For Mac, iPhone, and iPad Read 7 Oct 2026 · netnewswire.com

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