RSS Guard

Spec sheet

Product

RSS Guard is a free, open-source desktop news aggregator and podcast player.Read 2 Oct 2026 · rssguard.com

Integrations

The site lists Feedly, Inoreader, Tiny Tiny RSS, Nextcloud News, Gmail, FreshRSS, Bazqux, and The Old Reader among supported services.Read 2 Oct 2026 · rssguard.com

Privacy

The site says RSS Guard has no telemetry and can work offline except when using cloud services.Read 2 Oct 2026 · rssguard.com

Support

The project directs users to Discord and XMPP chats, GitHub Discussions, and GitHub Issues, and says it has no traditional support desk.Read 2 Oct 2026 · rssguard.com

Founded

2011Read 28 Sep 2026 · rssguard.com

Customization

The app supports dark and light themes, skins, and customizable toolbars.Read 2 Oct 2026 · rssguard.com

Editions

The Standard edition includes a built-in QtWebEngine browser, while Lite has no browser and uses a text-based viewer.Read 2 Oct 2026 · rssguard.com

Feed formats

It supports RSS, Atom, JSON Feed, iCalendar, and Sitemap.Read 2 Oct 2026 · rssguard.com

Filtering

JavaScript filters can process articles, including removing duplicates, filtering, and assigning labels.Read 2 Oct 2026 · rssguard.com

Gemini

RSS Guard has native support for the Gemini protocol.Read 2 Oct 2026 · rssguard.com

Platform support

The about page lists Windows 10/11, GNU/Linux, macOS 10.14 or later, BSD, and OS/2.Read 2 Oct 2026 · rssguard.com

Podcasts

Its built-in podcast player is based on mpv or FFmpeg.Read 2 Oct 2026 · rssguard.com

Project history

The about page says development began in 2011 and the first GitHub release was in 2014.Read 2 Oct 2026 · rssguard.com

Registration and ads

The product page says RSS Guard does not collect user data, show targeted ads, or require registration.Read 2 Oct 2026 · rssguard.com

Storage

It supports SQLite embedded storage or MariaDB server storage.Read 2 Oct 2026 · rssguard.com

Plans and prices

Every RSS Guard plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

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