News allows users to read news feeds and listen to podcasts with privacy and open-source support. It is catalogued under Aggregators & RSS readers on PulseGate.

News is an open-source project built for news readers and podcast listeners valuing privacy.

Does News have a free plan?

Yes — News is open source under the GPL-3.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does News run on?

News runs on the web and Android.

Is News still active?

The GitHub repository shows 69 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to News?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include News Provider, Feeder News, and RSS Reader.

Yes — News is open source under the GPL-3.0 license, developed on GitHub.

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News

f-droid.orgAggregators & RSS readers

News is an open-source Android app for reading RSS and Atom feeds and playing podcasts. It supports syncing with Miniflux and Nextcloud, offers a modern material design, and respects user privacy, making it ideal for privacy-conscious news and podcast consumers.

Open SourceGPL-3.0WebAndroid

Visit f-droid.org

409stars

23forks

5features

2020since

Overview

5 features

News is an Aggregators & RSS readers project. It allows users to read news feeds and listen to podcasts with privacy and open-source support. It is built as an open-source project for news readers and podcast listeners valuing privacy. The project is open source (GPL-3.0). It runs on the web and Android.

News first shipped in 2020. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 409 stars and 69 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include RSS feed reading, podcast player, and miniflux/Nextcloud sync. The interface is available in 26 languages, including Arabic, Tibetan, and Catalan.

RSS feed reading
Podcast player
Miniflux/Nextcloud sync
Material design
Dark mode

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserAndroid

Trust & compliance

License

GPL-3.0

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 409Active maintenanceMulti-languageStore-verified publisher

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed27 Jun · 09:56 UTC
Listing verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about News

What does News do?: News allows users to read news feeds and listen to podcasts with privacy and open-source support. It is catalogued under Aggregators & RSS readers on PulseGate.
Who is News for?: News is an open-source project built for news readers and podcast listeners valuing privacy.
Does News have a free plan?: Yes — News is open source under the GPL-3.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does News run on?: News runs on the web and Android.
Is News still active?: The GitHub repository shows 69 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to News?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include News Provider, Feeder News, and RSS Reader.News Provider Feeder News RSS Reader
How long has News been around?: News first shipped in 2020.
Is News open source?: Yes — News is open source under the GPL-3.0 license, developed on GitHub.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Mobile · Web
Open source: Yes · ★ 409
License: GPL-3.0
Built for: news readers and podcast listeners valuing privacy
Model: Open source
Solves: Allows users to read news feeds and listen to podcasts with privacy and open-source support.

Registered as

GitHub: bubelov/news
Google Play: co.appreactor.news

Developer

Bubelov

Community-driven

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 409
Forks: 23
Open issues: 45
Last commit: 6 Jun 2026
Commits 90d: 69
Contributors: 24
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: master
Latest release: v0.4.3 · 10 May 2023

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 96.5
Indexed: 27 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 27 Jun 2026

Identity audit (11)

Slug: news-f-droid-free-and-open-source-android-app-repository-f-droid-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 27 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-a.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL: https://f-droid.org/packages/co.appreactor.news

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