Clients
Clients are applications that use the REST API of News. They are not maintained by the News team. If you are the developer of an app, feel free to create a PR to add your app to this list.
Recommended Clients
Based on activity and maintenance status, we can recommend these clients:
- Android: Nextcloud News Reader (official Nextcloud News client)
- Desktop (Windows/Linux/macOS): RSS Guard
- Terminal: newsboat
Sync Clients
A sync client can be used to read news and synchronize via the API.
Last reviewed: June 2026
| Name | OS/Platform | License | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSS Guard | Windows, Linux, OS/2, macOS | GPL-3.0 License | GitHub |
| Fluent Reader | Windows, Linux, macOS | BSD-3-Clause License | GitHub |
| Communique | Linux | LGPL-2.1 License | GitHub |
| NewsFlash | Linux | GPL-3.0 License | GitLab |
| Nextcloud News Reader | Android | GPL-3.0 License | GitHub |
| Readrops | Android | GPL-3.0 License | GitHub |
| Fiery Feeds | iOS, macOS | - | - |
| py3status | i3wm | BSD-3-Clause License | GitHub |
| newsboat | Unix Terminal | MIT License | GitHub |
Update Clients
An update client uses the News API or the OCC CLI to update the feeds in News.