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NNetNewsWireRSS, free and native.A fast, genuinely native feed reader with no algorithm, no ads and no business model with designs on your attention. Following twenty sites directly is still the best answer to an algorithmic feed deciding what you see.The catch: It reads feeds rather than syncing them: for cross-device sync you bring your own service.DetailsRReadwise ReaderThe read-later app for people who read.The rare queue that expects you to come back: article, PDF, email newsletter and video all land in one inbox, with highlighting that survives the app. If your saved links genuinely do get read, this is the most capable place to keep them.The catch: Subscription only, priced for heavy readers, and the feature surface is a lot if you just want a tidy list.Details
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