NewsBlur
Open-source RSS reader with trainable story filters
What is NewsBlur?
NewsBlur is an RSS and news reader for the web, iOS and Android. Its intelligence training lets readers highlight or hide stories by author, tag, title or text. Higher tiers add full-text search, feeds for sites without RSS, a permanent story archive, and AI features such as Ask AI and a daily briefing. The code is open source and can be self-hosted with Docker.
NewsBlur has a free plan. Paid plans start at $36 per year (Premium). See every plan
Good for
- Readers who want to train their own filters rather than rely on an algorithm
- People who prefer open-source software or want to self-host
- Professionals who need feeds polled every few minutes
Worth knowing
- The free plan is limited to 64 sites.
- Search, River of News and text view start at Premium; web feeds, Ask AI and the archive need Premium Archive.
- Premium and Premium Archive are priced per year only, while Premium Pro is priced per month.
- Native apps are listed for iOS and Android; desktop use is through the web app or third-party clients.
Key features
- Intelligence Training
- Mark authors, tags and title keywords with a thumbs up or down to highlight matching stories or fade them out. Full-text training needs Premium Archive.
- Web Feeds
- On Premium Archive, NewsBlur builds a feed for a web page that has no RSS by monitoring the page for changes.
- Search and story archive
- Premium adds full-text search across subscriptions. Premium Archive keeps every story indefinitely and back-fills the history of newly added feeds.
- Ask AI and Daily Briefing
- Premium Archive can ask questions about a story using Claude, GPT, Gemini or Grok, and receives an AI-written daily summary of top stories.
- Email newsletters
- Forward newsletters to a personal NewsBlur email address and they appear as a feed that can be trained, tagged and searched like any other.
- Open source and open API
- The server and both mobile apps are open source on GitHub, and the API supports third-party clients such as Reeder, ReadKit and Unread.
NewsBlur pricing
- Starts at
- $36 per year (Premium)
- Free plan
- Follow up to 64 sites with real-time updates, training by author, tag and title, saved stories, a public blurblog, and the iOS and Android apps.
- Free trial
- 30-day premium trial on every new account, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Follow up to 64 sites, with real-time updates, training by author, tag and title, saved stories, a public blurblog, and the mobile apps. |
| Self-Hosted | $0 | The open-source code from GitHub, run on your own server with a single Docker command. Hosting is your own responsibility. |
| Premium | $36per year | 1,024 sites, feeds updated up to 5x more often, River of News, search, text view, tagged saved stories, and blurblog privacy options. |
| Premium Archive | $99per year | 4,096 sites, web feeds for sites without RSS, a permanent searchable archive, Ask AI, daily briefing, story clustering, and the MCP server and CLI. |
| Premium Pro | $29per month | 10,000 sites, every feed fetched every 5 to 15 minutes, training with regular expressions, and priority support. |
Read from newsblur.com on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with NewsBlur before you buy.
How people rate the NewsBlur app
4.7
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars85%
- 4 stars8%
- 3 stars3%
- 2 stars2%
- 1 star3%
507 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
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Common questions
Is NewsBlur free?
NewsBlur has a free plan. Follow up to 64 sites with real-time updates, training by author, tag and title, saved stories, a public blurblog, and the iOS and Android apps. Paid plans start at $36 per year (Premium).
How much does NewsBlur cost?
NewsBlur lists 5 plans. Free: $0. Self-Hosted: $0. Premium: $36 per year. Premium Archive: $99 per year. Premium Pro: $29 per month. Prices were read from newsblur.com on Oct 5, 2026.
What platforms does NewsBlur work on?
NewsBlur is available on Web, iOS and Android.
How is NewsBlur rated?
NewsBlur's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.7 out of 5 from 507 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from us.
Does NewsBlur have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. NewsBlur is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does NewsBlur have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. NewsBlur is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is NewsBlur open source?
Yes. NewsBlur is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Does NewsBlur work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
Does NewsBlur have an API?
Yes. NewsBlur offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does NewsBlur integrate with?
NewsBlur's listing names IFTTT, Zapier, Reeder, ReadKit, Unread, Fiery Feeds and Newsify. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does NewsBlur have a free trial?
Yes. 30-day premium trial on every new account, no credit card required.
Who makes NewsBlur?
NewsBlur is made by NewsBlur, Inc. It dates from 2009.
What are the alternatives to NewsBlur?
The closest alternatives to NewsBlur in our directory are Feedly, Inoreader, Feedbin, The Old Reader and FreshRSS. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with NewsBlur.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.