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Add to SafariWhen comparing NewsBlur vs Nooshub, the Slant community recommends NewsBlur for most people. In the question“What are the best news readers?” NewsBlur is ranked 4th while Nooshub is ranked 19th. The most important reason people chose NewsBlur is:
NewsBlur has a discovery algorithm that users can "train" to show stories they are interested in and hide ones they don't care about.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Recommended articles that improves over time
NewsBlur has a discovery algorithm that users can "train" to show stories they are interested in and hide ones they don't care about.
Pro Keyboard shortcuts for fast navigation
By default arrow keys and spacebar are used to quickly navigate stories, but they can be rebound for premium accounts.
Pro Multiple layout & style options
NewsBlur allows users to customize the font size, line spacing, story layout, and type faces.
Pro Fast to use
Very fast to navigate around the UI and load articles.
Pro View content the way it is originally displayed
NewsBlur offers an option of reading articles just like they are displayed on the original site.
Pro Organize feeds into folders
Feeds can be grouped into folders for easier management and to allow users to separate feeds for work, comics, research, etc.
Pro Share stories with comments
Burblog is a simple, customizable website for sharing stories with comments that people can subscribe to.
Pro Aggregates email newsletters
You can forward email newsletters to a user-specific email address to have them aggregated in your feed reader along with your RSS content.
Pro Free / Libre software
NewsBlur is FOSS, so it can be freely modified & redistributed.
Pro Freemium service
Free version has a limit of 64 sites. Upgrading to unlimited sites costs $1/month.
Pro Cleans your feed by automatic grouping of similar articles
This feature can be turned off though.
Pro Highlights topics that have many articles
Pro Search through your collections
Pro Works on mobile and tablet
Pro Plays podcasts
Pro Readymade collections
Can be cloned and tweaked.
Pro Live updates
Pro OPML import and export
Pro No ads
Pro Dark Mode
Has an auto mode that activates dark mode in the evening.
Cons
Con Freemium
This service is free, but can cost up to $24 per year for premium users.
Con Can't have unread items older than a 14 days/month
This is a premium feature.
Con Only 1 month free then monthly/yearly fee after 1 month trial
Con May cost money after beta
