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NewsBlur is a personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world. A new sound of an old instrument.

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NewsBlur

A personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world. NewsBlur combines intelligent RSS feed reading with social features, allowing users to train the system to highlight stories they love and hide ones they don't. Available as a free hosted service or self-hosted open source instance with complete data control.

Key Features

  • Intelligent Training: Machine learning system learns your preferences and automatically highlights and hides stories based on your behavior
  • Original Site View: Read content in its original context with the ability to expand truncated feeds to full text
  • Real-time RSS: Stories are pushed directly to you as feeds update, with support for YouTube channels and email newsletters
  • Social Sharing: Share stories on your public blurblog and read news with friends through a social network layer
  • Full Text Search: Quickly search across all subscriptions with Elasticsearch integration
  • Multiple Layouts: Choose between grid, list, split, or magazine views for each site
  • Story Tracking: See how stories evolve since publication and save stories with custom tags
  • Dark Mode: Built-in dark mode for all platforms including web, iOS, and Android

Use Cases

  • Personal News Management: Curate and organize hundreds of RSS feeds with intelligent filtering and training
  • Information Discovery: Discover trending stories and related content through social recommendations and discovery features
  • Data Privacy: Self-host your own instance to maintain complete control over your news data and reading habits
  • Multi-platform Reading: Access your news seamlessly across web, iOS, Android, and macOS native apps

Who Is It For

NewsBlur is ideal for individuals who consume large amounts of online content and want intelligent filtering to manage information overload. It appeals to privacy-conscious users who prefer self-hosting, as well as those looking for a social dimension to news reading where they can discover and share content with others.

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