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NetNewsWire vs Read You
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | NetNewsWire | Read You |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Swift | Kotlin |
| Licence | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 10k | 7.6k |
| Latest | mac-7.1.5 | 0.16.2 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-08-11 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 73 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 3 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Feedly. Alternatives to Feedly →
PartialNetNewsWireA native reader for Mac, iPhone and iPad that syncs through iCloud or a feed service, without a web app.
PartialRead YouAndroid reader with local feeds or sync through Fever, the Google Reader API and FreshRSS.
NetNewsWire
- mac-7.1.52026-09-29NetNewsWire 7.1.5 for Mac
- mac-7.1.42026-09-20NetNewsWire 7.1.4 for Mac
- iOS-7.1.4-72132026-09-19NetNewsWire 7.1.4 (7213) for iOSpre-release
- mac-7.1.4b32026-09-18NetNewsWire 7.1.4b3 for Macpre-release
- iOS-7.1.4-72122026-09-18NetNewsWire 7.1.4 (7212) for iOSpre-release
Read You
- 0.16.22026-06-03fix(webview): drop allowFileAccessFromFileURLs in reader WebView
- 0.16.12026-02-01Fixed a bug where the first item was incorrectly marked as read, even when no scrolling occurred #1207
- 0.16.02026-01-25The app is now signed with a rotated key, see #1219 for more information
- 0.15.32025-10-261. Opening widget causes crashes in certain conditions #1176
- 0.15.22025-09-02Fixed a race condition affecting background syncs for users with multiple account types, which could cause duplicated a…
NetNewsWire
unsigned The latest release, mac-7.1.5, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Read You
✓ signed The latest release, 0.16.2, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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