About
News Explorer is a full-featured RSS, JSON, Atom, Reddit, YouTube, Podcast, Bluesky and Mastodon news reader that syncs across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV via iCloud. Create smart filters to customize your feed, read full-text articles with automatic Reader View, browse article comments from RSS, YouTube, Reddit and Hacker News sources, and add rich text notes synced to your articles. Additional features include feed prefilters to block unwanted content, custom tags, article search, sharing to Instapaper and Readwise, OPML import/export, Shortcuts automation, Spotlight indexing, local notifications, and adjustable widgets.
Highlights
- Syncs feeds, articles, notes and tags across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV via iCloud
- Smart filters with custom conditions synced across all devices
- Automatic Reader View downloads full-text versions of truncated articles
- Read article comments from RSS, YouTube, Reddit, Hacker News and Open Web comments
- Rich text notes attached to articles and synced via iCloud
- Feed prefilters prevent downloading unwanted articles; sharing to Instapaper, Raindrop and Readwise
Best for
Apple users who read news from multiple sources including RSS feeds, Reddit, YouTube, podcasts, Bluesky and Mastodon, and want their reading activity, notes and filters synchronized across all their devices without signing up for a separate service.
At a glance
News Explorer is rated 4.7 out of 5 from 602 ratings and is available on iOS.
It is developed by Ron Elemans.
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