Akregator
Akregator is a feed reader for following news sites, blogs, and other websites that publish RSS or Atom feeds.
What Akregator is
Akregator is a feed reader for following news sites, blogs, and other websites that publish RSS or Atom feeds. It is designed to make hundreds of sources convenient to read, with fast search and an internal browser for reading stories. Tabs provide access to full stories within the app, while unread-feed notifications can call attention to new items. Its archive helps keep feeds, and feed import and export support managing subscriptions. Akregator is free and open source under the GPL-2.0+ license. It is available for Linux and Windows; Linux installation options include Discover, other AppStream stores, distribution package managers, and Flathub. Windows support was added in release 6.4.0. KDE’s privacy policy says its software generally does not transfer information from users’ devices except after an explicit user action, with limited exceptions. Help is available through the Akregator Handbook, KDE Community Forum, kdepim-users mailing list, and #akregator Libera.chat channel. Nightly installers are intended for testing.
Good
- Designed for conveniently reading hundreds of sources
- Fast search and internal browser
- Unread-feed notifications and feed archive
- Imports and exports feeds
- Free and open source under GPL-2.0+
Watch out
- Nightly installers are intended for testing
- Windows support began with release 6.4.0
Who it suits
Akregator suits readers who follow many RSS or Atom sources and want search, in-app reading, and feed archiving. It is an option for Linux and Windows users.
Verdict
Akregator brings feed discovery, in-app reading, notifications, and archiving together for people following multiple sources. Its Linux and Windows availability gives users options across those platforms.
Plans and prices
From Akregator's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free and open-source software |
The facts
Each one read from Akregator's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Archiving
- The app page describes its archiving functionality as advanced, and the Kontact page lists a feeds archive.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Feed management
- The Kontact page lists feed import and export among Akregator’s features.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Help and support
- The app page links to the Akregator Handbook, KDE Community Forum, kdepim-users mailing list, and the #akregator Libera.chat channel.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Latest listed release
- The page lists version 6.8.1 dated 2026-09-10 as the latest release shown.checked 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The app page lists Akregator under the GPL-2.0+ license.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Notifications
- Akregator can notify users of unread feeds.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- KDE’s software privacy policy says KDE software generally does not transfer information from users’ devices except as a result of an explicit user action, with limited exceptions described in the policy.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Akregator is a news feed reader for following news sites, blogs, and other RSS/Atom-enabled websites.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Scale
- The app page says Akregator is designed to read hundreds of news sources conveniently.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Search and reading
- It includes fast search and an internal browser for reading news.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Tabs
- The Kontact page says tabs provide access to internal reading of full stories.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Testing builds
- Akregator nightly installers are described as intended for testing, and the listed unstable Windows version is generated from the latest development branch.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Who makes it
- KDE describes itself as an international community building and distributing free, open-source software for digital devices since 1996.checked 4 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Linux installation
- The app page offers Linux installation through Discover or other AppStream stores, and says users can also use their distribution’s package manager or Flathub.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Windows support
- The app page lists Windows as another platform and says Windows support was added in release 6.4.0.checked 4 Oct 2026
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