NetNewsWire
NetNewsWire is a free RSS reader for Mac that gathers articles from blogs and news sites in one place and tracks what you have read.
What is NetNewsWire?
NetNewsWire is a native news-reading app for Mac that helps you follow RSS feeds from blogs, publications, and other websites without depending on social media timelines. It collects new articles into a single reading interface, keeps track of read and unread items, and supports organized feed management for people who regularly monitor multiple sources. The app includes smart views such as unread and today-style reading lists, search, folders, article starring, and reader-friendly themes. It also supports syncing through services including iCloud and several third-party feed accounts, which can make it useful across Apple devices and mixed RSS workflows. NetNewsWire is published by Brent Simmons and is also available for iPhone and iPad, making it a practical choice for users who want a focused RSS reader on Apple platforms.
Key features
- Subscribe to RSS feeds and read articles from many sites in one place
- Sync subscriptions and reading status with iCloud and supported feed services
- Organize sources with folders, smart feeds, and starred articles
- Search articles and quickly move through feeds with keyboard shortcuts
- Import and export feed lists using OPML
- Share articles to other apps through standard macOS sharing options
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
NetNewsWire is legitimate news-reading software. It normally needs network access to download feed content, and optional syncing can send subscription and reading data through iCloud or a supported RSS service if you choose to use those accounts. Removing the app will stop feed syncing and local access to its saved reading state on that Mac, so export your subscriptions first if you may want them later.
Recommendation: Keep NetNewsWire if you use RSS to follow blogs or news sources on your Mac. If you no longer use it, you can remove it like other apps, but consider exporting your feed list beforehand so you can restore your subscriptions later.
Common paths
/Applications/NetNewsWire.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.ranchero.NetNewsWire-Evergreen
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/NetNewsWire
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.ranchero.NetNewsWire-Evergreen.plist
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