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ReadKit for Mac

RSS news and read later.

Free
In English
Version 4.0
4.3
Based on 19 user rates

ReadKit overview

ReadKit is a powerful, all-in-one read-later and RSS client that brings together your favorite news, articles, and feeds. With major providers and built-in iCloud RSS and Read Later sync, ReadKit lets you save and read articles later, providing a distraction-free reading experience anytime and anywhere.

Key Features
  • All-in-One Reading Hub: Access all your accounts in one place with multi-account support.
  • Cross-Platform: Universal app with full feature parity on iOS and macOS.
  • iCloud RSS and Read Later: Built-in services with iCloud sync.
  • Flexible Syncing: Sync with major RSS aggregators and read-later services.
  • Advanced Organization: Manage feeds, folders, tags and automatically updated smart folders.
  • Smart Folder Actions: Mark items read or starred and filter content.
  • Offline Access: Read articles offline with cached images.
  • Enhanced Reading Experience: Built-in reader mode extracts full article content, with options for automatic activation.
  • Wide Gesture Support: Navigate, mark articles read and perform quick actions.
  • In-App Browser: View links and references without leaving the app.
  • App Badge Preferences: Customize the badge to display the count of unread items.
  • Mark as Read Options: Mark articles read while scrolling, by pulling up, or in one tap.
  • Contextual Marking: Quickly mark articles as read above or below directly from the context menu.
  • Customizable Interface: Choose themes, light or dark mode, and app icons to suit your style.
  • Powerful Search: Search articles by content, title, or source.
  • Filter Articles: Easily filter articles by read or starred status.
  • Background Syncing: Always stay updated with background sync.
  • Content Sharing: Use the share extension to save articles from Safari and other apps for later reading.
  • Email Articles: Send articles directly via email to share with others.
  • Share via Apps and Services: Share articles through the share sheet.
  • YouTube Channel Support: Subscribe to YouTube channels and playlists through RSS feeds.
  • Full Keyboard Support: Optimized for hardware keyboards on macOS and iPad.
  • Feed Import/Export: Import or export subscriptions via OPML files.
  • Application Settings Export: Export and import appearance, reading, general behavior and gesture preferences.

Enjoy ReadKit's essential features completely free — no ads, no data mining. Unlock additional features with ReadKit Premium, available via a universal subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase for iOS, macOS, or both. A free trial is also available.

Premium Features
  • Multi-Account Support: Manage multiple accounts simultaneously.
  • Unlimited Smart Folders: Create and customize more than one smart folder per account.
  • Enhanced Reader Mode: Extract full-text content from articles, even when missing from the feed source.
  • Article Summary: summarize articles using AI on supported devices (requires ReadKit Premium and Apple Intelligence).
  • Unlimited Feeds: Remove the 20-feed limit for the built-in RSS service.
  • Advanced Organization Tools: Organize feeds and articles into folders or tags.
  • Image Caching: Enjoy offline reading with cached images.
  • Themes: Unlock exclusive themes.
  • Full OPML Support: Import and export feed subscriptions with ease.
  • Account and Smart Folder Export: Export account settings with smart folders and import them individually.
  • Early Access: Enjoy upcoming premium features as they're released.
Supported Services
  • Built-in RSS and Read Later services with iCloud sync.
  • News Reader Services: BazQux, Feedbin, Feedly, Fever, FreshRSS, Inoreader, Miniflux, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, Tiny Tiny RSS
  • Read Later & Bookmarking Services: Instapaper, Wallabag and Pinboard

What's new in version 4.0

ReadKit 4 is here, introducing iCloud-powered RSS and Read Later services, a new local Read Later option, and flexible settings export and import. It also improves sync reliability, adds macOS 27 support, and resolves a range of issues across the app.

Features
  • iCloud RSS: A new iCloud-backed RSS service that syncs feed subscriptions, folders, smart folders, and article read and starred statuses. RSS feeds remain the primary source for articles, so ReadKit does not upload RSS article content to iCloud. Instead, it syncs article read and starred statuses, improving sync speed and reducing network traffic. Starred RSS articles, including their content, are stored in iCloud while they remain starred; unsubscribing from a feed removes its associated starred articles from ReadKit and iCloud. Smart folder notification settings remain specific to each device.
  • iCloud Read Later: A new iCloud-backed Read Later service that syncs saved articles, read and starred statuses, tags, and smart folders across your devices.
  • Built-in Read Later: A new local Read Later service for saving articles directly in ReadKit, without syncing them.
  • Account and Smart Folder Export: Export account settings together with smart folders, and import them individually when needed.
  • Application Settings Export: Export and import preferences for appearance, reading, general behavior, and gestures. Available in Settings → Maintenance.
Enhancements
  • Added support for macOS 27.
  • Improved sync reliability and recovery.
  • Improved Feedly reauthentication and token refresh handling.
  • Faster and more reliable NewsBlur starred-article syncing.
Fixes
  • Fixed smart folder ordering and update conflicts.
  • Fixed the refresh indicator position on macOS.
  • Fixed toolbar layout and display issues.
  • Fixed several authentication, networking, and stability issues.
  • Removed the legacy Pocket integration.

ReadKit for Mac

Free
In English
Version 4.0
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4.3

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Filou53
Filou53
Jun 23, 2022
3.0.5
0.0
Jun 23, 2022
0.0
Version: 3.0.5
Free ? yes but for 20 feeds only... just for test it. It was a very good product. I used it for years. But now, it's based on subscription... Bye, bye Readkit !
476429
476429
Feb 15, 2016
2.4.2
5.0
Feb 15, 2016
5.0
Version: 2.4.2
I have been using ReadKit for a couple of years now and I love it. Lots of features and access to various services like Pocket, Readability, etc. Performance is great. No problems at all.

Someone mentioned CPU usage. It's in the background right now and it's using 0% CPU. I'm currently running it on OS X 10.11.3

When I had some questions about the app, the developer was very responsive.

I highly recommend it.
FreeWizard
FreeWizard
Feb 9, 2015
2.4.2
5.0
Feb 9, 2015
5.0
Version: 2.4.2
Three of my fav services in one app Instapaper/Pinboard/Feedly
Jazzyguy
Jazzyguy
Oct 14, 2014
2.4.0
0.5
Oct 14, 2014
0.5
Version: 2.4.0
Don't BUY This App. If you have problem the support that is listed on their page doesn't bother to answer. I have written to their support address 6 times and got no reply. They do not appreciate their users and you should not patronize them.The app is extremely slow and I employed a technique given by Mikeaugustleo to cure it from the MAJOR beach balling it did. The developer was no help at all. 1/2 a star for an uncooperative developer.
Menega
Menega
May 21, 2014
2.4.0
3.0
May 21, 2014
3.0
Version: 2.4.0
Very good product with a problem would appreciate being fixed: I use RSS to download the current articles / papers / technical journals table of contents / patents / whatever technical information... This is always relevant info... No expiration data... So it is a problem that the software only let me keep this info for 10 weeks! Should have an option to stay forever!
drbillyshears
drbillyshears
May 10, 2016
4.5
May 10, 2016
4.5
Version: null
476429
476429
Feb 15, 2016
5.0
Feb 15, 2016
5.0
Version: null
scherf@byom.de
scherf@byom.de
Nov 16, 2015
4.5
Nov 16, 2015
4.5
Version: null
FreeWizard
FreeWizard
Feb 9, 2015
5.0
Feb 9, 2015
5.0
Version: null
WetNet
WetNet
Nov 7, 2014
5.0
Nov 7, 2014
5.0
Version: null
Jazzyguy
Jazzyguy
Oct 14, 2014
0.5
Oct 14, 2014
0.5
Version: null
Okuyukashī
Okuyukashī
Aug 25, 2014
5.0
Aug 25, 2014
5.0
Version: null
Menega
Menega
May 21, 2014
3.0
May 21, 2014
3.0
Version: null
anonymous-antlion-151582
Apr 21, 2014
3.0
Version: null
aaffonso
aaffonso
Feb 20, 2014
4.0
Feb 20, 2014
4.0
Version: null
Mikeaugustleo
Mikeaugustleo
Jan 13, 2014
4.5
Jan 13, 2014
4.5
Version: null
Gryffin
Gryffin
Oct 2, 2013
4.5
Oct 2, 2013
4.5
Version: null
Dana_Nau
Dana_Nau
Sep 30, 2013
5.0
Sep 30, 2013
5.0
Version: null
s-peter
s-peter
Sep 26, 2013
4.0
Sep 26, 2013
4.0
Version: null
fonginator
fonginator
Sep 23, 2013
4.5
Sep 23, 2013
4.5
Version: null
Danio
Danio
Sep 22, 2013
5.0
Sep 22, 2013
5.0
Version: null
Julsa1
Julsa1
Aug 28, 2013
5.0
Aug 28, 2013
5.0
Version: null
anonymous-snipe-293
anonymous-snipe-293
Aug 25, 2013
4.0
Aug 25, 2013
4.0
Version: null
Hal2007
Hal2007
Jul 13, 2013
5.0
Jul 13, 2013
5.0
Version: null