# NewsBlur

9 Hacker News commenters recommended NewsBlur and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend NewsBlur as a web-based RSS reader for a feed of only chosen sources, with filters for users and words.

## Why people recommend it

- Filters for users and words (2 comments): "You just need a reader which has features to filter out certain users and words" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48447302)) "has a nice training/filtering facility" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49310435))
- Classic web-based RSS reader styling (2 comments): "if you're looking for a web-based RSS reader, I can also highly recommend newsblur" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46981126)) "I do like how it has that classic Newsblur styling" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47176870))
- Satisfied long-term users (2 comments): "I used Newsblur for a while, and found it quite good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47298546)) "happy customer for many years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49844578))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [NetNewsWire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/netnewswire.md): 79 recommend
- [Miniflux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/miniflux.md): 27 recommend
- [FreshRSS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/freshrss.md): 26 recommend
- [Inoreader](https://hackerapproved.com/p/inoreader.md): 20 recommend
- [Newsboat](https://hackerapproved.com/p/newsboat.md): 12 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.newsblur.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "NewsBlur", https://hackerapproved.com/p/newsblur/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).