NewsBlur
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NewsBlur is a personal news reader bringing people together to talk about the world. A new sound of an old instrument.
NewsBlur is popular for a reason. While also being the oldest surviving RSS news reader, it is used by many news organizations, popular blogs, editors, and individual readers to keep up with the world.
Let's talk about major features:
* Read an unlimited number of RSS subscriptions
* Offline support for stories and images
* Full text extracts the whole story and is sticky per-feed
* Gestures and long presses for feeds and stories
* Share and comment on the news with friends
* Meet new people who share the same interests
* Autoscrolling of text for hands-free reading
* Collapsible folders
* Saved stories with tagging
* Mark stories as unread
* Read by oldest/newest first
* Filter by unread/all stories
* Search for stories by feed or folder
* Send to Facebook/Twitter/Instapaper/Pocket/Evernote/email/etc
* Landscape view
* Customizable offline sync settings
You can also optionally subscribe with a NewsBlur Premium Subscription
* Subscribe to an unlimited number of sites
* Sites you subscribe to are updated up to 10x more often
* Read by folder with the river of news
* Search sites and folders
* Save stories with searchable tags
* Privacy options for your blurblog (shared stories)
* Custom RSS feeds for folders and saved stories
* Use the Text view which conveniently extracts the full original story
The subscription is auto-renewable which means that once purchased it will be auto-renewed every year until you cancel it 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Duration of the subscription is 1 year. Your iTunes Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage your Subscription and Auto-Renewal by going to your Account Settings.
You may access the privacy policy at https://www.newsblur.com/privacy, and the terms of use at https://www.newsblur.com/tos.
more Fixes All Site Stories on iPhone and iPad so it once again includes every site you subscribe to, not just the ones inside a folder. If your river looked suspiciously like one of your folders after upgrading to 14.5.1, this is the fix. Also fixes duplicate thumbs-up / thumbs-down icons appearing next to classifier highlights in the story text view.
14.5.2 5 days ago
Fixed a bug where "All Site Stories" could show different stories depending on which feeds were visible in the sidebar. The story list now reliably includes all feeds with unread stories, regardless of scroll position or collapsed folders.
14.5.1 6 days ago
Story clustering controls - New preference to choose between title-match-only clusters and title-plus-related clusters. Each clustered story now shows a color-coded tier badge so you can see why it was grouped.
14.5 12 Apr
- Fixed iPad story page redrawing when scrolling the story titles list triggers pagination
- Fixed story titles list jumping back to the selected story on pagination
- Fixed footer row scroll-read not marking the last story as read
- Fixed stale story header color after paging between stories
- Fixed reader refresh causing scroll-read regressions
- Fixed daily briefing notification routing
- Fixed Mac app runaway pagination in grid view
- Fixed crash on Related Sites button in folder view on iPhone
14.4.1 9 Apr
Story Clustering: When multiple sites cover the same story, NewsBlur now groups them together. Clustered stories appear inline beneath the original, showing the feed icon, title, thumbnail, and how long ago it was published. Tap any cluster to jump straight to that version. Premium Archive subscribers see all clusters; free users see the top match.
Daily Briefing: A new Daily Briefing appears at the top of your feed list, surfacing the most important stories from your subscriptions. Sections are collapsible so you can focus on what matters.
Super Dislike Classifier: The intelligence trainer now supports super dislike, a stronger signal that overrides thumbs up matches. Long press the dislike button in any classifier pill to activate it.
iPad Improvements: Swipe from the left edge to reveal the feed list on iPad. Fixed a duplicate fullscreen button and improved sidebar state sync.
Visual Polish: Refined the sepia theme with a darker story separator and improved story header gradient. Increased score indicator opacity on read stories. Removed extra borders from story cells and cluster rows for a cleaner look.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed classifier highlights and scope matching
- Fixed Mac Catalyst runaway pagination in grid view
- Fixed story clustering preferences dismissing on iPhone
- Fixed crash on Related Sites in folder view on iPhone
- Fixed story titles scroll snap-back during pagination
14.4 2 Apr
True black theme improvements - Feed cells, story cells, and the story detail webview now use absolute black backgrounds in the Black theme, eliminating any dark gray tinting for OLED screens.
Fullscreen story reading mode - Tap the fullscreen button to temporarily hide the feed list and story titles, giving you a distraction-free reading experience. Available on iPad.
iPad edge swipe to reveal feeds - Swipe from the left edge of the screen to bring back the feed list while in fullscreen or collapsed sidebar mode.
Bug fixes:
- Fixed iPhone story detail push animation regression
- Fixed a crash when replying to comments from iOS
- Fixed duplicate fullscreen button appearing on iPad
- Fixed edge swipe triggering before sidebar state was synced
14.3 26 Mar
Version 14.2:
iPad Column Layout Overhaul
- Completely reworked iPad story sidebar behavior across all column modes (auto, split view, fullscreen overlay)
- Fixed story titles permanently hiding when tapping a story in Auto columns mode
- Hardware keyboard navigation now works reliably across feeds sidebar, story list, and story detail
- Portrait iPad sidebar refined for smoother transitions
Keyboard Shortcuts
- Added Shift+A mark-all-read across all views (previously only worked in feed detail)
- New keyboard shortcuts help modal — press ? to see all available shortcuts organized by tab
Notifications
- Tapping a push notification now opens a river of notification-enabled feeds instead of the individual feed,
making it much easier to find the story
Ask AI
- Fixed follow-up conversations breaking when the conversation ended with an assistant message
Other Improvements
- Tap the feed title gradient bar in river views to jump to that feed
- Fixed folder rename for deeply nested folders (3+ levels)
- Fixed case-insensitive folder deduplication and exact name matching
- Fixed duplicate payment records from concurrent receipt submissions
- Fixed crash from nil feed ID when saving comment replies
- Fixed scene disconnection race condition
- Restored discover usage tracking
14.2 21 Mar
New in v14.1:
- Text, URL, and regex classifiers for the intelligence trainer. Train stories by matching text content, URL segments, or
regular expression patterns in titles, story text, and URLs
- Classifier scope support: apply training rules to a single feed, an entire folder, or globally across all feeds (Premium
Archive)
- Regex classifiers are gated to Pro subscribers
- Scope toggle icons on trainer capsules show where each rule applies
Improved
- Story list separator colors now follow the active theme
- Feed list toolbar buttons moved inward to avoid clipping on iPhone rounded corners
- Text classifier matches are highlighted directly in the story detail view
- Modernized sheet presentations for trainer, add site, friends, feed chooser, and notifications dialogs
Fixed
- Story detail pane on iPad and Mac now correctly updates when server stories replace cached stories on launch
- Regex popover and input styling on Mac Catalyst
- Ask AI popover height on Mac Catalyst
14.1 10 Mar
NewsBlur 14 is the biggest update in years! A redesigned app with powerful new features and full support for iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe.
Dashboard: Your favorite feeds at a glance, right at the top of the feeds list. Add, remove, and rearrange feeds to build your own briefing.
Ask AI: Ask questions about any story. Choose your preferred AI model and toggle thinking mode for deeper answers.
Discover Sites: Find related sites from any feed or folder. Preview them with a try-feed banner before subscribing.
List & Magazine Views: Two new story layouts. List shows compact rows; Magazine shows taller rows with larger thumbnails.
Mark Story Read Options: Mark read on scroll, on selection, after a time interval, or manually.
Premium Pro: A new tier with higher limits and additional features.
Redesigned for iOS 26: Transparent toolbars, draggable column dividers, sidebar toggles, sheet presentations, and a
scroll-to-hide toolbar that follows your reading.
More new features: Custom feed and folder icons. Collapse-all/expand-all on All Site Stories. Pinch-to-zoom any image.
Unmute individual feeds. Warmer Sepia theme. Default theme now follows your system appearance.
Mac Catalyst: Dismiss modals with Escape, auto-hide sidebar below 900pt, and trackpad swipe gestures.
Dozens of bug fixes for stability, performance, and layout across iPhone and iPad.
14.0 5 Mar
- Fixed unexpected blank space at the top of the screen on iPhone SE.
- Fixed an unnecessary divider after the last story in the widget.
13.1.11 20/11/2025
- Fixed the All Shared Stories section appearing when not following anyone.
- Fixed site contextual menu icons being too large.
13.1.10 08/11/2025
Some widget interaction improvements:
- Fixed an occasional crash when choosing a story in a widget.
- Improved reliability of finding the story.
- Prevented marking the first story as read when finding a story, if the setting to select the first story is chosen.
13.1.8 04/02/2025
- Fixed images in stories sometimes appearing too large.
13.1.7 23/01/2025
- Fixed the wrong story sometimes being selected when first opening the app.
13.1.6 28/12/2024
- Fixed cached story images not rendering on iOS 18.
13.1.5 04/12/2024
- Fixed the top of the first story sometimes being scrolled off the top of the feed list on iPhone.
13.1.4 24/11/2024
- Fixed the feeds list leaving a space after all stories read.
- Fixed swiping to mark story as read/unread right after loading marking a different story.
- Fixed saved searches not appearing.
- Fixed the icon for the Delete Saved Search command.
- Tweaked the position of the unread indicator when selecting a story title.
13.1.3 13/11/2024
- Updates to the widget, theme colors, loading of icons when offline, and backend work in prep for the macOS app
- Fixes a crash on iOS 16
13.1.1 12/08/2024
- Updates to the widget, theme colors, loading of icons when offline, and backend work in prep for the macOS app
13.1 09/08/2024
Introducing the Grid view. Large thumbnails in a magazine-like format, where you can see a customizable number of story previews at once. Works beautifully for both iPhone and iPad.
13.0 05/12/2023
- Feed icons are preserved between app launches, helping get you to stories quicker
- Opening a folder on startup no longer occasionally fails to open the full folder
- Notifications will now reliably open the story you select
12.1.0 06/10/2023
- Restored double-tapping on stories on iPhone opens the original story
- Fixed an issue where accidentally double-tapping on story titles would open the original story when you intended to open the feed text
- Deleting and moving top-level feeds now works again
- Fixed a crash when opening notifications for sites that are also top-level
12.0.6 24/01/2023
- Images are no longer blown up out of proportion if not wide enough to fill the screen
- Fixed a performance issue for people with a lot of feeds in subfolders
12.0.5 02/12/2022
Fixes crashes when marking feeds as read and automatically moving to the next Unread Stories feed.
12.0.4 22/11/2022
This version fixes all of the known issues around the v12 upgrade. This includes fixes for the feed list showing a blank line for read feeds after reading them and a fix for double tapping story titles sometimes opening the original story instead of the feed story.
12.0.3 17/11/2022
Fixes All Site Stories on iPhone and iPad so it once again includes every site you subscribe to, not just the ones inside a folder. If your river looked suspiciously like one of your folders after upgrading to 14.5.1, this is the fix. Also fixes duplicate thumbs-up / thumbs-down icons appearing next to classifier highlights in the story text view.
more Version 14.5.2 5 days ago
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