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NetNewsWire: free and open-source feed reader for macOS and iOS (10k stars) What it does All text below is quoted directly from the project README. >NetNewsWire is a free and open-source feed reader for macOS and iOS. NetNewsWire: - It supports RSS, Atom, JSON Feed, and RSS-in-JSON formats. - You can report bugs and make feature requests here on GitHub. You can also read change notes for current and previous releases. - Every community member is expected to abide by the code of conduct which is included in the Contributing page. - You can build and test NetNewsWire without a paid developer account. - You can locally override the Xcode settings for code signing by creating a DeveloperSettings.xcconfig file locally at the appropriate path. - You can do this in one of two ways: using the included setup.sh script or by creating the folder structure and file manually. - Now you should be able to build without code signing errors and without modifying the NetNewsWire Xcode project. >git clone Ranchero-Software/NetNewsWire Repository Ranchero-Software/NetNewsWire Repository stats |Metric|Value| |:-|:-| |Stars|10,475| |Forks|771| |Last release|iOS-7.2-7221 (2026-10-11)| |Languages|Swift 64.1%, HTML 24.2%, CSS 6.1%| |Contributors|88| |AI contributor accounts (Claude / Codex / Cursor / Copilot)|claude: 4| |AI co-authored commits|Claude: 3| Main contributor |Field|Value| |:-|:-| |Name|Brent Simmons| |GitHub|@brentsimmons| |Commits to this repo|5,503 (top contributor)| |Bio|Writes NetNewsWire.| |Website|netnewswire.com| |Followers|755| |Public repos|8| |On GitHub since|2012-01-01| ────────────────────────────── 📌 How many great GitHub repos have you discovered and completely forgotten about? Don't let another useful tool disappear into your Reddit feed. Get the community's best repos, organized by category, plus key takeaways from real developer discussions, delivered to your inbox twice a week. 📬 Never lose track of great repos again. Subscribe free.