NewsBlur is an American
software
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company based in
New York City
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and
San Francisco
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. NewsBlur is an open-source RSS reader that allows users to subscribe to various content types, including newsletters and YouTube channels, and offers features like full-article reading, story change tracking, and IFTTT integration. Available on iOS, Android, and the web, NewsBlur offers a limited free tier and a low-cost Premium plan with expanded capabilities and unlimited feeds. Furthermore, the software powering NewsBlur is available and is published in an open-source application, licensed under the MIT License. Limited access to the service is free for up to 64 sites; unlimited access is available for an annual subscription fee.
The company was founded in 2009 by Samuel Clay. In March 2013, following an announcement by
Google
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that they would be shutting down their popular
Google Reader
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news reader service, NewsBlur's subscriber base immediately rose from about 1,500 users to over 60,000.
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Software companies based in New York (state)
Software companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
Software companies established in 2009
News aggregators
Free software companies
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2009 establishments in New York (state)