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RSS Guard v5.2.3

👉 Cross-platform open-source feed reader for RSS, ATOM, JSON and podcast feeds.

RSS Guard is a lightweight yet powerful feed reader designed for reading and managing RSS, ATOM, JSON, and podcast feeds in one place. It provides a clean and organized interface that allows users to subscribe to multiple feeds, categorize them, and read articles efficiently. RSS Guard supports both local feed management and synchronization with several online services, making it suitable for users who want to keep track of news, blogs, podcasts, and other syndicated content across multiple devices.

The application includes a built-in feed downloader, powerful filtering options, customizable article views, and a flexible plugin architecture. RSS Guard also features advanced feed management tools such as article labeling, filtering rules, and automatic feed updates. Its modular design and open-source nature allow for extensive customization and long-term flexibility, making it a strong choice for users who prefer a privacy-friendly alternative to cloud-based feed readers.




Features:
• Supports RSS, ATOM, and JSON feed formats
• Built-in podcast support with episode management
• Feed synchronization with supported online services
• Customizable article viewer and reading layout
• Powerful filtering and feed processing rules
• Feed categories and organizational tools
• Built-in feed downloader with automatic updates
• Article labeling and tagging options
• Plugin-based architecture for extended functionality
• OPML import and export for feed migration
• Notification system for new feed items
• Open-source and privacy-focused design

Supported operating systems:
• Windows 10, Windows 11
• macOS
• Linux

Supported languages:
English, Czech, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Turkish

Changes:
v5.2.3 07-23-26
Added:
Highlighting the Windows taskbar after feed-fetching errors can now be disabled in settings.
Article and feed list titles now use available horizontal space by default.
Feed fetching can now be paused or resumed from the tray icon menu. When paused and there are no unread articles, a pause symbol is shown in the tray icon and Windows taskbar badge.
Windows taskbar previews can now show buttons for pausing feed fetching, fetching all feeds, and opening settings.
Article filters can now be generated with a visual rule builder for common conditions and actions, without writing JavaScript. (#930)
Article-list notifications can now switch pages with the mouse wheel while hovering the article list.
Custom skin colors can now be reset all at once to the colors defined by the current skin.
Image height optional limit returns. Now you can set image height separately for enclosures and for main article content. (#2339)
Show some additional information when hovering author/feed/date header in article previewer. (#2346)
Minimal-* skins now have separator drawn between article header and article body. (#2345)
RSS Guard now asks for confirmation before assigning or removing an article filter for all feeds in a folder or by using "Check all"/"Uncheck all". (#2355)
Errors in article filters (like bad syntax) now causes the feed marked as failed (instead of failing silently like it was up until now).

Fixed:
Importing from RSS Guard 4.x now preserves feeds with the same URL in different folders. (#2155)
Article preview URLs with anchors now open the complete original address. (#2367)
Article-list column layouts are now saved reliably when switching between feeds and folders.
Article viewer now stays visible when configured to do so.
Article list order is now stable when articles have identical values in the selected sort columns. (#2361)
Article-list notifications now handle paging more reliably.
Errors preventing an account's feeds from starting to update are now reported correctly.
Failed loading of articles no longer crashes the application when no feed or folder is selected.
Weekly article filters now handle local dates and the New Year boundary correctly.
Database cleanup errors no longer leave the cleanup dialog unusable.
Incompatible external databases no longer cause an unintended fallback to a new local database.
Articles with custom metadata containing special characters are now stored correctly.
MariaDB databases with special characters in their names are now handled correctly.
Invalid article-filter results no longer cause incoming articles to be silently discarded.
Article-filter duplicate checks now handle large accounts much faster, particularly when isAlreadyInDatabase* functions are used.
Testing an article filter with a folder or account selected no longer crashes when the filter accesses feed details.
Article filters now handle malformed XML data correctly.
Article-filter testing no longer crashes when no account or feed is available.
Failed article-filter saves no longer leave the active filter out of sync with its saved version.
Invalid article-filter import files now report an error instead of appearing to import successfully.
Failed article-filter removals no longer leave the active filtering state inconsistent.
Failed article-filter assignment changes no longer leave feeds in an inconsistent state.
Deferred article-state synchronization is now checked safely while accounts are updating.
Deleting an account now also removes its pending article-state cache.
Repeated MariaDB connection tests no longer leave temporary database connections behind.
Database worker cleanup is now handled safely during application shutdown.
Manually processing existing articles with a filter now preserves filter changes to their read state.
Gmail plugin now correctly fills-in full e-mail address of a recipient when the recipient is selected from drop-down list of recipients.
Miniflux sends "weird" enclosure information, so tweak was made to account for it. (#2354)
Row state is updated more properly when switching article importance. (#2341)
Wrong filtering indication when there was no active filter in feed list. (#2352)
Fixed some cache-related problems when editing accounts.
Vulkan SDK library is deployed now on Windows if needed. (#2350)
When opening article with external tool from article list, it will get marked if the behavior is enabled in settings. (#2344)
When an article is unread and is "selected" via right-mouse click then the column sorting or phrase filtering does not mark the article read anymore. (#2347)





Note: Downloads are now split into viewer-specific variants, so you can choose either the lighter text-based viewer or the fuller WebEngine-based viewer.

This download is for the Windows 10/11 text-based installer version (very bottom of page).
All other download assets are below:



Other Windows text-based:
rssguard-5.2.3-text-qt6-win10.7z
rssguard-5.2.3-text-qt5-win7.exe
rssguard-5.2.3-text-qt5-win7.7z

Windows WebEngine-based:
rssguard-5.2.3-web-qt6-win10.exe
rssguard-5.2.3-web-qt6-win10.7z
rssguard-5.2.3-web-qt5-win7.exe
rssguard-5.2.3-web-qt5-win7.7z

macOS text-based:
rssguard-5.2.3-text-qt6-mac64.dmg

macOS WebEngine-based:
rssguard-5.2.3-web-qt6-mac64.dmg

Linux text-based:
rssguard-5.2.3-text-qt6-linux64.AppImage
rssguard-5.2.3-text-qt6-linux64.AppImage.zsync
rssguard-5.2.3-text-qt5-linux64.AppImage
rssguard-5.2.3-text-qt5-linux64.AppImage.zsync

Linux WebEngine-based:
rssguard-5.2.3-web-qt6-linux64.AppImage
rssguard-5.2.3-web-qt6-linux64.AppImage.zsync
rssguard-5.2.3-web-qt5-linux64.AppImage
rssguard-5.2.3-web-qt5-linux64.AppImage.zsync


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Downloads Views Developer Last Update Version Size Type Rank
5,900 14,646 Martin Rotter Jul 24, 2026 - 12:36 5.2.3 133.19MB EXE 5/5, out of 99 Votes.
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