Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to The Newsletter Index ✉️✉️✉️
A Free And Open-Source Index For Newsletters And RSS Feeds
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Newsletter Index ✉️✉️✉️ launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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The easiest way to email a link digest to your fans
2016 · refind.com · its alternatives →
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All-in-one dashboard to launch & grow your newsletter
2020 · newsletteros.com · its alternatives →
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Hi all! Excited to share rss2newsletter after completing dev work for the initial release. The idea for this project came out of necessity, as I wanted to share my articles via email newsletter. I was looking for a super minimal, lightweight, and open source solution, and when none existed, I decided to create one. For any sizable number of email recipients, a popular platform like Mailchimp will easily cost you hundreds or even thousands per month in per-contact fees. rss2newsletter, on the other hand, allows you to use Amazon SES, so you can reach your audience at pennies on the dollar.…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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CLI tool to write and send newsletters in Markdown
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A search engine for independent newsletters
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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The best RSS Search experience you can find. Contribute to davidesantangelo/dato.rss development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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NewsletterStash▲252A curated directory of the best newsletters
2015 · newsletterstash.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · search.feedi.me · its alternatives →
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I developed a small tool to find RSS feeds for websites. You can try it out here: https://lighthouseapp.io/tools/feed-finder In >90% of cases the standard way of checking meta tags is enough to find the feeds. But my goal for this tool is that it finds feeds regardless if they're linked somewhere or not. That if this feed finder doesn't find a feed, no feed exists. It's a big goal and admittedly not there yet, but it does a few things that are a step in that direction. * Checks meta tags of parent pages (sometimes the article itself doesn't have the meta tag, but the main…
2024 · its alternatives →
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Substack Reader▲173Substacks RSS Reader for their newsletters
2020 · substack.com · its alternatives →
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Listmonk 1.0▲110Self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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NetNewsWire 7▲108Free and open source RSS reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad
Jan 2026 · netnewswire.com · its alternatives →
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FeedRiv▲97A simple open source feed reader to tag and rate items
2024 · feedriv.com · its alternatives →
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Display your newsletter stats on your website for free.
2020 · sparkloop.app · its alternatives →
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2020 · newsandrumors.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN! I've been working on this new open-source project called [name-redacted]. It is a simple and powerful RSS reader for the web with a modern UI, PWA support, and a built-in article reader. Visit it at [link-redacted] View our GitHub repo at [link-redacted]
2024 · its alternatives →
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2014 · blog.twg.ca · its alternatives →
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NewsletterDB▲100All-in-one data platform for newsletter writers and sponsors
2023 · its alternatives →
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