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24 alternatives to Troogl – A new way to read the news

Real-time insights into the news you read :newspaper: - samueldobbie/troogl-extension

Troogl is a news reading application that launched in January 2022. It offers an alternative approach to consuming news content, available through its GitHub repository. The tool is designed for people looking for a… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Troogl – A new way to read the news launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Troogl▲106
Real-time insights into the news articles you read
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
2
Tapglue▲251
Build a Facebook-like news feed into your app in no time
2015 · tapglue.com · its alternatives →
3
Google News▲516
An all-new Google News powered by AI
2018 · news.google.com · its alternatives →
4
Hash Tab▲155
A trending news story with every new tab.
2016 · thehash.today · its alternatives →
5
Nuzzel 2.0▲326
Discover top news stories & feeds from your friends
2015 · nuzzel.com · its alternatives →
6
Circa News 3▲313
CliffsNotes for news. Follow stories that matter to you.
2014 · its alternatives →
7
Blazing News▲64
A real time summarised news feed app
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
8AA
An alternative RSS reader and search engine for news and content▲86
2020 · newsandrumors.com · its alternatives →
9
NewSub▲158
The smartest way to read the news
2024 · link-hitclub.win · its alternatives →
10
Slower News▲133
Don't spend a shit-ton of time filtering trivia. Contribute to slowernews/slowernews development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
11
Newsblok▲185
Create daily bite size newsletter with AI
2023 · its alternatives →
12
NewsTab▲67
This extension is for those who needs news from all sources.
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
13
TLDR 2.0 ▲187
Bitesized, customizable news via a chrome extension
2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
14
Slack-News▲116
Read news from multiple sources within Slack by just typing
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
15
Rowe▲112
News in your Chrome tab that learns your preferences
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
16AN
A New Tool to Understand and Visualize the News▲90
2019 · newsphere.org · its alternatives →
17
HackerNews as default tab (chrome extension)▲54
2014 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
18
GNews - Google News Reader▲67
Unofficial app for Google News RSS service
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
19
NewsTab▲88
A single place to read and share the news you care about.
2016 · its alternatives →
20
ctrl tab▲89
replace your new tab page with the data that matters to you
2018 · runewild.ws · its alternatives →
21
SocialBob News▲87
Witty news for busy people
2023 · its alternatives →
22
Pluggdin▲85
RSS feed and AI had a cute tech news baby
2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
23
bbcli – A TUI and CLI to browse BBC News like a hacker▲83
hey hn! I (re)built this TUI tool for browsing BBC News in the terminal, it uses an RSS feed for getting headlines and previews and you can read articles too. Try it out and let me know what you think! :)
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
24
Muck Rack Trends▲84
Google Trends for analyzing news articles
2020 · muckrack.com · its alternatives →

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