News Explorer 2.2.11
News Explorer is a full-featured yet easy-to-use RSS, JSON, Atom, Reddit, YouTube, Podcast, Bluesky and Mastodon news reader with iCloud synchronization between Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV.
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About News Explorer
News Explorer is a full-featured yet easy-to-use RSS, JSON, Atom, Reddit, YouTube, Podcast, Bluesky and Mastodon news reader with iCloud synchronization between Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV.
Full iCloud Sync
• News Explorer syncs your feeds, filters, folders, articles including statuses, notes and tags, across all your Apple devices.
• Synchronization is based on iCloud, so there is no need to login or to sign up into any other service, it just works out of the box.
Smart Filters
• Filter your news according your own conditions and preferences, easily accessible from the feeds list.
• Filters customizations are synced across all your devices.
Automatic Reader View
• Use automatic Reader view to download and read the full text version of truncated articles from supported sources.
• News Explorer makes use of multiple parsers to offer the best Reader view results.
Article Comments
• Read article comments from other readers directly in the app.
• Works with RSS feeds that has comment feeds per article, YouTube feeds, Reddit feeds and Hacker News feeds.
• Also works with most feeds from websites that use Open Web comments.
Article Notes
• Create rich text notes, directly in the context of the article.
• Notes are synced via iCloud together with the related article.
Feed Settings
• All aspects of a feed like title, source link or icon, can be adjusted in the Feed settings dialog.
• Disable the feed temporarily or permanently.
• Override app settings for syncing, downloading comments and reading articles.
Feed Prefilters
• Prevent the app from downloading articles you don’t want to see or read.
• Prefilters are synced via iCloud, and can be easily configured on feed level in the Feed settings dialog.
Article Inspector
• Inspect metadata, tags, media, notes and comments of articles in the Inspector panel.
• View and add custom tags in the Metadata panel.
• Browse and download media, including podcasts, in the Media panel.
Article Tags
• Article categories of RSS articles are displayed in the Inspector panel as tags.
• Can be extended with your own tags.
• Custom tags are easily recognizable, and are synced via iCloud.
• Tags can be used as conditions in filters.
Local Account
• Add feeds to News Explorer that only exists on your device by activating the Local account option.
• The local account option can be used in addition to or instead of syncing with iCloud.
Reading Features
• Mark items as favorite for later reading.
• Navigate with one click to the original content.
• Full keyboard navigation.
• Full text search in the List and Timeline view.
• Mark as read while scrolling option.
• Image viewer to browse through all images of articles or feeds.
• Built-in sharing to Instapaper, Raindrop and Readwise.
• Share news items via Email, Messages and other services.
Configuration Features
• Countless settings to tweak layout, fonts, behaviors and more.
• Import and export feeds via OPML.
• Add new feeds via the Search new feeds or Add feed dialogs.
• Organize your feeds by assigning them to folders.
• Multiple themes, tint colors and app icons.
System Features
• Create automations with News Explorer actions in the Shortcuts app.
• Option to index articles with Spotlight.
• Local notifications for feeds selected in the Feeds Manager.
• Widgets with adjustable sources and fonts.
Multi Platform
You only need to buy two apps to cover all Apple platforms:
• News Explorer for Mac is available on the Mac App Store.
• News Explorer for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV is a universal purchase app, available on the App Store of the mentioned devices. On visionOS you can use the iPadOS edition of News Explorer.
Support
• News Explorer has an extensive help page on [link removed].
• If you still have questions or need support, email us at support@betamagic.nl.
If you like News Explorer then feel free to leave a review or a rating in the App Store, it helps us a lot!
License: Commercial
Full iCloud Sync
• News Explorer syncs your feeds, filters, folders, articles including statuses, notes and tags, across all your Apple devices.
• Synchronization is based on iCloud, so there is no need to login or to sign up into any other service, it just works out of the box.
Smart Filters
• Filter your news according your own conditions and preferences, easily accessible from the feeds list.
• Filters customizations are synced across all your devices.
Automatic Reader View
• Use automatic Reader view to download and read the full text version of truncated articles from supported sources.
• News Explorer makes use of multiple parsers to offer the best Reader view results.
Article Comments
• Read article comments from other readers directly in the app.
• Works with RSS feeds that has comment feeds per article, YouTube feeds, Reddit feeds and Hacker News feeds.
• Also works with most feeds from websites that use Open Web comments.
Article Notes
• Create rich text notes, directly in the context of the article.
• Notes are synced via iCloud together with the related article.
Feed Settings
• All aspects of a feed like title, source link or icon, can be adjusted in the Feed settings dialog.
• Disable the feed temporarily or permanently.
• Override app settings for syncing, downloading comments and reading articles.
Feed Prefilters
• Prevent the app from downloading articles you don’t want to see or read.
• Prefilters are synced via iCloud, and can be easily configured on feed level in the Feed settings dialog.
Article Inspector
• Inspect metadata, tags, media, notes and comments of articles in the Inspector panel.
• View and add custom tags in the Metadata panel.
• Browse and download media, including podcasts, in the Media panel.
Article Tags
• Article categories of RSS articles are displayed in the Inspector panel as tags.
• Can be extended with your own tags.
• Custom tags are easily recognizable, and are synced via iCloud.
• Tags can be used as conditions in filters.
Local Account
• Add feeds to News Explorer that only exists on your device by activating the Local account option.
• The local account option can be used in addition to or instead of syncing with iCloud.
Reading Features
• Mark items as favorite for later reading.
• Navigate with one click to the original content.
• Full keyboard navigation.
• Full text search in the List and Timeline view.
• Mark as read while scrolling option.
• Image viewer to browse through all images of articles or feeds.
• Built-in sharing to Instapaper, Raindrop and Readwise.
• Share news items via Email, Messages and other services.
Configuration Features
• Countless settings to tweak layout, fonts, behaviors and more.
• Import and export feeds via OPML.
• Add new feeds via the Search new feeds or Add feed dialogs.
• Organize your feeds by assigning them to folders.
• Multiple themes, tint colors and app icons.
System Features
• Create automations with News Explorer actions in the Shortcuts app.
• Option to index articles with Spotlight.
• Local notifications for feeds selected in the Feeds Manager.
• Widgets with adjustable sources and fonts.
Multi Platform
You only need to buy two apps to cover all Apple platforms:
• News Explorer for Mac is available on the Mac App Store.
• News Explorer for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV is a universal purchase app, available on the App Store of the mentioned devices. On visionOS you can use the iPadOS edition of News Explorer.
Support
• News Explorer has an extensive help page on [link removed].
• If you still have questions or need support, email us at support@betamagic.nl.
If you like News Explorer then feel free to leave a review or a rating in the App Store, it helps us a lot!
License: Commercial
| Release info | New Release on Jul 14, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Release notes | • Fixed parsing Bluesky feeds containing posts with the recently introduced image carousel feature. |
| Listing data | App Store |
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