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Electric Sheep – A News Reader

Electric Sheep – A News Reader

by richardfsr·Jun 22, 2026·4 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●MidCozyNiche Gem

Yet another RSS reader when Feedly, Feedbin, and Miniflux already exist.

Strengths
  • •Latest view showing newest post per feed helps manage noisy subscriptions.
  • •OPML import and bookmarklet make onboarding straightforward.
  • •Clean typography and layout prioritizes readability over engagement metrics.
Weaknesses
  • •No differentiation from established privacy-focused readers like Miniflux or FreshRSS.
  • •Free signup requirement when many self-hosted alternatives exist at zero cost.
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

RSS users tired of algorithmic feeds and ad-heavy readers

Post Description

Electric Sheep is a news (RSS) reader that contains no tracking, no ads, and no algorithms. It shows posts from feeds that you follow in reverse chronological order.

I made it to meet my own needs but wonder if anyone else has similar requirements as me. I spent a lot of time on the layout, colours and fonts to make it highly readable. There's simple Today, This Week and Latest groupings. Latest shows the newest post from each feed that you follow, which is helpful if some feeds become too noisy and start to overwhelm your feed.

You can add feeds in multiple ways:

1. Directly add an rss url 2. Import an OPML file 3. Using the bookmarklet 4. Subscribe to a pre selected variety of feeds (good for getting started)

It's free to sign-up and use, if you do give it and try and have any feedback, let me know here.

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