A curated list of open-source news readers, content aggregators, and clients for various online platforms on Android. The list is sorted alphabetically.
| App Name | Description | Language | License | ⭐ Stars | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36krReader | A Material Design client for the Chinese tech news site 36kr.com. | Java |
Apache-2.0 |
370 | — |
| Android-Ganhuo | The official Android client for the Chinese tech content aggregator ganhuo.io. | Java |
Not specified | 289 | — |
| AndroidRivers | An "anxiety-free" news reader for Android, written in Kotlin. | Java |
GPL-3.0 |
321 | — |
| Book Dash | An app to download free children's books in different languages from the NPO. | Java |
Apache-2.0 |
712 |  |
| CrimeTalk Reader | A lightweight and minimalistic reader for CrimeTalk articles. (Archived) | Java |
Apache-2.0 |
64 | — |
| EffectiveAndroidUI | A sample project demonstrating best practices for the Android UI Layer (MVP/MVVM). | Java |
Apache-2.0 |
6.0k | — |
| FastHub | A feature-rich, open-source GitHub client for Android. | Kotlin |
Apache-2.0 |
5.7k | |
| Flym News Reader | A light, modern, and open-source RSS feed reader for Android. | Kotlin |
GPL-3.0 |
959 | — |
| frisbee | An Android application for members of Google Developer Groups (GDG). | Java |
Apache-2.0 |
265 | — |
| GitHot | An app to help you find the world's most popular projects and developers on GitHub. | Java |
Apache-2.0 |
378 | — |
| Hacker News (by manmal) | A simple and clean Hacker News client for Android. | Java |
Apache-2.0 |
495 | — |
| HackerNews-React-Native | A Hacker News client for iOS and Android, built with React Native. | JavaScript |
MIT |
3.7k | — |
| Hex for Hacker News | A snappy and fun Hacker News app with a focus on design. (Archived) | Java |
Apache-2.0 |
29 | — |
| Hummingbird | A modern client for the anime tracking website Hummingbird.me (now Kitsu). | Java |
GPL-3.0 |
62 |  |
| Idaily | A Zhihu Daily client based on MVVM architecture, using Dagger2, Retrofit2, and RxJava. | Java |
Apache-2.0 |
569 | — |
| ImportNew | The official Android app for the Chinese tech blog ImportNew.com. | CSS |
Apache-2.0 |
249 | — |
| Jager | An unofficial client for Product Hunt with a Material Design interface. (Archived) | Java |
GPL-3.0 |
75 | — |
| JianDan | A high-fidelity clone of the Chinese entertainment news app "JianDan". | Java |
Apache-2.0 |
758 | — |
| kickmaterial | A crowdfunding app concept showcasing new trends in Android development. | Kotlin |
Apache-2.0 |
1.6k | — |
| KuaiHu | A third-party client for the popular Chinese news aggregator zhihu.com. | Java |
Apache-2.0 |
692 | — |
| Leisure | An app that aggregates content from Zhihu Daily, Guokr, and Douban Books. | Java |
LGPL-3.0 |
549 |  |
| Materialistic | A feature-rich, Material Design Hacker News reader. | Java |
Apache-2.0 |
2.3k | — |
| Munch | A minimalistic and easy-to-use RSS reader application. (Archived) | Java |
MIT |
168 | — |
| MVVM Hacker News | An experimental Hacker News app using the MVVM pattern and Data Binding library. | Java |
Apache-2.0 |
882 | — |
| NEWS | An app that fetches the latest news from popular channels. | Java |
Not specified | 47 | — |
| Plaid | A beautiful showcase of Material Design that pulls news from Dribbble & Product Hunt. | Kotlin |
Apache-2.0 |
16.2k | |
| Predator for ProductHunt | A minimalistic client for Product Hunt to browse the latest products and collections. | Java |
MIT |
57 | — |
| Qiitanium | An unofficial Android application for the Japanese tech community Qiita. | Java |
MIT |
250 | — |
| RedReader | A fast, feature-rich, and accessibility-focused Reddit client. | Java |
GPL-3.0 |
2.5k | |
| scala-days-android | The official Android application for the Scala Days conferences. | Scala |
Apache-2.0 |
138 | — |
| Slide | A feature-packed, ad-free, and open-source Reddit browser for Android. | Java |
GPL-3.0 |
1.8k | — |
| somosOCO | A simple reader app for the "somos oco" Blogger blog. | Java |
Not specified | 6 | — |
| StartupNews | A client for Startup News, a social news site for startup founders. | Java |
Apache-2.0 |
332 | — |
| Tiny Tiny RSS | The official Android client for the self-hosted RSS reader, Tiny Tiny RSS. | Java |
GPL-3.0 |
741 | — |
| Upload to Commons | Allows users to upload photos from their Android device to Wikimedia Commons. | Kotlin |
Apache-2.0 |
1.2k | |
| Wikipedia | The official open-source Wikipedia application for Android. | Kotlin |
Apache-2.0 |
2.9k | |
| Yahnac | "Yet Another Hacker News Android Client." | Java |
Apache-2.0 |
633 | — |
| ZhiHuDaily-React-Native | A Zhihu Daily client implemented using React Native for Android. | JavaScript |
MIT |
3.7k | — |
| ZhihuDailyKotlin | A clone of the Zhihu Daily app, written entirely in Kotlin. | Kotlin |
MIT |
2 | — |
| ZhuanLan | A client for the "Zhuanlan" (Columns) section of the Zhihu platform. | Java |
Apache-2.0 |
723 | |
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