# Rssguard (open-source email and calendar app)

> Rssguard is a free, open-source email and calendar app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Feed reader (podcast player, basic XMPP client and also Gemini protocol client) which supports RSS/ATOM/JSON and many web-based feed services. It has 2,792 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license.

Package names include web for the full Qt WebEngine viewer or text for the smaller, simpler QTextBrowser viewer. macOS packages end in mac64intel for Intel Macs or mac64arm for Apple Silicon. See Downloads & Installation for help choosing a package.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/martinrotter/rssguard |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 2,792 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Email & calendar |
| Latest release | 5.2.5 (Aug 20, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/martinrotter/rssguard/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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