Want to keep up with the news without having to visit dozens of websites every day? Most sites, from the biggest publications to the smallest blogs, publish a specially formatted list of recent articles called an RSS feed (short for “really simple syndication”). RSS readers like the apps below consolidate those articles – and format them so you can read ad-free.

If you use an RSS service like Feedly, Feedbin or Feed Wrangler, the read/unread status of every article syncs across all your RSS apps on your Mac, iPhone and iPad.

The clean look of Unread makes reading a delight, from fonts chosen for readability to multiple light and dark themes. (Every view and feature also works with VoiceOver.) The app can download the full text of articles from summary-only RSS feeds, so everything is available when offline, and the Save to Unread feature lets you add individual articles from sites you don’t follow. The app supports multiple sync services, as well as the developer’s own Unread Cloud.

Reeder’s clean, iOS-inspired design makes it easy to scan hundreds of RSS articles (as well as your Instapaper queue), while Bionic Reading mode formats article text (by bolding certain characters, for example) to facilitate skimming.

Elegant and blazingly fast at both syncing and navigating your feeds, ReadKit syncs with every major RSS and read-later service, so all your content is in one place. Use folders and tags to organise feeds and articles, and enable Reader mode to read the full text of every article without switching to a browser view.

Customisation is key with Fiery Feeds. Go granular with font, alignment, margins and more. Use custom actions to quickly share stories or add them to a specific project in your favourite task manager. Smart Views gives you handy collections such as Short Articles, Long Articles and links trending across the sites you follow.

Elegant and blazingly fast at both syncing and navigating your feeds, ReadKit syncs with every major RSS and read-later service, so all your content is in one place. Use folders and tags to organise feeds and articles, and enable Reader mode to read the full text of every article without switching to a browser view.