Want to keep up on the news without having to visit dozens of websites every day? Many 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 or Feedbin, 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.

Blazingly fast to navigate via the keyboard, ReadKit syncs with every major RSS and read-later service, so all your content is in one place. Use folders to organize feeds and articles, and enable Reader mode to read the full text of every article without switching to a browser view. But our favorite feature is Smart Folders—live-updated custom views that show all articles matching your criteria.

Customization 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 favorite task manager. Smart Views gives you handy collections such as Short Articles, Long Articles, and links trending across the sites you follow.

Like other readers, News Explorer syncs your feeds, read/unread status, folders, and more across devices—but it uses iCloud, so you don’t have to subscribe to yet another service. And the nifty Timeline view, which shows articles in a newspaper-like grid instead of a list, offers a unique way to browse your feeds.