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BazQux Reader
What BazQux Reader is
BazQux Reader brings website feeds and social pages into one place, where users can read without ads and tracking. It can display full text from truncated articles and social links, and lets readers read and follow article comments. Search covers feeds and tagged articles; filters and smart streams help organize what appears. Articles can be shown in list, mosaic, magazine, expanded, or mixed views, then starred, tagged, shared by email, Twitter, or Facebook, or saved to Pocket, Instapaper, or Pinboard. Offline reading is supported, along with Google Reader and Fever APIs and third-party clients for listed platforms. The service supports up to 3,000 feeds and 500 filters or smart streams combined. Unread articles are retained, subject to a total of 500 read and unread articles per feed. Refresh timing varies from 15–45 minutes to more than three hours depending on the latest article; WebSub feeds update in real time. Pricing starts at $30/yr with a 30-day trial; listed plans are $50 a year and $249, paid once. Readers cannot post comments directly from the service.
Who it suits
It suits people who want to combine website and social feeds with search, filters, multiple reading views, and offline reading. Its feed and filter limits may also suit readers managing a large collection.
What it does well
- Supports up to 3000 feeds.
- Combines website feeds with Facebook, Telegram, and VK pages.
- Offers full-text extraction and offline reading.
- Supports five display views and feed search.
- Saves articles to Pocket, Instapaper, or Pinboard.
What to know first
- No free plan; pricing starts at $30/yr.
- Directly posting comments is not implemented.
- Each feed is limited to 500 read and unread articles.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Lifetime subscription | $249 for a lifetime subscription · Up to 3000 feeds · Up to 500 filters or smart streams | $249, paid once |
| Annual subscription | $50 annually · Up to 3000 feeds · Up to 500 filters or smart streams | $50 a year |
As bazqux.com lists them, read 29 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
BazQux Reader combines feed and social reading with search, filtering, offline access, and several ways to save or share articles. Consider the per-feed article cap and the lack of direct comment posting, alongside its paid plans.
Facts from BazQux Reader's own pages
- Article retention
- Unread articles are kept forever, subject to a limit of 500 total read and unread articles per feed. · bazqux.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Feed and filter limits
- Users can subscribe to or import up to 3000 feeds and create up to 500 filters or smart streams combined. · bazqux.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Feed reading
- BazQux Reader lets users follow websites in one place and read without ads and tracking. · bazqux.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Full text and comments
- The reader can display full content from truncated articles and social media links, and lets users read and follow article comments. · bazqux.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Infrastructure
- The privacy policy says its main servers are in Germany and a few US servers are used as proxies and for backups. · bazqux.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Integrations and clients
- The service supports Google Reader and Fever APIs and lists third-party clients for iOS, macOS, Android, Windows and Linux/BSD text consoles. · bazqux.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Maker
- The FAQ describes BazQux Reader as a one-person project. · bazqux.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Notable limitation
- Posting comments directly from the reader is not implemented and is not planned for the near future. · bazqux.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says it does not sell or redistribute personal information, keeps order information off its servers except for the order ID, and retains IP-containing webserver logs for one week. · bazqux.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Reading tools
- Features include feed and tagged-article search, filters, smart streams, and list, mosaic, magazine, expanded and mixed views. · bazqux.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Refresh frequency
- Feed refresh frequency varies from every 15–45 minutes to more than 3 hours depending on the age of the latest article, while WebSub feeds update in real time. · bazqux.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Save and share
- Users can star or tag articles, share by email, Twitter or Facebook, and save to Pocket, Instapaper or Pinboard. · bazqux.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Social feeds
- Users can follow Facebook, Telegram and VK pages alongside websites. · bazqux.com, 29 Sept 2026
- Support
- The maker says the paid service offers customer support and invites questions by email at [email protected]. · bazqux.com, 29 Sept 2026
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