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            "tagline": "Paid RSS reader with web, iOS, Mac and Android apps",
            "summary": "Feedbin is a paid RSS reader from Feedbin, Inc. that follows websites, newsletters, podcasts and YouTube channels. It syncs with iOS, Mac and Android apps and costs $7 a month or $70 a year after a 30-day trial.",
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            "tagline": "Free open-source RSS, Atom and JSON feed reader for macOS",
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