Google News alternative

The Google News alternative where you decide.

Google News picks your stories for you — and "show fewer" is a suggestion to its algorithm, not a rule. Muuted does the opposite: you pick the sources, everything arrives newest first, and anything you don't want is muted by a rule you wrote and can always audit.

Rules, not suggestionsA review listYour data moves
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Short answer You pick. It obeys.

Chronological feed of sources you chose, with muting that's a rule — not a suggestion an algorithm can overrule.

Platform reality check

Not a better algorithm. No algorithm.

If you're here because a topic you asked to see less of keeps coming back, the fix isn't tuning the ranker — it's a feed without one. Your sources, chronological, with a review list proving nothing was silently lost. See the full nine-column breakdown on the comparison page.

Rules, not suggestions

A mute is a rule, not a hint the algorithm may ignore.

A review list

See exactly what was hidden and why.

Your data moves

OPML in and out; Google News has no export.

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Head to head

Where they differ

Pulled from the same fact table as our full comparison. Muuted's junk filtering is covered in depth on the Junk Filters page.

Feature
Muuted
Google News
Who picks the stories
You do — sources you chose, newest first.
An algorithm picks and orders them.
Filtering
Mute any word or phrase — forever, or for a day, a week, a month.
"Show fewer" — a suggestion the ranker can ignore.
Transparency
Every hidden story listed with the rule that caught it.
No list of what was filtered on your behalf.
Junk filtering
Ten maintained junk filters on Pro.
None — ads are part of the product.
Portability
OPML in and out, JSON backup.
No OPML export — your years of preferences stay inside Google.
Price
Free for 100 sources; founding Pro $4/mo or $36/yr.
Free, ad-supported.
The honest version

The honest version

Stay with Google News if zero-setup convenience matters more than control — it's free and it's everywhere. Switch if you're tired of a topic you muted coming back, want to see what was filtered, or want your source list to belong to you. See the quick head-to-head at Muuted vs Google News.

Switching takes a few minutes

Add the publications you actually follow — Muuted reads them directly.

Nothing to rebuild

Muting and junk filters work the moment you land.

Free to test

100 sources and 10 muted words before paying anything.

Questions

FAQ

Why does a topic I hid keep coming back in Google News?

"Show fewer" is a preference signal to the ranking algorithm, not a rule. The algorithm keeps the final vote. In Muuted a mute is a rule: every headline matching it is hidden until you say otherwise.

Can I move my Google News sources to Muuted?

Google News has no OPML export, so there's nothing to carry — you rebuild by adding the outlets you actually read, by RSS. Most people find that takes minutes and ends up shorter than they expected.

Is Muuted free like Google News?

Muuted's free plan has 100 sources and 10 muted words, with no ads — Google News is ad-supported. Founding Pro is $4/mo or $36/yr.

Does Muuted cover local news and weather?

Yes — local outlets, weather, YouTube channels and podcasts all ride the same feed if they publish RSS.

Ready to switch

Keep the reading. Lose the clutter.

Start with 100 sources and 10 muted words free. Founding Pro is $4/mo or $36/yr — later $5/mo · $50/yr.

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Competitor prices and plan limits on this page were checked as of September 2026 and come from each provider’s own public pricing page. Other companies change their pricing whenever they like — check theirs before you decide.