Download the Coloradoan app for a customizable Fort Collins news experience

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You can take it with you, after all.

While reading the news online once meant being tied to your desktop or laptop computer, the Coloradoan now offers a better Fort Collins news experience specifically tailored to today's mobile reader. Whether you prefer browsing the latest headlines, catching up on news from afar or paging through a digital replica of your daily newspaper, we now have you covered, all in one place.

The Coloradoan's app for smartphones and tablets has been around for years, but recent improvements mean that you can read your Fort Collins and Northern Colorado news when you want it, how you want it, all in one place.

Read on to learn how the free download can help elevate your news experience, whether you're a new reader or a longtime subscriber.

The Coloradoan app experience: It's all there

The Coloradoan app for Apple and Android devices allows you to easily find the latest news from Fort Collins and Northern Colorado.
The Coloradoan app for Apple and Android devices allows you to easily find the latest news from Fort Collins and Northern Colorado.

Enjoy a streamlined, fast-loading experience that makes it quick and easy to view the stories, photos and videos you're most interested in.

Access our in-depth journalism, including our investigations, things to do around town, sports coverage from high school to the CSU Rams, and much more in our easy-to-use app. You can also easily catch up on the news you missed while you were away.

The app is available for a free download in Apple's App Store and via Google Play.

Customize your reading and viewing experience

Customize your app experience by saving your favorite stories, adjusting the text size, applying night mode or reading articles offline.

Sign up for and manage news alerts

Get breaking news, sports scores, weather updates and more notifications in real time through the app. Alerts can be tailored to your interests and quiet times can be applied. Visit the app’s settings to customize your alerts.

Coloradoan e-Edition now available on the app

The Coloradoan app for Apple and Android devices now includes access to the eNewspaper digital replica of the daily Coloradoan print edition.
The Coloradoan app for Apple and Android devices now includes access to the eNewspaper digital replica of the daily Coloradoan print edition.

If you read the Coloradoan online for the convenience of having the latest news at your fingertips but miss the look of the traditional newspaper, your problems are solved.

The digital replica of the daily newspaper, also available on the Coloradoan.com website and a standalone app, can now be accessed through our main news app. With the e-Edition, you can:

  • Easily browse and skip to your favorite sections

  • Clip and share articles with friends and family

  • Increase or decrease text size for easy reading

  • Listen to articles read aloud

  • Access previous editions published within the last 30 days

  • Access more than 200 local e-Newspapers across the USA TODAY Network

Get even more news from across the U.S.

Catch up on news from around the USA TODAY Network on the Coloradoan App with the "For You" function.
Catch up on news from around the USA TODAY Network on the Coloradoan App with the "For You" function.

With the Coloradoan app's "For You" feature, you can easily sign up to see news from up to five other USA TODAY Network publications. So follow the Green Bay Packers at Packersnews.com, check in on the Colorado Rockies and spring training at the Cactus League from AZCentral.com, or follow news from afar from any of our news partners.

Manage your newsletters and more

Get the latest news delivered to your inbox by managing your newsletter preferences through the app's easy-to-use settings. From the Daily Briefing to breaking news alerts and subscriber exclusives, our newsletters and app alerts ensure you're always in the know.

Power up your app experience with a Coloradoan subscription

The Coloradoan app is free to download and includes a sampling of free articles. Subscriptions include unlimited access to all the content on our apps.

This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Download the Coloradoan app for customizable Fort Collins news