Eluma launches public beta of social RSS reader

Eluma has released a public beta version of its social RSS reader for Windows, which has been in private beta for the last few months. Eluma is basically a desktop application that lets you sift through RSS feeds and bookmarks.

You can also rate individual items with a thumbs up or down button or tag items to make them easier to find later, or share them online with other Eluma users. There are also browser toolbars for Firefox and Internet Explorer that let you add web pages or RSS feeds to Eluma with a single click.

The public version of Eluma has a few new features, including:

• New local search feature for searching local data
• Improved navigation of public web collections
• Improved interface with new menus and desktop alert options
• Support for Firefox 3 and 64 bit versions of Windows

if you're a fan of desktop RSS readers, Eluma might be worth checking out. One complaint we have is that here doesn't appear to be a way to view all of your unread items in a "river of news" format.

Tags: elluma, freeware, rss, rss-reader