I need a new RSS reader. I am kinda picky, hard to please, and a power user / administrator. Anyone out there know of an RSS reader, whether by download or on the web, that you consider to be the RSS killer app out there? I have tried a bunch of them, bloglines (not intuitive enough),
NewsGator (not intuitive enough but the one I use right now), feedreader (not bad but lists all text, not actual web pages from links), Wizz RSS plugin for firefox (not bad, but is way too hard to use), Rojo (adds feed I don't want), Google Reader (too cumbersome), etc. Even if you use the ones I just listed, please enlighten me as to which one you can't live without and why. Are there others worth trying? Usually on download squad we bring you all the newest, latest, and greatest. Now it's your turn. Tell me why you love the RSS reader you use and why it's the best. I may just end up finding a new one to use. Ready, set, go!
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Subscribe to commentsRobin SieblerJul 23rd 2006 1:33AM
GreatNews. I've tried several free ones ('cause I have no desire to spend $$ on this type of software) and it is the best I've found. Any reported bugs are fixed very swiftly and good suggestions are implemented as well.
hyunokjooJul 23rd 2006 8:47AM
Another vote for newsalloy. You'll never regret!!
JagoJul 23rd 2006 9:06AM
I started with Thunderbird, then moved to Bloglines, then Netvibes, then tried Gush and Netnewswire. I'm now using Flock's built in reader and I love it. It can import and export OPML so you don't have to manually add feeds and it saves having to have another program open (after all everyone as a browser open all the time don't they?)
Flock's blogging tools are nice to...
AzhariJul 23rd 2006 9:18PM
I'm using Pluck and Firefox supports it thru' its extensions. It has a simple layout for RSS and it also has Bookmarks for none RSS. That's good enough for me.
Michael HaydelJul 23rd 2006 11:32PM
I third reblog (after comments no. 57 and 75). I've been using for about 5 or 6 months, and it is bar none the best RSS reader out there. Check out Lifehacker's article on it ( http://www.lifehacker.com/software/feature/how-to-set-up-reblog-killer-server-side-feed-reader-160825.php ) and then check out my "published" feed ( http://www.4guysandawiki.com/michael/refeed/out/?user=1 ) from my own site to get a small taste of what it can do (all the items I choose to "publish" get thrown into an RSS feed I can use to go back and check out later).
It's a river of news style app, and like the two previous commenters mentioned, requires your own web space, MySQL, and PHP, but can also be hosted too. A simple cron job will update it as you feel necessary (every hour for me), and from there on out you can pick through all your feeds to your heart's content.
*Highly* recommended.
John FaughnanJul 24th 2006 12:33AM
Onfolio, as embedded in the newest Windows Live toolbar beta. Best in class for XP.
On OS X many love NetNewswire but I use Bloglines.
EduardoJul 24th 2006 6:35AM
One of the best RSS readers I have seen so far is Alesti: http://www.alesti.org
They are improving it every day, it's very fast and incredibly easy to manage. Give it a try.
DuckJul 24th 2006 6:41AM
NetNewsWire is the best IMO
http://ranchero.com/software/netnewswire/
Works like a charm for me =D
Duck
Peter HvidJul 24th 2006 9:13AM
Netvibes for me.
Great functionality plus the bonus of having all your other resources / bookmarks / todos etc.. at hand
JoeJul 24th 2006 9:14AM
Sage in FireFox. Lightweight, simple, and all I need.
Chris HansenJul 24th 2006 11:52AM
Bloglines
Easy to use, integrates tightly into Firefox, works on my PocketPC as well as desktop/laptop. You can mark feeds to not show up in the PDA version and you can change the display to show titles only, summary or full text on a feed by feed basis.
Jason HJul 24th 2006 3:44PM
It's Bloglines all the way for me. I can view it in any browser and I can view it on my pocket-pc phone when I am on the go with out sskipping a beat.
But it is best when I am viewing on my desktop. I love the keybaord shortcuts and unknown to most they just added a few new ones. "Enter" will open up the link you are viewing in a new tab or window and "n" will toggle the "Keep New" checkbox.
Chi WeJul 24th 2006 8:40PM
Man, that James guy sounds like a real chump! (comment 87)
Get with the program man, rss rules!!
BenoitJul 24th 2006 10:37PM
Since I am on the XP platform, I use Desktop Sidebar (http://www.desktopsidebar.com )as my primary RSS reader. You can import any opml or RSS feeds. It does the rest for you. The individual links open in their own small windows. Give it a try! YOU LOVE IT!.
Vivek AggarwalJul 25th 2006 3:45PM
I have to say, after rummaging through some very complex RSS readers, I have opted for GreatNews.
The thing I like about this one is that it has newspaper style pages so that you can read all news for subscribed feed quickly. You can also label news items for reference later (a bit like tags in other places).
The only thing I am starting to have a problem with is synchronisation. I used GreatNews at work and at home and have pretty much the same feeds. If I could find a way to sync the two together without the need for a USB stick, it would be perfect!
AntonioAug 30th 2006 2:30PM
Great News - simple but very effective
Antonio
Hanneke HAug 3rd 2009 3:46PM
This one has just gone live and looks really cool: Telexer (http://www.blagoworks.nl/telexer/). It's an AIR-based feed reader for serious news addicts and it's meant to be running in the background, while you work, to notify you of breaking news. Not free, but very well worked out detailing (me picky interaction designer) and certainly bug-free. Works on Windows, Mac and Linux too.