RSS Info

News and information on the RSS format

Readers

RSS Readers

RSS and Atom files provide news updates from a website in a simple form for your computer. You read these files in a program called an aggregator, which collects news from various websites and provides it to you in a simple form. But what aggregator to use? Here are some choices:

Top Picks

Web: Bloglines

Simple two-pane interface, like email.

Mac OS X: NetNewsWire

This elegant Mac-like aggregator is easy to use and powerful.

Windows: SharpReader

Simple, but gets the job done.

Linux: Liferea

A simple Gtk newsreader.

Runners-Up

AmphetaDesk

A news aggregator you access through a web browser. (Mac/Win/Linux)

FeedDemon

A more complicated aggregator for Windows. (Win)

FeedReader

Like SharpReader, but sporadically updated. (Win)

NewsGator

Read the news from within Microsoft Outlook. (Win)

NewsWatcher

Based on Scopeware technology. (Win)

News Is Free

Lets you create your own customized news page with feeds from the sites you're interested in. (Web)

Novobot

A smart headline viewer and news ticker that can also process almost any website. (Win)

Radio UserLand

A full-stregth news-reading application, on your desktop. (Mac/Win)

rss2email

Reads RSS feeds and sends each new item to you as an email. (Unix)

Straw

The GNOME news aggregator.

dynamicobjects spaces

Displays RSS feeds in an Outlook-like interface. (Mac/Win/Lin)

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