Which Free RSS Agregator To Choose?

[Dave]

I have been looking around the net for a free RSS feed reader program. I
thought I'd also check with the experts here for any experiences with the
various options.

Which RSS reader (freeware) do you use?
Thanks.
Dave

 

[stxol]

I have been looking around the net for a free RSS feed reader program. I
thought I'd also check with the experts here for any experiences with the
various options.

Which RSS reader (freeware) do you use?
Thanks.
Dave

Sign up for a free account at http://www.bloglines.com/
Why download and install software when you don't have to?

 

[Mike Andrade]

I have been looking around the net for a free RSS feed reader
program. I thought I'd also check with the experts here for any
experiences with the various options.

Tristana.

 

[nead]

I have been looking around the net for a free RSS feed reader program. I
thought I'd also check with the experts here for any experiences with the
various options.

Which RSS reader (freeware) do you use?
Thanks.
Dave

I've used both FeedReader and Abilon. I tend to lean toward Abilon.

 

[Dave]

Sign up for a free account at http://www.bloglines.com/
Why download and install software when you don't have to?

Ummm.......This site doesn't generate revenue by showing me an endless
stream of @&#*@ing ads while I am trying to read my news, does it?
Dave

 

[-Art-]

I have been looking around the net for a free RSS feed reader program. I
thought I'd also check with the experts here for any experiences with the
various options.

Which RSS reader (freeware) do you use?
Thanks.
Dave

If you have a webpage-website, I use http://www.rss-to-javascript.com/
I've got a webpage for alt.comp.freeware using a google news feed.
Check it out here if you like:
http://www.wideopenwest.com/~agl2/google_feed.html

-Art-

 

[Mike Andrade]

Ummm.......This site doesn't generate revenue by showing me an
endless stream of @&#*@ing ads while I am trying to read my news,
does it? Dave

No.

 

[stxol]

Whichever reader you use, check it for security vulnerabilities here:
Izy-News - Security Check for RSS Readers
http://izynews.com/en/safe_rss/

I just found out about this at Eoff's Kosher Freeware Blog:
http://eoff.blogspot.com/

Bloglines passed all the tests.

 

[Iain Cheyne]

Ummm.......This site doesn't generate revenue by showing me an endless
stream of @&#*@ing ads while I am trying to read my news, does it?

No

 

[Dave]

Whichever reader you use, check it for security vulnerabilities here:
Izy-News - Security Check for RSS Readers
http://izynews.com/en/safe_rss/

I just found out about this at Eoff's Kosher Freeware Blog:
http://eoff.blogspot.com/

Bloglines passed all the tests.

Thanks for that. I am fairly new to the RSS format for getting news and
stuff, so I was unaware of any problems. I'll be sure to check this out.
Dave

 

[Terry Pinnell]

I have been looking around the net for a free RSS feed reader program. I
thought I'd also check with the experts here for any experiences with the
various options.

Which RSS reader (freeware) do you use?
Thanks.
Dave

I started on the same road a week ago, having just learned of the
existence of RSS. But I got diverted by deciding to install Firefox on
Monday (replacing MSIE6).

Some of the following *are* free, but none are expensive. I was aiming
at freeware, but may decide to pay. That is, if I don't drop the idea
of a stand-alone program all together, and try to manage RSS feeds
from Firefox.

Stand-alone:
------------
FeedDemon Probably my favourite
http://www.bradsoft.com/

NewzCrawler Or maybe...
http://www.newzcrawler.com/

SharpReader Or maybe this, especialy as it's free
http://www.sharpreader.net/

Abilon First I tried. Think that's free too
http://www.abilon.org/

RSS Bandit Installed but not tried properly
http://www.abilon.org/


Web-based
---------
Bloglines Not keen
http://www.bloglines.com/


Browser-based
-------------
Firefox 1.0 (with its inbuilt LiveBookmarks) Simple.
http://www.mozilla.org/

Firefox 1.0 (with extension Sage) Have yet to understand it.
http://sage.mozdev.org/

====================

Here are some others I have not checked out

Abolimba Multibrowser, aborange.de RSS News Reader, Aggregator
http://www.aborange.de/products/abolimba.php

AmphetaDesk RSS News Reader, Aggregator
http://www.disobey.com/amphetadesk/

Blogbot PlugIn Reader
http://www.blogbot.com/

FeedReader RSS News Reader, Aggregator
http://www.feedreader.com/

Genecast Reader PlugIn for Newsgroup Reader
http://www.genecast.com/

Headline Viewer RSS News Reader, Aggregator
http://www.headlineviewer.com/

HydraLinks RSS News Reader, Aggregator
http://www.hydralinks.com/

MyWireService RSS News Reader, Aggregator
http://www.mywireservice.com/

NetNewsWire, Ranchero Software RSS News Reader, Aggregator
http://ranchero.com/netnewswire/

News Gator RSS News Reader, Aggregator
http://www.newsgator.com/

NewsIsFree RSS News Reader, Aggregator
http://www.newsisfree.com/

NewsKnowledge RSS News Reader, Aggregator
http://www.newsknowledge.com/

NewsMonster RSS News Reader, Aggregator
http://www.newsmonster.org/

RSS Reader RSS News Reader, Aggregator
http://www.rssreader.com/

WTicker RSS News Reader, Aggregator
http://www.wticker.org/
Newsfeed Services

I'd be interested to hear how you get on, either here or email.

 

[Mike Andrade]

I started on the same road a week ago, having just learned of the
existence of RSS. But I got diverted by deciding to install
Firefox on Monday (replacing MSIE6).

No tristana in the list? It and Abilon are the best of the freeware
versions, imo.

 

[Barney]

I have been looking around the net for a free RSS feed reader
program. I thought I'd also check with the experts here for any
experiences with the various options.

Which RSS reader (freeware) do you use?
Thanks.
Dave

Dave, I ended up with "Sauce Reader" after trying many. It's is from
Synop and updates if you allow it. I had used "Sharp Reader' prior
and considered the best untill I discovered Sauce. Sauce is easy and
you can create folders for catagories. Setting up a home page is
very simple as well.

Sorry no download sites, but Google will get you there.

 

[Terry Pinnell]

No tristana in the list? It and Abilon are the best of the freeware
versions, imo.

I'd guess there are probably another 50 or more not on my list. How
about publishing yours?

 

[Mike Andrade]

I'd guess there are probably another 50 or more not on my list. How
about publishing yours?

There are not 50 other /freeware/ readers. If you're interested in
another kind, you're in the wrong group.

 

[FossilButt]

nntp//rss

From the website...

"nntp//rss is a Java-based bridge between RSS feeds and NNTP clients,
enabling you to read your favorite RSS syndicated content within your
existing NNTP newsreader. RSS feeds are represented as NNTP newsgroups,
providing a simple, straightforward and familiar environment for news
reading."

 

[Dave]

<snip great list of RSS progs>
I'd be interested to hear how you get on, either here or email.

Thanks for the great list of possibilities Terry. I'll check a few of
those out. Sorry the reply took so long. I got busy with a couple of other
things. Thanks again.