![]() So, not only I downloaded and test BlogBridge to get a good idea of what it really had to offer, but I also got Pito Salas and Francois Goisseaux to meet online for a good conversation about this new tool of theirs.Īmong the interesting new features offered by BlogBridge here are the most interesting ones:īlogBridge users can create custom collection of feeds on a certain topic by assembling them into a Guide. It is in fact in the correct interpretation of what individuals will want to be doing next with RSS readers/aggregators that the longevity and success of this promising tool will be determined.Īs RSS optimizes our need to selectively pull information from where we want, the number of relevant sources is becoming so large at such phenomenal speed that unless we learn how to scale, filter and aggregate better all of this news, we may only be left with piles and piles of feed data for which we have not enough time to dig through. Unfortunately, BlogBridge is still very young and while having grown physiologically rather fast, it is just about starting to define its true character and personality. Outside of one or two exceptions, previous and other RSS aggregating existing technologies, which I have listed in detail inside my RSS Newsmaster's Toolkit, are either less capable or require a high level of technical know-how to be really useful. With the features it offers now, BlogBridge is the first usable personal news radar builder that is available to the large public. Targeted at non-technical users, BlogBridge is a Java-based desktop-based application that allows anyone to subscribe, aggregate, rate and discover new blogs and RSS feeds without requiring any technical know-how. I did not include Feedreader here as it only works on Windows and Linux while the online version didn’t work correctly here.BlogBridge is a new kind of client-based RSS reader and aggregator, which works on PCs, Macs and Linux boxes, is open-source and integrates a number of great, innovative features. You do not want you to mix them up.Ī feed reader is any tool that allows you to read feeds while Feedreader is just one brand. There is an feed reader software called Feedreader. I prefer the term feed reader by now as they also support Atom feeds or RDF feeds. ![]() Reading news like this saves time but can also be distracting.Īre newsreaders, feed readers, Atom and RSS readers the same? Yes and no. ![]() Thunderbird – The popular mail client by the Mozilla Foundation, the makers of Firefox, can also be used as a feed reader.Netvibes – Netvibes is more a web based startpage than a stand alone feed reader but you can use it like one, you can share items too.The Old Reader – Clean and simple online tool for subscribing to your favorite feeds that is based on the early versions of Google Reader without the bloat that followed later.Originally it required Google Reader, not anymore! It adapts to your natural reading habits. Feedly – Feedly, a modern web based feed reader with a magazine like display of your feeds.RSSOwl – Probably the most popular downloadable free open source RSS reader, nice clean interface, supports dozens of languages.The standalone desktop program comes first: 1 is an open source cross-platform mail client that can also be used for feeds.It means they work in your browser like any website. It’s based on the Java programming language, that’s why it works on all operating systems. The best standalone feed reader is open source software.The Web-based feed readers also work on mobile devices without the need for an app. Now only the latter are left.Ĭross-platform means these feed readers work on Windows, Mac and Linux. I listed it here originally in my collection of the best free cross-platform feed readers along with alternatives. Most people until 2013 used Google Reader for RSS (and Atom) feeds but then Google decided to shut it down. As I am probably not the only one to look for a feed reader I decided to share my list of those I think are the best ones.
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