Poll: Best RSS reader
Now Google Reader is deprecated it would be nice to see which reader people like most as an alternative. I'll try to keep track of other readers submitted here and add them as option.
* A backend for managing subscriptions, read/unread status, tagging, etc
* A web UI for reading your feed from anywhere
* A native-client (iOS, Android, OS X, etc) for accessing your feed from your devices
Users of the Google Reader web UI need the full stack, and there are already alternatives, but there are many native-client users who don't need the full stack. They only need the backend.
If someone were to roll a Google Reader API compatible feed subscription and sync service, I think they could recoup their investment pretty easily.
UPDATE: It looks like Feedly has "Normandy" waiting in the wings, but I'm not sure how access and fees will shake out for third-party developers. I'd really like to stick to my existing native-client (Reeder), so here's hoping that they make it reasonable and everyone gets on-board.
For the web UI, I'd actually add 2 features:
1. 1-key shortcut support for a read later service (Instapaper, etc). Most native clients offer this already, so it's just something I'd like on the web view.
2. Keep the same navigation shortcuts as Reader (esp J/K). My fingers are already trained.
I create it because I want to learn how to do one page webapp with Backbone.js, but at the last, I drop backbone, life become much easier.
When writing it, I need an async HTTP Server and Client, so I write one myself, called http-kit[2], it seems that it's more popular than Rssminer.
Rssminer is not feature complete as other ones, It has:
1. Import subscription list from Google Reader 2. Feed reading 3. Keyboard support 4. Fast (the landing page is not very fast, though) 5. Run it yourself, the readme on github has detailed procedure about how to run it locally.
Bug report or pull request are welcome. Let's build a Rss reader we like.
[1] https://github.com/shenfeng/rssminer [2] http://http-kit.org
I've discovered recently that Thunderbird includes a feed reader and it's not too bad, although I'm not sure I like the idea of showing feed entries as mail.
https://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/how-subscribe-...
Edit: link
Offtopic: how to start a poll? I thought it had a high karma limit, but my karma is higher than the TS' and my account is also much older. Or does it require a certain avg?
If you meet the secret criteria for creating one, you should be able to.
(I'm just clarifying by the way, I don't agree or disagree that downvotes are destroying communities; I don't know if it's true.)
And they are not by itself destroying communities but IMO they are multiplying Eternal September effects.
http://inside.flipboard.com/2013/03/14/weve-got-your-rss-cov...
I'd go with Fever but Reeder only syncs with them on the iPhone only.
After so many web services that I depended on have been shut down, I like the idea of hosting Fever myself. Getting to own your own data, no ads, less privacy concerns.
Silvio posted "Don't worry, Reeder won't die with Google Reader."
Presumably, he's going to add support for some other feed management and syncing platform.
It just shows you a scrolling marque of clickable headlines and doesn't otherwise get in the way. Its something to glance at when you're waiting for a compile ;)
http://slant.co/topics/what-is-the-best-alternative-to-googl...
For those who missed out, Slant.co was posted on HN about a week ago and is for exactly this sort of thing.
I think that Feedly is a better alternative to Pulse, since it has better layout customization.
http://www.allthingsrss.com/rss2email
https://github.com/Fogbeam/Neddick
https://sourceforge.net/projects/gregarius
Firefox
Chrome
Opera
I think now it would be the best time to get Thunderbird back on it's feet. Add the ability to sync with a Google-Reader-like API, like the one that Feedly wants to do, and it would be the best reader for Windows, in my humble opinion.
Also, I still use a desktop mail client (OS X Mail), because it integrates well with my OS and it's scriptable. I like having local copies of my mail and attachments, and it's automatically backed up. The mail is also stored on IMAP servers so I can access it on other devices. I have over 100K emails, going back to 1994. There's no way that I'm going to rely solely on one web based service like GMail for that.
Rss2email is a Python program you run periodically on your own computer. http://www.allthingsrss.com/rss2email/
Blogtrottr is an online service: HTTP://blogtrottr.com
The nice thing is that it just sits there in your sidebar, and can be configured to open the articles directly, so it largely stays out of your way.
The Androind App is a slightly over the top, but the desktop version is great.
But I would have voted for Google Reader if it were an options in the poll.
Plus, this is what the author wrote on Twitter: "Don't worry, Reeder won't die with Google Reader." https://twitter.com/reederapp/status/311995748482945025
My needs are multiple computers, native apps for multiple devices, syncs across all, and can deal with multiple google sign-in or use another mechanism entirely.
The current Bloglines is nothing like the original. It looks like MerchantCircle kept only the name after acquiring it from Ask. The archived feed data is gone, and the current UI appears to be a re-skin/fork of Netvibes. It's a poor imitation of its former self.
http://yarssr.sourceforge.net/
Simple, to the point, nice UI.
just tried it out 'cos of reader's impending demise..'cos i remember vaguely that feedly and pulse both imported stuff from reader...
here is a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/nr92ABn.png
I would say that except for the responsiveness of the layout it is as good as google reader. It is a little laggy to load things but otherwise it is all drag and drop, very familiar feeling. It might not be the best but unless there becomes a defacto replacement for GReader, or they decide to keep it, I have a feeling I will just stick with this.