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Hands down the best RSS reader I've used. It's fast, tiny, built extremely well, and has no flab. It sits in a certain class of application along with Alfred an

Hands down the best RSS reader I've used. It's fast, tiny, built extremely well, and has no flab. It sits in a certain class of application along with Alfred and a handful of others in being a standout example of craftsmanship that's reminiscent of the golden era of OS X. More apps should strive for this standard.

xmok 9mo ago
Speaking of Alfred, there’s also a Raycast[0] extension for NetNewsWire allowing one to combine the two[1]. Disclaimer: I authored the extension but like most Raycast extensions, it’s open-source[2]. [0]: https://raycast.com https://raycast.com [1]: https://raycast.com/xmok/netnewswire https://raycast.com/xmok/netnewswire [2]: https://github.com/raycast/extensions/tree/main/extensions/netnewswire https://github.com/raycast/extensions/tree/main/extensions/n...
tomaskafka 9mo ago
I love it too, but I would still like some concept of folders, so that I could sort my feeds into eg. programming, design, hobbies, and then have a feed to match the mood.
- dallen33 9mo ago
  Are you talking about NetNewsWire? There are folders, I have a bunch setup.
pavel_lishin 9mo ago
I wish it had a more accessible scripting API - I use it locally, and back up saved stories, but I have to directly hit their sqlite database to extract data out of it :/
- Dracophoenix 9mo ago
  That's the issue with most RSS client I've used. The feeds are portable but the data and metadata aren't. I wish there was a permanent solution to this problem.
leokennis 9mo ago
With so many apps introducing either paywalls (requiring either login or circumvention measures) or terrible RSS feeds (with content missing, images missing etc.) I have found it necessary to use a feed reader that you can configure per-feed to open either: - The feed item (read the XML) - The site fulltext - The original site (in case of login required) For me that app is https://www.lireapp.com/ https://www.lireapp.com/
- geoffeg 9mo ago
  Is there some way to create this kind of experience without having to change RSS readers? Is there a service that allows you to easily create RSS feeds for websites without them? I'd rather go with a more unix "do one thing and do it well" philosophy for something like this.
  - jamespo 9mo ago
    There’s rss-bridge which is in the ballpark

xmok 9mo ago

Speaking of Alfred, there’s also a Raycast[0] extension for NetNewsWire allowing one to combine the two[1]. Disclaimer: I authored the extension but like most Raycast extensions, it’s open-source[2]. [0]: https://raycast.com https://raycast.com [1]: https://raycast.com/xmok/netnewswire https://raycast.com/xmok/netnewswire [2]: https://github.com/raycast/extensions/tree/main/extensions/netnewswire https://github.com/raycast/extensions/tree/main/extensions/n...

tomaskafka 9mo ago

I love it too, but I would still like some concept of folders, so that I could sort my feeds into eg. programming, design, hobbies, and then have a feed to match the mood.

dallen33 9mo ago
Are you talking about NetNewsWire? There are folders, I have a bunch setup.

pavel_lishin 9mo ago

I wish it had a more accessible scripting API - I use it locally, and back up saved stories, but I have to directly hit their sqlite database to extract data out of it :/

Dracophoenix 9mo ago
That's the issue with most RSS client I've used. The feeds are portable but the data and metadata aren't. I wish there was a permanent solution to this problem.

leokennis 9mo ago

With so many apps introducing either paywalls (requiring either login or circumvention measures) or terrible RSS feeds (with content missing, images missing etc.) I have found it necessary to use a feed reader that you can configure per-feed to open either: - The feed item (read the XML) - The site fulltext - The original site (in case of login required) For me that app is https://www.lireapp.com/ https://www.lireapp.com/

geoffeg 9mo ago
Is there some way to create this kind of experience without having to change RSS readers? Is there a service that allows you to easily create RSS feeds for websites without them? I'd rather go with a more unix "do one thing and do it well" philosophy for something like this.
- jamespo 9mo ago
  There’s rss-bridge which is in the ballpark