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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.
- mr_penguin 14y agoThe following also aren't on the list: http://goodnoows.com/ http://goodnoows.com/ http://rsslounge.aditu.de/ http://rsslounge.aditu.de/
- k_bx 14y agohttp://lenta.yandex.com http://lenta.yandex.com
- webwanderings 14y agoIs there an English site for this?
- k_bx 14y agoNot sure, but Yandex is actively going to non-russian users lately (they had launch in Turkey, they're doing http://www.yandex.com/ http://www.yandex.com/), so I'm sure they'll release it some time soon.
- mcovey 14y agomail.yandex.com has it in English yes here is a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/nr92ABn.png 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.
- gotofritz 14y agofeedly is nice - they promise seamless integration with GReader http://blog.feedly.com/2013/03/14/google-reader/ http://blog.feedly.com/2013/03/14/google-reader/ The Androind App is a slightly over the top, but the desktop version is great.
- lucb1e 14y agoMissing: Firefox 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?
- shrikant 14y agoUse this link: https://news.ycombinator.com/newpoll https://news.ycombinator.com/newpoll If you meet the secret criteria for creating one, you should be able to.
- dustinchilson 14y agoIt's 200 Karma
- lucb1e 14y agoOh if that's all. It was said to be a high limit, but downvoting has a much higher limit (750). Anyway, thanks for the reply
- Semaphor 14y agoCreating polls is not as community destroying as downvotes can be (see Reddit).
- vincentkriek 14y agoReddit has no polls douche
- lucb1e 14y agoSemaphor meant that downvotes are destroying a community like on Reddit, and there is no need to call anyone a douche. (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.)
- frankowp 14y agohttp://feedspot.com/ http://feedspot.com/
- pwoknarf 14y agoI've imported content from google reader, and there's folders, but manually i can not add any.
- mr_penguin 14y agofeedspot doesn't seem to support tags. Is there a comparison chart showing how these services relate to greader features to help people decide where to migrate based on their needs?
- webwanderings 14y agoI like what I see there, thanks.
- webwanderings 14y agoNo folders or tags? How do you separate or prioritize? I may have five hundred plus feeds and I may not be watching all of them all the time.
- mfincham 14y agoYarssr - Yet Another RSS Reader http://yarssr.sourceforge.net/ http://yarssr.sourceforge.net/ Simple, to the point, nice UI.
- bengillies 14y agoThe best RSS clients that I've found (Reeder for iOS and Pulse for Android) both use Google Reader as a backend to keep the feed list in sync. I don't really want a whole ecosystem, any social features, a fancy web site, etc. All I really want from an alternative is for it to provide an API for keeping feed lists in sync and for the many Google Reader clients currently available to support it.
- lehung 14y agoFor me gReader is the best Android client.
- rdl 14y agoIt would be awesome if someone stepped in and provided an api-compatible Reader sync service just as a backend to all the other apps.
- ptk 14y agoFeedly is doing just that. They are inviting third-parties who are interested in using their cloned version of the Google Reader API, which is currently called Normandy, to contact them in order to "...keep the Google Reader ecosystem alive." http://blog.feedly.com/2013/03/14/google-reader/ http://blog.feedly.com/2013/03/14/google-reader/
- bradleyland 14y agoThis is exactly what I've been thinking. The conversation about "RSS readers" is really about several different components that are integrated in to a comprehensive product: * 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. http://blog.feedly.com/2013/03/14/google-reader/ http://blog.feedly.com/2013/03/14/google-reader/
- neilbowers 14y agohttp://reederapp.com http://reederapp.com
- lucian1900 14y agoIt doesn't work without Google Reader's service. How is it an alternative?
- billturner 14y agoTheir twitter feed suggests they're on the case: https://twitter.com/reederapp/status/311995748482945025 https://twitter.com/reederapp/status/311995748482945025
- Samuel_Michon 14y agoNo, it also supports Fever. http://brooksreview.net/2012/06/reeder-3/ http://brooksreview.net/2012/06/reeder-3/ 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 https://twitter.com/reederapp/status/311995748482945025
- lucian1900 14y agoApparently that's only the case for the iPhone version, which is the only one I don't use (as I have an Android phone).
- killion 14y agoI wonder why Reeder isn't on the list. It's mentioned 15 times in the comments so far.
- drhowarddrfine 14y agoirssi
- holri 14y agoClaws RSSysl http://www.claws-mail.org/plugin.php?plugin=rssyl http://www.claws-mail.org/plugin.php?plugin=rssyl
- testimoney 14y agoI haven't tested any of them, but Netvibes has a nice Google Reader like interface you can activate instead of the widgets. I'll probably stay with them if they refresh the feeds often enough.
- RoadRunner_23 14y agoI use Netvibes all the time.. i used Google Reader as well, but would definitely recommend Netvibes.. as its reader give good bird eye view of all the feeds. Once you get used to this type, you will never go back to anything else.
- jpswade 14y agoGoogle Reader. https://www.change.org/petitions/google-keep-google-reader-running https://www.change.org/petitions/google-keep-google-reader-r...
- dotdapple 14y agoCan someone explain how IFTTT could be a Reader alternative? I'd imagine that would take a lot of recipes. Also, IFTTT limits server requests.
- drinchev 14y agoSame thought, same time!
- mr_penguin 14y agoHN covered this here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5373807 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5373807
- dotdapple 14y agoWhoops, missed that post. Thanks!
- drinchev 14y agoHow Come IFTTT can be a full alternative. It should be used with other software (e.g. IFTTT + Pocket).
- mr_penguin 14y agoIt would help to clarify if we're comparing RSS readers (clients / desk / mobile) or aggregators (web / self hosted)
- NateDad 14y agoIdeally there's little difference, like Google Reader. There's a web interface and a mobile app that syncs with it. (Do people really use a desktop client? If so, why? Seems like a relic of another age, like desktop email clients.)
- skrebbel 14y agoSure, we're getting off topic, but how is a desktop email client a relic of another age? Especially since the first decent webmail application with "modern" post-1998 features such as a decent split view is less than a year old (outlook.com)?
- Samuel_Michon 14y agoI want to choose which mobile app to use, I don't want to be tied down. Reeder, the RSS client I use, supports several Read Later services, several blogging platforms, tons of social networks, bookmarking sites, and Evernote. That's why it's so invaluable to me, and there is no other RSS client that's nearly as versatile. That's why I just want a new backend to replace GR, and since Reeder already supports Fever on iPhone, that'll probably be it for me. 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.
- jxdxbx 14y agoI've been a Google Reader user since 2006 and have rarely seen the website. I used NetNewsWire for years, then Reeder. For me, web apps are good as sych engines between native clients, and emergency back-up ways to access data from other machines.
- nthdeui 14y agonewsbeuter http://www.newsbeuter.org/ http://www.newsbeuter.org/
- ismiseted 14y ago+1 for Newsbeuter, it rawks
- shared4you 14y agoRSSMiner doesn't sync "read" posts, it shows only unread posts.
- srik 14y agoreeder app is so good, I'm afraid Im tied to it and have to go with whoever Silvio chooses to go with. But otherwise, yeah newsblur's learning feature seems pretty cool.
- guptaneil 14y agoSame boat. I really hope he just builds his own iCloud-based syncing solution, and saves us the trouble of relying on an external service.
- Samuel_Michon 14y agoI don't. I doubt iCloud is reliable and fast enough, it doesn't work with non-Apple devices, and exporting your data would be problematic.
- mmuro 14y agoI have all of the Reeder apps (iPhone, iPad, Mac) and I'm heavily invested in this app's future. So, I guess I'm just waiting to see what is coming. I'd go with Fever but Reeder only syncs with them on the iPhone only.
- Samuel_Michon 14y agoRight, I'm in the same boat. I hope Silvio updates Reeder for iPad and OS X to add Fever support. 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.
- jtth 14y agoI wouldn't count on it. http://shauninman.com/archive/2013/03/14/fire http://shauninman.com/archive/2013/03/14/fire
- Samuel_Michon 14y ago
- StavrosK 14y agoI used to use Opera's excellent RSS reader until I switched to Chrome and went with Google Reader. I am hoping to switch back to Opera at some point and continue using its RSS reader.
- davidism 14y agoConsider contributing your votes and comments to the Slant.co topic: http://slant.co/topics/what-is-the-best-alternative-to-google-reader 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.
- willvarfar 14y agoI may be simplistic but I like the RSS Ticker plug-in for Firefox: http://www.chrisfinke.com/addons/rss-ticker/ http://www.chrisfinke.com/addons/rss-ticker/ 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 ;)
- shenedu 14y agoHi, Rssminer is a personal weekend project, it's open source [1] 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 https://github.com/shenfeng/rssminer [2] http://http-kit.org http://http-kit.org
- logn 14y agomissing option: http://skimr.co http://skimr.co
- Honzo 14y agoPoll title should be "Favorite RSS reader".
- liotier 14y agohttps://sourceforge.net/projects/gregarius https://sourceforge.net/projects/gregarius
- liotier 14y agoA fine self-hosted web-based alternative to Google Reader. There has been no project activity lately but the software works just fine, I have been using it since 2006 - just keep it private for security's sake. It scales well with a lot of feeds.
- reidrac 14y agoMissing: Thunderbird 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-news-feeds-and-blogs https://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/how-subscribe-... Edit: link
- zuppy 14y agoWell, the irony is that Mozilla said they're putting Thunderbird on hold: http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/06/so-thats-it-for-thunderbird/ http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/06/so-thats-it-for-thunderbird... I don't know if they've changed their minds meanwhile.
- omaranto 14y agoI don't use Thunderbird, but I do like the idea of getting RSS feeds as email. I'm trying out http://blogtrottr.com http://blogtrottr.com
- propagandaStyle 14y agojust use liferea
- BenjaminRH 14y agoUnfortunately, the best RSS client I've ever found (Lightread on linux) also uses Google Reader as a backend.
- brador 14y agoMissing: http://skimfeed.com http://skimfeed.com
- mpyne 14y agoI'm pretty much obligated to mention KDE's akregator: http://kde.org/applications/internet/akregator/ http://kde.org/applications/internet/akregator/ which is still the only thing I use at home. It's a desktop client though so it doesn't sync to mobile or anything like that.
- bmurphy1976 14y agoNo mention of Bloglines? They're still around (and halfway decent). http://www.bloglines.com/ http://www.bloglines.com/
- Millennium 14y agoA lot of Google Reader users were refugees from the (brief) demise of Bloglines. It doesn't surprise me that people think it stayed dead.
- tara_marchand 14y agoWent to check it out and migrate my old account, but their migration page has a JavaScript error.
- AngryParsley 14y agoI was part of the Bloglines team from 2007 to 2009. 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.
- dumi 14y agouse Firefox/Thunderbird addon, Bamboo Feed Reader https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/bamboo-feed-reader/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/bamboo-feed-r...
- teilo 14y agoLooks like Newsblur is getting hammered. Which of course bodes well for them in the long run.
- uggedal 14y agoI migrated to https://feedhq.org https://feedhq.org - its highly readable on both desktop and mobile and its open source: https://github.com/feedhq/feedhq https://github.com/feedhq/feedhq
- k_bx 14y agoLeechcraft http://leechcraft.org/ http://leechcraft.org/
- lucb1e 14y agoSince when has Chrome got an RSS reader? The only RSS feeds I've seen in Chrome were plain XML that didn't send the correct MIME-type.
- ProNihilist 14y agoYou saw plain XML because Chrome doesn't support RSS without a plugin.
- kevinSuttle 14y agoNetvibes was down most of last night, and got a message this morning to bear with them as they've gotten a huge flux of new users. Great to see.
- jigrossm 14y agoNiaterra is still in early stealth, but taking signups. www.niaterra.com
- shared4you 14y agoFB-only login? No thanks.
- netghost 14y agoI really like the Sage addon for firefox. It's about the only reason I normally open firefox.
- netghost 14y agoHere's the link for it: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/sage/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/sage/ 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.
- dfc 14y agoYour mail client and rss2email. http://www.allthingsrss.com/rss2email/ http://www.allthingsrss.com/rss2email/
- benubois 14y agohttps://feedbin.me https://feedbin.me
- ott2 14y agoMissing option: http://www.vienna-rss.org/ http://www.vienna-rss.org/
- Spittie 14y agoI voted for Tiny Tiny RSS, since I've just installed it and I'm liking it. After a bit of customizations it's quite close to Google Reader. But I would have voted for Google Reader if it were an options in the poll.
- padde 14y agoI'm using tt-rss for four years now, often through the Tiny Tiny RSS Reader app on my phone. I blogged about it some time ago: http://tinyurl.com/axlpm7z http://tinyurl.com/axlpm7z
- guitate 14y agoAnother good option is, I use Opera so it works well on it http://www.zentomi.com/ http://www.zentomi.com/
- fmavituna 14y agoI guess I'm a bit old school - FeedDemon ( www.feeddemon.com ) - Windows Desktop RSS Reader
- timmins 14y agoI'm surprised Flipboard hasn't been added to the poll. http://inside.flipboard.com/2013/03/14/weve-got-your-rss-covered-save-your-google-reader-feeds-now/ http://inside.flipboard.com/2013/03/14/weve-got-your-rss-cov...
- sdfjkl 14y agoClickable links for above poll, because I'm lazy and so are you. http://www.newsblur.com http://www.newsblur.com http://www.frontpageapp.com http://www.frontpageapp.com http://intigi.com http://intigi.com http://rssminer.net/demo http://rssminer.net/demo http://www.feedafever.com http://www.feedafever.com http://www.allthingsrss.com/rss2email http://www.allthingsrss.com/rss2email http://www.protopage.com http://www.protopage.com http://netnewswireapp.com http://netnewswireapp.com http://bazqux.com http://bazqux.com http://memamsa.com/start/gr http://memamsa.com/start/gr http://theoldreader.com http://theoldreader.com http://selfoss.aditu.de http://selfoss.aditu.de http://rssowl.org http://rssowl.org https://github.com/Fogbeam/Neddick https://github.com/Fogbeam/Neddick http://beta.newsmaven.co http://beta.newsmaven.co http://feedly.com http://feedly.com https://ifttt.com https://ifttt.com http://tt-rss.org http://tt-rss.org http://bookmarkchamp.com http://bookmarkchamp.com http://1kpl.us http://1kpl.us http://blogrollapp.com http://blogrollapp.com http://getprismatic.com http://getprismatic.com http://lzone.de/liferea http://lzone.de/liferea http://www.newsbeuter.org/ http://www.newsbeuter.org/ http://goodnoows.com http://goodnoows.com http://rsslounge.aditu.de http://rsslounge.aditu.de http://yarssr.sourceforge.net http://yarssr.sourceforge.net http://feedspot.com http://feedspot.com http://www.bloglovin.com http://www.bloglovin.com http://www.netvibes.com http://www.netvibes.com http://feeds.qsensei.com/ http://feeds.qsensei.com/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/gregarius https://sourceforge.net/projects/gregarius Firefox Chrome Opera http://www.skimr.co http://www.skimr.co http://www.bloglines.com http://www.bloglines.com http://reederapp.com http://reederapp.com
- Mahn 14y agoDid anyone try to use Pulse (https://www.pulse.me/ https://www.pulse.me/) as an RSS reader? it's not strictly one, but it might work, I'm thinking about switching to it.
- Angostura 14y agoIn what way isn't strictly one? After spending quite a lot of time looking for nice RSS readers for the iPad I opted for Pulse and never looked back. Apart from anything else it seemed one of the few that (at the time) didn't rely on a Google Reader account.
- dotdapple 14y agoI've used Pulse for quite a while, but I had to switch to Google Reader since it became too limiting for me. (It limits the amount of feeds per page.) Pulse also doesn't have a list view I prefer, and when using the website, it has to load a preview image for every post. I think that Feedly is a better alternative to Pulse, since it has better layout customization.
- andrewwhalen 14y agohttp://delvenews.com http://delvenews.com
- electrotype 14y agoI use Thunderbird and I think it works well. I like to have my feeds and emails in the same app.
- booruguru 14y agohttp://pheedr.net http://pheedr.net Discuss it at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5377198 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5377198
- gte910h 14y agoI'd love to see a chart for this. 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.
- bmjunk 14y agoMy way of keeping up: OS X - NetNewsWire and Vienna (you really should be using Vienna), iOS - Feedly, Pulse News, Google Currents. Also Prismatic which I use on iOS more than RSS.
- kinnth 14y agoIt would be so much better if the voting in HN ordered directly based on number of votes.
- alenonimo 14y agoI remember when I used Mozilla Thunderbird. It had the perfect interface to deal with all my feeds AND my mails. I went to Google Reader when I also went to Gmail, when I wanted to access all my stuff from the cloud instead of my computer. 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.
- omaranto 14y agoThere are also programs and services to send you your RSS feeds by email. Rss2email is a Python program you run periodically on your own computer. http://www.allthingsrss.com/rss2email/ http://www.allthingsrss.com/rss2email/ Blogtrottr is an online service: HTTP://blogtrottr.com
- lazylizard 14y agoum. i actually think, though old, https://drupal.org/documentation/build/managing-news https://drupal.org/documentation/build/managing-news is quite nice... just tried it out 'cos of reader's impending demise..'cos i remember vaguely that feedly and pulse both imported stuff from reader...