Poll: Which RSS reader have you switched to? • Hacker News Board

Re: Poll: Which RSS reader have you switched to?

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Post by naeg » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 2:50 PM UTC

I'd add Newsbeuter as an option.

Re: Poll: Which RSS reader have you switched to?

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Post by twapi » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 2:52 PM UTC

I'm still using Google Reader, have tried Feedly and would move to it once they finally kill Google Reader.

Re: Poll: Which RSS reader have you switched to?

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Post by drharris » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 2:53 PM UTC

I started with Feedly, but realized there is no OPML export, which locks me in. This Reader situation taught me to not be locked in ever again. Plus, I'm not entirely convinced the transition from the Google backend is going to be smooth, and I don't care for the interface. The Chrome extension also runs in the background and keeps my LastPass authentications open, a huge, huge security risk. I have since switched to The Old Reader, which has thus far been perfect for my needs. I like that it's once again a centralized website I can access anywhere.

Re: Poll: Which RSS reader have you switched to?

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Post by zrail » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 2:53 PM UTC

Wrote my own RSS to email gateway.

Re: Poll: Which RSS reader have you switched to?

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Post by drharris » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 2:54 PM UTC

levosmetalo wrote: post #6

I haven't switched yet. What I would like to have is the reader that is basically the same as the old good Google Reader: - be web based - be cross platform (so I can use it on phone and desktop) - be light on network and fast to load - have simple design - should have folders - sort by oldest - mark all as read (in the folder) - be optimized for text, not pictures and that's pretty much all. What it shouldn't have i…

You're describing The Old Reader. It's literally based on "the old good Google Reader".

Re: Poll: Which RSS reader have you switched to?

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Post by reidmain » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 2:54 PM UTC

fever is missing from this list http://feedafever.com/

Re: Poll: Which RSS reader have you switched to?

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Post by bauer » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 2:54 PM UTC

levosmetalo wrote: post #6

I haven't switched yet. What I would like to have is the reader that is basically the same as the old good Google Reader: - be web based - be cross platform (so I can use it on phone and desktop) - be light on network and fast to load - have simple design - should have folders - sort by oldest - mark all as read (in the folder) - be optimized for text, not pictures and that's pretty much all. What it shouldn't have i…

Check out InoReader. I'm quite satisfied and I think it meets the majority of your preferences.

Re: Poll: Which RSS reader have you switched to?

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Post by gglanzani » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 2:55 PM UTC

I swear by Stringer. Now that it integrates with Reeder it's even sweeter!

Re: Poll: Which RSS reader have you switched to?

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Post by dmitrykoval » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 2:56 PM UTC

Flipboard and Prismatic are more visually appealing and intelligent options correspondingly. For mobile news readers category.

Re: Poll: Which RSS reader have you switched to?

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Post by chengiz » Tue, Jun 18, 2013, 2:57 PM UTC

I am very happy with Netvibes. It has a widget interface as well as a sidebar (google reader like) interface - I use the latter. It works very well, in fact the interface is better than google reader which had a lot of unnecessary whitespace. Also has multiple dashboards so my wife and I can use the same login (effectively what we did on google reader with multiple sign-in, but this is a better, more local way to do it). It has keyboard shortcuts too. In short it has everything good that google reader did and it does the interface better. What's not to like?