Show HN: Complete list of Google Reader alternatives • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: Complete list of Google Reader alternatives

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Post by joshbaptiste » Fri, Jun 28, 2013, 2:20 PM UTC

revorad wrote: post #10

I also crowdsourced a list - http://getgini.com/google-reader-alternatives

I prefer this list as it summarizes all in one page

Re: Show HN: Complete list of Google Reader alternatives

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Post by brockhand » Fri, Jun 28, 2013, 2:22 PM UTC

srik wrote: post #20

I am hooked on Reeder and am thus limited to whatever servies are supported, thus narrowing my choices quite a bit. FEEDBIN (2/month or 20/year) + best of the bunch + api on github + moved to new servers, better speed ahead + export available + aesthetic & functional + some app support on most platforms + feels like designed for heavy RSS user consumption + excellent reviews around the web - 3 day only trial - single…

I jumped over to Feedbin when Reeder announced support for it (I am another Reeder die-hard). My experience has been somewhat mixed. I am excited about the server change but I am a bit annoyed that there wasn't a notification about it (I had to go to the blog/twitter to find out why I couldn't get feeds to refresh).

The update to load starred articles from Google Reader excited me quite a bit. It sounds like the business is sustainable and I'm hopeful for its future.

Re: Show HN: Complete list of Google Reader alternatives

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Post by danielandrews » Fri, Jun 28, 2013, 2:24 PM UTC

Good list, it appears Bulletin (http://bulletin.io) is not on the list. Would love to hear feedback regarding it.

Re: Show HN: Complete list of Google Reader alternatives

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Post by sp332 » Fri, Jun 28, 2013, 2:24 PM UTC

weavie wrote: post #8

I love it. Google should ditch its services more often!

I wouldn't mind so much if it was just the reader app that was going away. But Google kept a cache of every article in the Reader indefinitely. Right now, the only existing copy of a lot of old blogs is stuck in that cache, and it's going to be deleted. That bugs me.

You can help save this data actually: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5958119

Re: Show HN: Complete list of Google Reader alternatives

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Post by damncabbage » Fri, Jun 28, 2013, 2:24 PM UTC

Also, http://lector.io

Re: Show HN: Complete list of Google Reader alternatives

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Post by olegp » Fri, Jun 28, 2013, 2:26 PM UTC

mmahemoff wrote: post #26

If you'll accept an app focused purely on podcasts (since a lot of people used Reader for podcasts too): http://player.fm I submitted it to StartHQ.

StartHQ is primarily a business web app directory, so unfortunately we couldn't include Player. Does look good though.

Re: Show HN: Complete list of Google Reader alternatives

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Post by olegp » Fri, Jun 28, 2013, 2:27 PM UTC

damncabbage wrote: post #35

Also, http://lector.io

Doesn't look like it's publicly available though.

Re: Show HN: Complete list of Google Reader alternatives

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Post by boundlessdreamz » Fri, Jun 28, 2013, 2:27 PM UTC

Which of these support full screen? I tried digg reader and yoleoreader but neither supports it.

Re: Show HN: Complete list of Google Reader alternatives

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Post by chromaton » Fri, Jun 28, 2013, 2:28 PM UTC

What's considered an alternative? Anything that can display RSS?

Re: Show HN: Complete list of Google Reader alternatives

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Post by cheeaun » Fri, Jun 28, 2013, 2:28 PM UTC

If anyone is interested, I've posted my comparison notes for some of the feed readers I've tried, here https://gist.github.com/cheeaun/5882100