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Re: Show HN: Complete list of Google Reader alternatives

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Post by olegp »

gnosis wrote: post #43

This list is far from complete, because it only mentions web apps. There are plenty of RSS readers that aren't web-based. My personal favorite of those is Newsbeuter.[1] [1] - http://www.newsbeuter.org/index.html

Fair point, although Google Reader is a web app so I think its safe to assume that a viable alternative to it should also be accessible via the browser on any platform.

Re: Show HN: Complete list of Google Reader alternatives

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Post by gnosis »

olegp wrote: post #45
gnosis wrote: post #43

This list is far from complete, because it only mentions web apps. There are plenty of RSS readers that aren't web-based. My personal favorite of those is Newsbeuter.[1] [1] - http://www.newsbeuter.org/index.html

Fair point, although Google Reader is a web app so I think its safe to assume that a viable alternative to it should also be accessible via the browser on any platform.

People differ as to what's important to them in an RSS reader.

Not being spied upon is important to me, so I try to avoid any RSS readers that are hosted on servers that don't belong to me.

I also loathe browser-based applications, for their shitty interfaces, lack of transparency (when they're hosted on some server I don't control), and poor integration with the rest of the unix ecosystem.

So for me, having an open-source, non-browser-based RSS reader trumph the concerns you mention.

Other people may have different needs and concerns, which is why it's important to list every alternative there is, and not just limit them to what one person considers important.

Re: Show HN: Complete list of Google Reader alternatives

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Post by srik »

brockhand wrote: post #32
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 busi…

After going over reederapps post and twitters etc. I have a feeling, the next update Silvios is talking about might have it's own backend, but he did say it wouldn't be ready for a few weeks, so I am sort of telling myself, that theres a good chance that whatever I pick might only be for temporary purposes anyway and Export OPML is supert important.

Feedbin might be my final pick.

Re: Show HN: Complete list of Google Reader alternatives

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Post by jcurbo »

After trying Fever, Tiny Tiny RSS (both self hosted), and Feedbin (very slow), I've switched to Newsblur and I like it quite a bit. I formerly used Reeder on iOS and my Mac with Google Reader to sync, but I'm using the Newsblur app now and not missing Reeder at all. I like the web interface, it is fast and has less bloat than Google Reader's interface did (a plus for me - I was a big fan of Bloglines way back when and it was very streamlined) and supports everything I want to do (read/organize by folder, save stories). I was confused by the sharing in the app at first - I don't really care about a 'blurblog' and just wanted to share a story on Facebook - so I've switched to just copy/pasting the URL instead of using built in functionality, but I could be missing something. I'd also like to just have a two pane display in the web version - tree view of feeds w/folders, and story content - like Google Reader and Bloglines do, basically - the pane in the middle (the list of stories) doesn't do anything for me and I haven't figured out if it's possible to shut it off.

edit: turns out the story pane can be shut off, a recent addition. Thanks Newsblur :)

Re: Show HN: Complete list of Google Reader alternatives

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Post by jeena »

icebraining wrote: post #22
olegp wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Looks good, but I decided not to list open source alternatives that you need to self host, since most non technical users wouldn't be able to do that.

There are people[1] offering TinyTinyRSS hosting, though they almost hide that fact, which I find a little disagreeable. [1] http://yanobs.com/reader/

I have mentioned this last time but http://jabs.nu/feedthemonkey is my TTRSS client written in Qt, doesn't do much though, only displaying unread articles in a window you can read and mark as read.
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