#Open source google reader replacement mac os#
#Open source google reader replacement install#
#Open source google reader replacement update#
#Open source google reader replacement android#
#Open source google reader replacement trial#

#Open source google reader replacement install#

That means you have to install them on your Web-hosting account. Self-hosted Google Reader alternatives: This are for you if you want to run a standalone, Web-based RSS Feed aggregator that you are completely in control of. More computing power needed on the backend. Looks nice, but about thirty minutes later, the service was done. Update: Received an email just after midnight (March 23 2013) that my Feeds are ready. Whenever it happens, I’ll let you know what I think of the service. At that rate, I’d be lucky to read my Feeds by the first week of April. At the time of publishing this article, the number is down to 16,510. There are 17,527 users in the import queue ahead of you.” We will soon start importing your subscriptions, which might take up to several hours depending on the amount of feeds you have. In any case, since I registered and uploaded a sample OPML file, I’ve been put on queue, behind more than 17,527 other registered users. This requires some development effort which we think would better be spent on actually implementing some useful features.” I think that’s just being lazy on their part. I don’t like it, especially given the reasons the developers gave for not having a local authentication system – “We have no plans to implement a separate authentication system for The Old Reader. So to subscribe and use it, you must use your Facebook or Google account to register and log in. The problem with this, or one of the problems with it, is that it does not have its own authentication system.

The Old Reader This is still in beta, but is said to offer the look and feel of the old Google Reader. Never used this one, but I hear it’s very good.Ħ.

#Open source google reader replacement android#

Apps are available for i-devices, Android and desktops. Feedly is a free subscription service that comes with many “social” features. I’ve never used this, but I think it’s worth it, if you really need a subscription-based Google Reader alternative.ĥ.

#Open source google reader replacement update#

You can also update your Feeds up to 10 times daily. The paid service, which you can have for just $1 per month ($12 per year) gives you unlimited feeds, with the ability to read all your stories at once. Also, your “river of news” can be no more than 10, and you are permitted to just 1 update per day. That is, you cannot have protected or private Feeds. The free service lets you subscribe to a maximum of 64 RSS Feeds, with no privacy. Newsblur This has a free and a paid option. Wait a minute! But that’s also true of the desktop versions, provided you have your notebook computer with you.Ĥ. The advantage these have over the desktop Google Reader alternatives is they can be accessed from anywhere you have Internet access. You don’t have to install anything on your desktop or host it on your Web server. Web RSS Feed service Google Reader alternatives: These are services just like Google Reader that you only need to register to use. It has more features than Akregator and Liferea, but I’m reluctant to use it again because of ongoing security issues with Java.

#Open source google reader replacement mac os#

RSSOwl – This is a Java-based, cross-platform (Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux) RSS Feed reader that can also be run as an Eclipse plugin. Feature-for-feature, it’s a match for Akregator.ģ. Liferea – This was the application I was using to keep up with my RSS Feed subscriptions before I started using Akregator. It is one of the better Google Reader Alternative in this category.Ģ. Like all desktop RSS Feed readers, it has an integrated Web browser, so you can read your RSS Feeds articles in situ or open them in your default Web browser. Akregator – This is a RSS Feed Reader for the K Desktop Environment (KDE), and the one I’m using at the moment. Three are under each category, and are the ones I’ve either used in the past, or have read about.ġ. They have been listed under three categories – Desktop, Self-hosted, and Web service. If you are in search of an alternative for Google Reader, this article offers a list to choose from. I have also messed with a few Web-based (self-hosted) alternatives, but chose to stay with the desktop ones because of the hassle involved in maintaining a self-hosted RSS Feed reader and aggregator.

#Open source google reader replacement trial#

I chose to go with a local (desktop) alternative after that trial period, and I have been using desktop alternatives ever since. It just didn’t fit the way I consume that type of service.

Google Reader is a Google service I abandoned a few years ago after trying it out for about 2 months. This follows from Google’s latest announcement that the service will be shut down after July 1, 2013.

The search for Google Reader alternatives is well underway – for those who do not have one already.