Rss Reader For Mac
Posted By admin On 10.06.20Mac360 adopted the RSS standard back in the early days as an easy and inexpensive way for readers to subscribe to our daily musings and reviews.
Hi just wondering what RSS reader people use on their macs and which one people recommend? Ive never used rss feeds before but thought id give them a try, just downloaded 'NewsRack' but im not convinced. Vienna is an RSS/Atom reader for Mac OS X, packed with powerful features that help you make sense of the flood of information that is distributed via these formats today. The simply-named RSS Reader is a $1.99 app that lives in the Mac’s menubar. The application doesn’t support OPML import (or export), but searches for feeds once a web address is entered. That lack of file import sets the bar for RSS Reader: it’s simple. RSS Bot is a free minimalistic RSS feed reader available from the Mac App Store. It also has the ability to sync with Google Reader, however you have to enable it in Preferences -> General -> Enable Sync with Google Reader. Shrook is a clever RSS reader for Mac. It is able to organize and display the news and information in a smart way. It is able to organize and display the news and information in a smart way. You can customize how you want the updates delivered.
In essence, using an RSS reader gives you quick access to website articles that come to your Mac, iPhone, or iPad so you don’t have to worry about bookmarks because you can search through hundreds of articles in minutes to find and save the ones you want to read. Guess what else you’ll find?
Regurgitation Much?
If you’ve never used an RSS reader, then read on because you’ll see benefits right away. If you’re an old hand at RSS and have your own subscription list, read on to see how your experience matches mine.
First, I use News Explorer because it is feature laden, syncs subscription lists between Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, and the user interface makes it easy to find and subscribe to RSS feeds from many websites, and once it is setup and running, it just works. Alright, that said, any good RSS reader does much the same thing.
Headlines, summaries, and articles come to your Mac. You don’t have to go looking. One app, one interface, dozens of websites, many hundreds of articles. Everyday. Share them via the macOS or iOS share pane. Make favorites to read later. Integrate with Instapaper or Pocket.
What did I find by using an RSS reader?
Regurgitation to the nth degree. Same old, same old, and on different websites, one after the other. News Explorer lists websites you subscribe to in the lefthand corner. Here’s a look at about half of my RSS subscriptions from Thursday (after pruning).
What’s the problem? You can’t get more efficient, right? Click on a website, view the downloaded headline and summary, click to view and read the whole article. Easy peasy.
What I see in the technology sector is the same as I see in the standard news sector. Regurgitation. The same news and rumors are passed off on each website so what you read on one will show up on two, three, six or seven other websites. What you read on 9to5Mac often shows up on Cult of Mac which can be found on Apple Insider, Macworld, TechCrunch, Computerworld, PCMag and PCWorld, Mashable and many others.
I also found that websites which purport to be A actually are B. Business Insider may be the worst offender because so much of the few hundred articles published each day are eye candy link bait and have zero to do with business. Here are some of the headlines types you’ll see while scrolling through the ever growing list:
- My husband and I tried the Whole30 diet– and it wreaked havoc on our grocery bill
- Trump seemed to place part of the blame for school shootings on violent video games and movies
- The best vacation destination, based on your personality type
- 30 home decorations no one over 30 should own
- Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir never repeated an outfit at the Olympics
- Joanna Gaines proves she’s dominating maternity style as she shows off her baby bump
Hello? It’s Business Insider, not BuzzFeed. Where’s the business news and analysis? Sorry, but BI founder Henry Blodget should be rolling over in his grave. No. Seriously. He should. He’s not because Blodget isn’t dead. But he should.
This trend toward mass regurgitation of the same information and information unrelated to a specific website’s name and personality is out of control. Why? Because things change. When Mac360 started back in 2004, Apple and the Mac were mostly synonymous, but the iPod was up and coming. Macworld, MacDailyNews, AppleInsider, and the rest of us became Apple oriented. News websites were about news. Business websites were about business.Along the way, something changed. Business Insider is a digital drug store of link bait with an astounding array of content that has nothing to do with business.
That trend and the problem becomes easier to see when you grab a few dozen RSS subscriptions and wander through the article headlines and summaries one after the other. What you read in TechCrunch will show up in a dozen other technology websites. What you read in Business Insider is what once showed up in grocery store tabloids.
Use an RSS news reader. They are a wonderful invention to save time and expand your mind. But select your chosen RSS subscriptions with care.
RSS is one of the good ways to keep in touch with the sites you visit frequently. I always add my sources to RSS reader so that I do not need to visit the sites and I get all the updates at a single place.
There are many good RSS reader on Mac, which can be downloaded from App Store.
Leaf is one of the best RSS readers on Mac, which has just got a major revamp.
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Best Rss Reader For Mac
User Interface
Leaf has a very simple yet effective UI, which is integrated with the mac gestures. I really like the new themes, which adds different colors to the looks of the app.
The top action bar contains most of the actions and rest of the area is there for the articles.
Articles area is divided into 3 sections, one for the list of feeds which can be turned on and off from the action bar, list of articles and actual article.
Most of the actions are also connected to a gesture, which makes it easy to use. You can just browse through the article list by swapping down with two fingers.
Though you have a full control on the width and background colors of articles through an appearance menu. You can also change Fonts and font size for the articles.
Articles Mode
There are three reading mode, clutter-free mode and article website. You can change the mode by swapping left and right on the article.
Clutter-free mode is a good way to read the articles as it removes all the other distraction and provides a complete article.
You can also visit the website directly from the app. It is an easy way to read the complete article if the RSS feeds are set to summery.
You can also set refresh interval and keep read items from the preference menu of the app.
Organizing Your Feeds
Leaf app supports the organization of the feeds in the folders. You can create folders and add the feeds in those folders.
Also it supports the import and export of your feeds through OPML files.
Notifications Integration
Leaf app has a full integration to OS X notification center and you will get notifications for your new articles.
Limitations
Like any other software, there are some limitations. One of them is two way sync for Feedly.
If you use multiple apps and read your feeds on them, you would want the Leaf app to also mark them read. Currently you have to again mark them read in Leaf app. It only fetches the new unread articles in sync.
I am using Feedly and use multiple readers to keep in touch with the news. I have Press on my Galaxy Note 3 and use Leaf On my Mac.
Currently if I read the article on my phone, I have to still mark it read on Mac. I am sure, they will improve it in near future.
[box]Update: With the latest update Feedly two way sync issue has been fixed and app does two way syncing now.[/box]
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Final Words
Leaf is a good RSS reader on Mac, which does the job perfectly. It has made for the RSS feeds and it allows you to handle them with the simplest interface.
Os X Rss Reader
Mac disk reader for windows. It has a good screen presence and uses the most of the area for the primary function (displaying articles).
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If you are looking for some good RSS reader on Mac, then I would suggest you to give a try to Leaf.