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RSSOwl 2.1.2

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Benjamin Pasero

RSSOwl is a GUI desktop client (using SWT as fast graphic libary) that reads the RSS format from a URL or a local file. It is divided into 4 areas: RSS Management includes quickview of an RSS feed, adding new RSS favorites to a category, adding new categories, deleting an RSS feed or a category, and fulltext searching with result highlights. RSS Favorites shows all the saved favorites in the different categories in a tree. RSS TabFolder displays the title and description of the RSS feed plus a list of the newsheaders from the feed; it opens a new tab whenever a new RSS feed is opened.

What's New

Version 2.1.2:

google reader articles synchronization
new headlines and list layout
redesigned newspaper view
news archiving
readability support
instant folder aggregation
improved performance and reliability
full change log available here

Version 2.1.2:

Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.2 or later.

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RSSOwl User Discussion (Write a Review)

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RoadTripDK commented on 13 Feb 2006

I am using OS X 10.4.4. I can't map RSSOwl as default app for News, RSS, ATOM, etc. Unfortunately, the preference still insists on using Safari, even after I have saved my changes :-(

[Version 1.2]

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Porcustal commented on 29 Nov 2007

try using RCDefaultApp might work.

Frank H. Wu commented on 01 Jan 2006

I've used NewsFire, Vienna, NetNewsWire and Opera's RSS feature, in that order of frequency. I just discovered RSSOwl. It works very well, but it has one flaw (unless I just haven't figured it out), which is it doesn't seem to save the feeds. When you close the program or go offline, only the feeds you've opened retain their content. I'm not sure why that is, but it's the only problem with what otherwise is an elegant, speedy, and quite capable program.

[Version 1.2]

Anonymous reviewed on 08 Nov 2005

Having reviewed more than 40 RSS-related apps one year ago () , I find the progress in RSSOwl definitely impressive. Indeed it is now, for me, in the 'top three', along with the (paying, oldest, exhaustive) NetNewsWire and the (open-source) Vienna. Out of these three only RSSOwl is multiplatform, which means a lot as concerns future growth and stability (plus you can "get the same on your PC at work"). Really, really worth a try if you are ambitious as concerns RSS.

[Version 1.2]

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Anonymous commented on 08 Nov 2005

In the previous comment I tried, but failed, to add the url of my (very old) review. After all, I'm not dissatisfied that it doesn't appear, like an undue advertisement. FWIW, I'll retry to put it herebelow, in this relatively buried comment-to-a-comment:

http://sainct.ouvaton.org/uniwakka/RSSforMac

(if it doesn't appear above, there is nothing I can do :-)

Anonymous reviewed on 19 Jul 2005

I think the zip is fine but the developer posted the source code not the java binary!

[Version 1.1.3]

Anonymous reviewed on 25 Feb 2005

This is a nice application. No "typical java" about it. The user interface is clean and it does the job nicely.

[Version 1.0.2]

Anonymous reviewed on 19 Dec 2004

I'm a pretty experienced RSS user. I've tried almost all of them and Owl is growing on me.
The one feature that is indespensible for me, because I have over 100 feeds I like to read regularly, is to be able to order them (move them around; from top to bottom, etc.)in the favorites section, so I don't have to keep hunting for the next one I want to read. If the developer would add that feature, I would use this app much more.
Keep up the good work.
JB

[Version 1.0]

Anonymous reviewed on 22 Sep 2004

Horrible interface. Typical Java. This sort of junk may be the norm on other Operating Systems, but it is simply NOT acceptable on MacOS X.

If you want a good RSS reader check out NewsFire right here at MacUpdate.com

[Version 0.9b]

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Anonymous commented on 25 Mar 2005

NewsFire costs $20.

If you don't like Java, pick among many great and free Mac-looking RSS/Atom newsreaders.

Right here at MU.

Anonymous reviewed on 21 Sep 2004

Seems OK. For a Java app.
Is there any reason why a Mac user would want this over NetNewsWire (Lite)? Can't find any.

[Version 0.9b]

Anonymous reviewed on 01 Sep 2003

Geez what a joke, it doesn't even come with the necesary GUI libraries to run on OS X. If you are going to go to the effort of posting your software on a Mac download page you should at least include the necessary files to run your software!

[Version 0.6b]

+59

Bezierboy had trouble on 21 May 2011

If you are having trouble with version 2.06 being crashy, try the nightly builds of 2.10 at http://rssowl.pluginbuilder.org/latest/

Note: I don't recommend the use of nightlies (i.e. Alpha) software unless you HAVE to. Sure wish 2.10 would hit Beta soon though. I keep upgrading the nightlies: some fix bugs, some crash on launch.

[Version 2.0.6]