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Feeder is a fully featured application for creating, editing and publishing RSS and iTunes podcast feeds. Here are just some of its many features:

Create, download and import RSS 2.0 and iTunes podcast feeds
Full support for the iTunes RSS podcasting extensions
Drag and drop enclosure files to create new items
Automatically tag audio and video files with artwork, artist, etc in all popular podcast formats including MP3s, M4As, M4Vs (iPod video) and QuickTime movies
Quick and easy feed editing with auto-complete, templates, HTML tags and previews
Customizable interface easily adapts to the task at hand
Upload artwork and enclosure files when publishing
Publish to FTP, SFTP, MobileMe or Amazon S3 servers
Post to a weblog when publishing
Announce new content on Twitter and Facebook

Version 2.0.7:

Fixed problem where dragging and dropping an image to the editor to upload to Amazon S3 does not result in an image link being placed in the description.
Feeder will now show the feed as invalid when image files to be uploaded can not be found.
The Share panel will now use itpc:// links for podcasts instead of pcast:// for compatibility with Firefox.
After saving an item, Feeder now attempts to do a better job of restoring the scroll position of the Description.
In Landscape mode, the Item # column can now be made larger.

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FeedForAll (votes: 1 )

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JOELLEVIN Version 2.0 and above of this app is excellent. The interface is great, and I use it exclusively to keep Sparkle appcasts up-to-date. I highly recommend this app to anyone who gets tired of writing RSS feeds by hand, ever.
(Version 2.0.1)

WALKI-TALKI.COM I love this program! Be forewarned that it is not super easy to use, but the combination of user interface and features simply cannot be beat. I tried many other programs, but Feeder is the only one that supports ALL fields for ALL feed types: podcasts (normal and iTunes podcasts), newsfeeds, etc.

Thanks to feeder our walki-talki.com rss/podcast need be rendered exactly once, and it runs EVERYWHERE.

Support from the developer has been excellent, and the value is superb if you consider that this is the only software you will need to generate all of your feeds.

And, there are so many creature comforts in this software: get mp3 data from the web, notify ping services, publish automatically to iTunes and ftp server, insert html tags (images and links), etc., etc. Great piece of software.
(Version 1.4)

DCT This is the tool of choice for RSS feeds. I prefer Podcast Maker for podcast feeds (especially when feeding to iTunes). Podcast Maker does not do a very good job with RSS feeds outside of the iTunes shop (can't auto-generate .rss feeds) so Feeder fills the gap with perfection. Now, If I could find one tool that provides the best of Podcast submissions for iTunes as .xml, Podcast submissions for the rest of the world as .xml (yes, iTunes IS different), then be able to produce an RSS .rss feed, that would be heaven. In other words, I need the same tool to generate .rss, .xml and the unique iTunes .xml requirements in one tool and one pass. Neither Feeder nor Podcast Maker meet the need but together, I can piece it together with a little bubble gum and wires. I'm rating Feeder based solely on it's merits as an RSS feed tool.
(Version 1.2.6)

THETSART I've tried every available RSS creation program I could get my hands on. None of them were as easy to use or offered as many options as Feeder did.

My only wish would be the option of a more WYSIWYG editor--however, the library view gives you that view when you save so it's not too bad.

A great program!
(Version 1.2)

ARGLBORPS My Podcast feed is up on my server and I'm now at episode 12, so I know the feed is alright and works, however when having feeder download the xml file it will always fail.

Such a shame, I looked like a useful piece of software.
(Version 1.2)

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Aug 18 2005

ANONYMOUS There could be lots of reasons for this: the feed could be invalid or the wrong format, the URL entered could be incorrect and it could be a bug, but since it works for most people it's obviously something peculiar to your feed.

Unless people get in touch with developers about problems like this, there is no way of us knowing and thus no way the situation will be remedied.

Also, this is clearly a convenience feature and hardly sums up the entire functionality of the application.
(Version 1.2)

ANA WOW! This app is fantastic.

The guys at Feeder have homed in on the 'Really Simple' bit of RSS and made it their mantra. When I used Feeder for the first time, I freely admit that I didn't have a clue what I was doing - all I knew is that I wanted to publish a feed. As soon as I downloaded Feeder, it started to prompt me what to do. This little beauty held my hand the whole way through the process, providing nifty little prompts when I asked for them and generally ensuring even a technobimbo like me could publish a feed correctly.

My feed was published in minutes, I was amazed at how speedy and simple the whole process was.

I can't recommend this highly enough. Another hugely satisfied customer!
(Version 1.1)

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Jul 5 2005

MDANIEL Ok i have used this in DEMO mode for 3 days and compared to all the other apps of this kind it is the best made, easiest to use and smoothest experience of all. I totally recommend you try this out. I wil buy it when my demo time is up!
(Version 1.1.3)

CRAIG LAW Just figured I'd show you guys a real world example of Feeder in action.

http://www.deepfunkrecords.com/news.xml

feed://www.deepfunkrecords.com/news.xml

Nothing too complex, just a mirror of the news from the Deepfunk Records website.

CRAIG LAW Disregard the nonsense below and read this from a happy registered user.

This is by far the BEST if not the only application of its kind. Period. Can't tell you how long I searched for a halfway decent app that does a fraction of what Feeder does out of the box.

If you want to maintain one or more RSS feeds and don't want to go thru the process of handcoding them, this is it. It has made publishing and managing my feeds quick and easy, without any problems so far.

Podcasting? Here ya go. The Templating feature itself is worth every penny and trust me its only one of too many to rant about here.

I hope the development of Feeder continues as I plan to be on board for the duration.

5 STARS
(Version 1.1)

STEVE HARRIS Neither of the reviewers for 1.0 contacted Reinvented Software about the problems mentioned below. Fortunately, other people did and the 1.0.1 version was released within 5 days to address these problems. Developers don't get notified when people post reviews on sites such as this. Additionally, such problems are usually specific to a particular configuration - one which will not have had access to test or recreate the problem. If you encounter problems with our software, please get in touch through the Reinvented Software web site. Thank you.
(Version 1.0.2)

Make sure you backup your feeds before using this app! It completely wiped out both the remote and local copies of my feeds!
(Version 1.0)

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Feb 10 2005

ANONYMOUS Many people are using Feeder with no problems.

If anyone encounters a problem as serious as this it would be beneficial to get in touch with us through our website so we can look into it.

Thanks.
(Version 1.0)

Feb 10 2005

ANONYMOUS Just to make it clear, no such report has been received at Reinvented Software.

The more I consider this posting, the less it makes sense. The chances are that even if this is a legitimate problem and it appears the feed is lost, it isn't.

It helps no-one to make anonymous posting on a download site without reporting the problem to the developers.
(Version 1.0)

Mar 19 2005

ANONYMOUS Actually, in this case, it does help to post. Reminding people to back up their feeds before trying out a new program is not a bad thing by any means :)
(Version 1.0.3)

Apr 7 2006

NSOBJECT It may help potential users if they are forewarned to back up their data before using "ANY" new/updated software. If you, however, base your unjustified negative review on your personal experience it really does not help anybody.

First, potential users are swayed away from actually trying out the product. If they don't get to try out a product that might be useful for them, are they helped?

Second, current happy users are annoyed at the lack of specifics in your review. If your bad experience had truly been the result of Feeder's own defect, what do you think was the problem? What are we supposed to do to prevent such disaster? You give us no answer. We're simply annoyed.

Third, you are not helped either. Have you tried contacting the developer directly? My experiences are consistent with other reviewers who testified for the responsiveness of the developer, and that is regardless of whether I was a paid licensee or a trial user.

Fourth, (and I know I'm not supposed to talk on behalf of the developer, nor do I personlly know him or her), the developer is not helped. What on earth is he or she supposed to do if you don't give specifics?

If you want your reviews to count, please make sure you contact the developer first, or at least concurrently, before making hasty judgments on a product that most everybody else seems to enjoy.

If you happen to have any rebuttals, please email me personally at nsproxy at gmail.
(Version 1.3.1)