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Headline for Mac

Multimedia-capable newsreader.

$4.99
In English
Version 1.5
2.1
Based on 6 user rates

Headline overview

Headline starts with a revolutionary interface and then gets better. It's easy to filter out contents by switching from Today, This Week, This Month, All, Unread or Favorites items. And with Favorites, users can easily mark articles with the click of a button, and return to them at any time. Users can view articles in Headline directly or optionally via Safari

Offering built in support for Audio and Video player, easily listen to audio or watch video podcasts on the fly without the need to download files or having to launch iTunes. And by leveraging the power of Core Animation, Headline users can enjoy smooth effects transitions between views and articles.

Headline can easily share articles over iChat and Mail, with no need to manually send article links to friends; Headline can do it for you.

Feature highlights include:

  • Ultra-minimal UI
  • Mark Favorites
  • Easy Filtering
  • Core Animation Support
  • Media Player Support
  • Article Sharing

What’s new in version 1.5

Version 1.5: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.

Headline for Mac

$4.99
In English
Version 1.5
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2.1

(13 Reviews of Headline)

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Accidentalist
Accidentalist
Mar 5 2012
1.5
0.5
Mar 5 2012
0.5
Version: 1.5
A minor update available only to App Store folks? I guess customer service is overrated these days.
JamesHarrisPhoto
JamesHarrisPhoto
Mar 1 2012
1.5
0.0
Mar 1 2012
0.0
Version: 1.5
Headline has not been discontinued. It's now being offered thought Mac App Store.
Walruscp
Walruscp
Jul 15 2010
1.0.3
2.0
Jul 15 2010
2.0
Version: 1.0.3
This piece of software has been all but abandoned, and this minor update has not fixed any of the 10.6.x instabilities and bugs (beach balls like crazy). Could be a decent, streamlined RSS reader, but needs a lot of love under the hood before it can be used with any confidence. Cannot recommend.
Vvarp
Vvarp
Oct 14 2009
1.0.2
1.0
Oct 14 2009
1.0
Version: 1.0.2
Broken on 10.6, it seems developer moved on to other things and doesn't plan to update it anytime soon. Avoid.
Semioticmonkey
Semioticmonkey
Jan 10 2009
1.0.2
1.0
Jan 10 2009
1.0
Version: 1.0.2
@Admin warning. The download link is broken. Anyway, testing high and low, i found no way to import a OPML (flat or structured) into this thing. Yes, there is an 'Import' menu but...you are asked to register an OPML file NOT to open one. Bah! No Drag and drop of Feeds from Mail/NNW to Headline (single file or multiple files). Animation, yada yada and then the Usability ABC isn't there. Who did the design of this Application from usability POV? Fire him! URL Copy and pasting from NNW result in a malformed URL in the Headline URL field. You have to remove the (unnecessary) trailing space from the URL to get Headline to recognize it. After all this, Headline goes in a wonderful loop trying to validate the URL. I'm here from 5 minutes waiting this damned dialog box to activate the OK button. As you can see for yourself (in the shot), the Feed's titles are often truncated so you have to enlarge the window to accomodate a quick eye scrolling. In this way, the entire UI fill almost the same screen space of, say, NF. Another Usability fault. Good in a shot, bad in everyday workflow. And so on and on. Stick with NNW/NF/Mail. Free, Usable applications and save your money for something valuable.
Accidentalist
Accidentalist
Mar 5 2012
0.5
Mar 5 2012
0.5
Version: null
Walruscp
Walruscp
Jul 15 2010
2.0
Jul 15 2010
2.0
Version: null
Vvarp
Vvarp
Oct 14 2009
1.0
Oct 14 2009
1.0
Version: null
Semioticmonkey
Semioticmonkey
Jan 10 2009
1.0
Jan 10 2009
1.0
Version: null
Webkarnage
Webkarnage
Dec 26 2008
3.0
Dec 26 2008
3.0
Version: null
Nate-Houle
Nate-Houle
Jul 22 2008
5.0
Jul 22 2008
5.0
Version: null