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NewsBar
NewsBar
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NewsBar free download for Mac

NewsBar

Version 3.9.1

Display RSS news feeds on your desktop.

3.3
Based on 8 user ratesRead reviews & comments
$4.99
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NewsBar overview

NewsBar is built with a fresh concept: news feeds delivered with a smooth animation, right to your desktop with automatic iCloud sync across all Apple devices. Converts plain old RSS feeds into a live news stream with keyword watching and alerts. Works fine without Google Reader, syncing with Feedly.

All of your RSS feeds continuously appear on the selected side of your display, or in a regular window. NewsBar is like having your own, personal news agency. You don't have to waste your time checking webpages - NewsBar will show you what's going on.

Features
  • News without delay
  • High speed, efficient RSS engine
  • iCloud sync of feeds, statuses and starred across all Apple devices
  • Smooth animation on news arrival
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Mac desktop integration with adjustable opacity
  • Add new feeds and feed icons with Drag and Drop
  • Organize feeds into user defined folders
  • Single click opens RSS content in a popup window
  • Double click opens news in your browser
  • Auto hide read items
  • Mark and share news
  • OS X Notification Center support
  • Star news for later reading
  • News can be highlighted and filtered by keywords
  • Keyword detection alerts using audible and visible cues
  • Customizable interface (colors, fonts, size, gradient, opacity)
  • Assign custom icon for each feed
  • RSS 2.0, ATOM support
  • Sync feed list and starred items with Feedly (optional)
  • Customizable individual feed settings
  • Import feed list from Google Reader takeout
  • OPML export and import
  • Quick text search in all feeds
  • Multiple display/desktop and Spaces support
  • Menubar mode (App icon can be removed from dock)
  • Very low CPU and memory usage

What’s new in version 3.9.1

Updated on Nov 14 2020

Version 3.9.1:
  • Core update: NewsBar now compatible with latest Mac OS releases
  • Dark Mode support: NewsBar desktop now supports dark mode
  • Compatible with Apple Silicon
  • Improved sync: iCloud and Feedly sync improved
  • Minor bug fixes

Information

License

Commercial

Size

3.6 MB

Developer’s website

https://www.newsbar-app.com/

Downloads

8728

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Mac OS X 10.7 or later
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Harry Flashman
Harry Flashman
Jan 22 2017
3.8
0.5
Jan 22 2017
0.5
Version: 3.8
This app is like crash central under Sierra. It's a good looking newsreader, but totally hopeless for bugs and stability. It hasn't been updated in over a year according to the app store and I suspect it has been abandoned.
Jazzyguy
Jazzyguy
Jan 9 2015
3.7.0
0.5
Jan 9 2015
0.5
Version: 3.7.0
The same old thing. I had to force quit the new version because it stalled and wouldn't start again.
Jazzyguy
Jazzyguy
Dec 14 2014
3.6.5
0.5
Dec 14 2014
0.5
Version: 3.6.5
NEWSBAR could take a lesson from Newsflow which is faster and better. It is a quality app, Anyone that buys Newsbar wastes their money.
Jazzyguy
Jazzyguy
Dec 9 2014
3.6.5
0.5
Dec 9 2014
0.5
Version: 3.6.5
This version is worse than the other versions. It is slow and the GUI is slow. The whole thing is miserable. The developers pay no attention at all to this misbehavior of this app. They go on their merrily way as if we here are suckers. I wish i could give it no stars.
neonwizard
neonwizard
Dec 8 2014
3.6.5
1.0
Dec 8 2014
1.0
Version: 3.6.5
For me Version 3.6.5 crashes immediately in Yosemite 10.10.1, Appears for a split second in the dock then nothing. Works fine on my iMac with Lion installed.
Jazzyguy
Jazzyguy
Nov 5 2014
3.6.2
0.5
Nov 5 2014
0.5
Version: 3.6.2
YOSEMITE AND IOS 8.1 I have t remove them! They are taking too much CPU on both MACS. THIS IS A VERY odious application.
Jazzyguy
Jazzyguy
Oct 25 2014
3.6.2
0.5
Oct 25 2014
0.5
Version: 3.6.2
The new version is as Bad as the one previously.
Jazzyguy
Jazzyguy
Oct 17 2014
3.6.1
0.5
Oct 17 2014
0.5
Version: 3.6.1
The Beachballs onYosemite are driving me crazy! This app was good for awhile and now it is useless. A candidate for the trash. 1/2 a star for a miserable experience,
Harry Flashman
Harry Flashman
Dec 17 2013
3.4
0.5
Dec 17 2013
0.5
Version: 3.4
I used to really like NewsBar but under Mavericks it's been reduced to a bug laden mess. It fails to remember appearance preferences and the window keeps disappearing until you quit the app and start again. It has been like this since the day I installed Mavericks and the latest update to NewsBar has changed nothing. Unfortunately it's unusable under Mavericks.
zsoltt
zsoltt
Aug 28 2013
3.3.1
5.0
Aug 28 2013
5.0
Version: 3.3.1
I have been using NewsBar for a while, and it has been constantly evolving since then. I like it!
Merlin748
Merlin748
Aug 27 2013
3.2.3
5.0
Aug 27 2013
5.0
Version: 3.2.3
Now has Feedly!
Jazzyguy
Jazzyguy
May 10 2013
3.2
0.5
May 10 2013
0.5
Version: 3.2
It finally opened fully. But the choices to put the app in your dock are very poor. You can put it in the far left of your dock or far right.Either way for me it is a poor choice as I would like my RSS choices in the center of my dock as I have a few more RSS readers.Over all the choices of colors are good and the preference to put it in the menu bar is a good one which gets it out of the way but it still stays in the left side of my dock or right.It would be far better if it were in the menu bar as RSS Menu does. All in all it is not an improvement over the last version which was more flexible and easier to use.
Jazzyguy
Jazzyguy
May 10 2013
3.2
0.5
May 10 2013
0.5
Version: 3.2
The app just shows a bar that says all feeds. Clicking the bar does nothing.The app is now useless to me Using ML10.8.3
Jazzyguy
Jazzyguy
Nov 1 2012
2.6.2
0.5
Nov 1 2012
0.5
Version: 2.6.2
Tis is a great RSS reader . I use it daily .
kapps
kapps
Aug 3 2012
2.5
4.0
Aug 3 2012
4.0
Version: 2.5
This is one of the best interfaces I have seen. Two requests: 1. Growl notifications 2. Horizontal displays
Harry Flashman
Harry Flashman
Aug 2 2012
2.5
0.5
Aug 2 2012
0.5
Version: 2.5
I purchased this half an hour ago so I don't feel that is quite sufficient to post a proper review with a star rating, however I will say that on the whole I rather like it. There are times when you are only interested in certain feeds, so an option to only choose specific sources might be useful, though this can just about be achieved via the search option at the top. I'm not a huge fan of having to view the full page via Safari, so what I'd like to see is the option to view the summary and the full article directly inside the pop up quick view window. Keeping it all neatly together without the need of external apps would be excellent.
Merlin748
Merlin748
Sep 5 2011
2.1
5.0
Sep 5 2011
5.0
Version: 2.1
Great, fast app
anonymous-moose-4942
anonymous-moose-4942
Jun 15 2011
1.0.1
0.0
Jun 15 2011
0.0
Version: 1.0.1
It updates every minute? Is it really worth hammering people's servers so you can read the news < 60 seconds after it's posted?
Macmaria
Macmaria
Jun 2 2011
1.0
0.0
Jun 2 2011
0.0
Version: 1.0
No trial. No buy. No reviews so far. No buy. Sometimes life is simple, eh? :)
Harry Flashman
Harry Flashman
Jan 22 2017
0.5
Jan 22 2017
0.5
Version: null
Jazzyguy
Jazzyguy
Dec 9 2014
0.5
Dec 9 2014
0.5
Version: null
neonwizard
neonwizard
Dec 8 2014
1.0
Dec 8 2014
1.0
Version: null
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Jul 4 2014
5.0
Jul 4 2014
5.0
Version: null
zsoltt
zsoltt
Aug 28 2013
5.0
Aug 28 2013
5.0
Version: null
Merlin748
Merlin748
Aug 27 2013
5.0
Aug 27 2013
5.0
Version: null
kapps
kapps
Aug 3 2012
4.0
Aug 3 2012
4.0
Version: null
AndyLynch
AndyLynch
Sep 29 2011
5.0
Sep 29 2011
5.0
Version: null
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