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This index is part of a classified guide to RSS news feed readers, cross referenced by platform, type and features. Each profile in this section contains summary details of the feed reader, features, Web links and news feeds.

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Aggrevator
A Java based aggregator designed to store and index thousands of feeds, with offline reading.
AgileRss
A Java feed reader with drag and drop feed management. Has proxy configuration for use with corporate firewalls. Includes a browser bookmarklet to provide news feed auto-discovery.
AllTheNews
A Java Eclipse plugin for reading news feeds.
AmphetaDesk
A powerful feed aggregator that operates as a local Web server.
Avant Browser
A customised wrapper for the Internet Explorer browser with many additional features including a feed reader.
Awasu
A feature rich feed reader with a range of plugins to read a mail box as an RSS feed, save content to a database and serve as a podcast client for iTunes.
BigBlogZoo
A desktop blog index that uses the DMOZ classification scheme to classify blog content.
BlogBridge
A feed reader written in the Java programming language. The program has a rating scheme based on the feeds that are most read, inbound links to the feed and users' keywords. BlogBridge also has human readers that recommend feeds on their pet subjects.
BlogMatrix Jaeger
A feed reader with drag and drop subscription and language translation.
BottomFeeder
Multi-pane feed reader with 'newspaper' views written in the Smalltalk programming language. Also has plugins for blog posting.
Deepnet Explorer
A browser with a range of advanced features including an RSS reader, built on top of Internet Explorer.
Desktop Sidebar
A desktop utility keeping track of useful information, including news feeds. Has a large range of custom skins and additional plugins.
FeedDemon
Popular desktop feed reader for Windows.
FeedTools
A script for downloading, processing and producing news feeds using the Ruby programming language.
Feedreader
A simple, lightweight feed reader integrated with Internet Exlorer. Alerts for new items are displayed on the toolbar and can be opened directly.
Firefox
Firefox live bookmarks store news feed subscriptions and list new items as they are posted. The browser highlights auto-discovery links with a quick-subscription icon on the status bar.
Flock
Flock is an adapted version of the Firefox Web browser, which features live bookmarks for news feeds, plus blog posting tools.
Google Desktop
A combined local file system and Internet search tool and that includes a feed reader sidebar panel.
GreatNews
A clear and simple feed reader with some advanced features, including channel statistics for reading preferences.
Headline-Reader
A Japanese language feed reader for Windows.
Headline-Reader Plugin
A Japanese language feed reader plugin for the Sleipnir Web browser.
Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer version 7 will feature an integrated feed reader and support auto-discovery of feeds. With filters to view un-read items, sort by date and title.
Lektora
A multi-platform feed reader with integrated blogging tools. Integrates with Internet Explorer and Firefox with auto-discovery toolbar.
Maxthon
A feature-rich wrapper for the Internet Explorer Web browser that includes an RSS reader.
Mozilla Sage
A plugin for Mozilla Firefox that brings more dedicated feed reader features to the browser.
Mozilla Thunderbird
A sophisticated email program with fully integrated feed management features, including a saved search folder for incoming news.
NewsGator Inbox
A plugin for Microsoft Outlook that manages news feeds like email.
NewzCrawler
A combined feed reader and blog editor with usenet newsgroup features.
Newzie
A Windows feed reader that can also merge multiple feeds into one. Also has a news slideshow feature. Has a tabbed browser to view several source Web pages winthin and several other novel feed monitoring features.
Omea Pro
An advanced version of the standard Omea Reader tool, with features for managing, organising and annotating data from diverse sources.
Omea Reader
The standard news feed and newsgroup reader from Omea has many of the features of the Pro version.
Onfolio
A general purpose information manager with feed reading facilities. Includes features for posting excerpts to blogs and email.
Opera
A lightweight, versatile, standards compliant browser with integrated feed reader. Feeds are displayed in split window display, items over summaries, and links open directly in the browser.
Pluck RSS Reader
A desktop feed reader for integration with Internet Explorer or Firefox. Web edition works independently from the browser.
RSS Bandit
A Windows feed reader based on the .Net Framework.
RSS Panel
A Firefox Greasemonkey panel that displays any news feed associated with a Web page in a drop down panel.
RSSFeedEater
A Windows feed reader that can be installed on a dongle for independent use. Also has blogging options for Blogger.
RSSOwl
A sophisticated RSS reader written in the Java programming language. Unusual features include PDF or RTF export of feed data. Also integrated with AmphetaRate, a community rating service for news items.
RssReader
A Windows feed reader with many standard features.
SharpReader
A feed reader for Windows with many standard features, and a range of blog editor plugins.
Snarfer
A Windows feed reader designed to be small and light, with a plugin scheme for additional features.
Syndirella
A Windows feed reader development project.
Whizz RSS News Reader
A feed reader toolbar for Mozilla Firefox. Feeds are displayed in a three panel sidebar and links open directly in the browser. Supports drag and drop feed subscription.
intraVnews
A feed reader plugin for the Microsoft Outlook mail program. Also has options for blog posting.

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