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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.
Akregator
A Linux feed reader for the KDE desktop.
AllTheNews
A Java Eclipse plugin for reading news feeds.
AmphetaDesk
A powerful feed aggregator that operates as a local Web server.
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.
BottomFeeder
Multi-pane feed reader with 'newspaper' views written in the Smalltalk programming language. Also has plugins for blog posting.
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.
FeedOnFeeds
A server based news feed aggregator for Web-based feed reading.
Feeder
Primarily a feed publishing tool for Mac OS X, Feeder can also import live feeds for further editing.
Feedreader
A simple, lightweight feed reader integrated with Internet Exlorer. Alerts for new items are displayed on the toolbar and can be opened directly.
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.
Lektora
A multi-platform feed reader with integrated blogging tools. Integrates with Internet Explorer and Firefox with auto-discovery toolbar.
Liferea
A Linux feed reader for the Gnome desktop. Pre-built binaries available for many distributions.
NetNewsWire
A desktop feed reader for Mac OS X, integrates closely with Safari with advanced scripting features for custom feeds.
NewsFire
A desktop feed reader for Mac OS X with blogging features and iTunes integration.
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.
Pluck RSS Reader
A desktop feed reader for integration with Internet Explorer or Firefox. Web edition works independently from the browser.
PulpFiction
A feed reader for Mac OS X that integrates with Mail, Safari and the Finder. Also has blogging features and custom AppleScripts, style sheets and alternative themes.
RSS Bandit
A Windows feed reader based on the .Net Framework.
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.
Shrook
A stand alone feed reader for Mac OS with Web based synchronization and distributed feed checking service.
Snarfer
A Windows feed reader designed to be small and light, with a plugin scheme for additional features.
Snownews
A text mode feed reader for Linux systems.
Straw
A Linux feed reader for the Gnome desktop.
Syndirella
A Windows feed reader development project.
Tickershock
A utility for Mac OS X that displays news feeds in a scrolling ticker format.

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