RSS readers – Windows

Omea – one of the most fully featured RSS readers out there; can get a little slow as its database grows; free in its basic version, also has a commercial, advanced version with more featuresMozilla Thunderbird – Mozilla’s e-mail and RSS reader, supports skins and add-onsAwasu – RSS reader with a customizable user interface, the ability to synchronize with other readers, bookmarking and annotation, and republishing of your feedsGreatNews – integrates with Bloglines, and offers a very fast way to browse through your feedsRSS Bandit – RSS reader that offers organization of your feeds through folders, as well as synchronization across several installationsIntraVNews – an RSS reader that integrates with Microsoft’s Outlook.SharpReader – requires .NET framework, lets you organize feeds into folders, integrates with Feedster, can display new items via system tray popupseCruiser – an RSS reader in JapaneseJuice – a pretty basic RSS readerOpera – Opera web browser comes with a fully featured RSS readerFeedDemon – Newsgator’s feed reader offering a high degree of customization, newspaper-style feed reading, synchronization with other Newsgator products, and feed searchSnarfer – a free RSS reader, with key features being river of news style view, embedded video display, synchronization with Bloglines, powerful search and filteringActive RSS Reader – simple RSS reader with a very small hard disk and memory footprintFeed Amasser – a very lightweight, freeware RSS readerFeedExpress – a freeware, open source RSS reader; quite basic, but with some nice features, for example CSS customizationCrackfeed – a tiny systray based application that notifies you with RSS news as they comeHappyFish – RSS reader and podcast client, requires .NET 2.0Attensa for Outlook – RSS reader that fully integrates with Outlook, support OPML import/export, scheduling, republishing, and advanced feed organizationBriz RSS Reader – a very simple RSS readerParticls – desktop RSS notifier and ticker with lots of options, also has a Firefox pluginAnothr – RSS reader/bot for Skype/Gtalk/MSN

RSS readers – OS X

Newsfire – RSS reader for OS XNetNewsWire – Newsgator’s RSS reader for the Mac comes in two flavors: commercial and freePixelNews – a commercial Mac OS X RSS reader that comes with a huge database of feedsShrook – a Mac RSS reader which also has a web based version; supports synchronization, instant notifications via Growl, real time search, smart grouping and moreVienna – a freeware, open source RSS/Atom newsreader, with a built-in tabbed browser and the ability to customize feed displayNewsLife – RSS reader for the Mac, pleasing to the eye, simple and easy to useSqueet – another Mac RSS reader, currently on hiatus

RSS readers – Linux

Liferea – RSS reader for Gnome usersAkregator – RSS reader for KDEStraw – RSS reader for Gnome, supports RSS and ATOM, as well as exporting/importing OPML feedsSnownews – text based RSS reader for all you 1337 peopleAgileRSS – desktop aggregator that is able to display any RSS, ATOM, and XML news feed; also offers an RSS news ticker

RSS Readers – cross-platform

RSSOwl – works on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. Offers, among other features, a multi-pane, highly customizable interface, OPML and blogroll import, internal browser, and a search engine.BottomFeeder Rich-featured multiplatform RSS reader (works on Linux as well as Windows and OS X), supports CSS customization, OPML import/export, and plugins.BlogBridge – open source RSS aggregator that allows you to create dynamic feed reading lists

RSS readers – web based

Google Reader – In addition to tracking your feeds, Google’s popular RSS reader allows you to star items (like in Gmail), view trends in your feeds and reading habits, and recently added an option to read feeds offline.iGoogle – Formerly known as Google Personalized Home, iGoogle allows you to include RSS feeds as part of your custom start page.Netvibes – This personal homepage provider includes hundreds of “modules” you can add to your page from Hotmail to your Flickr photos, but also lets you create your own modules by simply entering an RSS feed URL.Pageflakes – Another personalized homepage provider, Pageflakes functions similar to Netvibes, letting you select from pre-made modules or create your own by adding an RSS feed.My Yahoo! – Still the most widely used custom homepage on the Web, My Yahoo now allows you to add RSS feeds alongside your weather, stock quotes, and news. Similar to Netvibes and Pageflakes, My Yahoo allows you to re-arrange your feeds with drag and drop features.My Netscape – Netscape’s personal homepage service also includes the ability to add RSS feeds as content modules. An account also lets you participate in their Digg-like homepage voting.Daily Rotation – A no-frills personalized homepage aimed targeted at techies, Daily Rotation includes recommended feeds from hundreds of tech sites, and also lets you add in additional feeds of your own choosing.Rojo – A part of Six Apart, Rojo is a web-based reader that combines RSS aggregation with a community of sorts, showing what people are reading on their homepage.Bloglines – One of the early online RSS readers, Bloglines “split screen” interface makes it easy to view the full content of any of your feeds. The service is part of the IAC family of sites.Newsgator – NewsGator’s RSS reader allows you to organize your feeds in Windows-style folders that can be expanded and collapsed.MySindicaat – an advanced online RSS reader with a tree-like feed layout, available in several different flavors, including a mini ticker and a mobile RSS viewer. It also has RSS mixing capabilities.Fwicki – web based RSS reader that lets you create custom river-of-news style feeds.NewsAlloy – a fast and full-featured web based RSS reader. Also has a mobile version.Feeds 2.0 – a personalized RSS aggregator, that learns from your reading habits and displays relevant feeds

Mobile RSS Readers

NewsGator Go! – NewsGator’s mobile version syncs with user’s online accounts, allowing you to read their feeds on the go for $29.95.LiteFeeds – Once downloaded to your phone, LiteFeeds allows you to browse your feeds, email articles to friends, or bookmark them to your del.icio.us account.Egress – This program for Windows Mobile sports a clean UI and also supports podcasts. Egress is available for $12.95.Mobispine – Mobispine is a free Java application for reading your feeds on your mobile. The service also includes a web component where users can add feeds to the Mobispine database, see related feeds, and leave comments.Quick News – Designed for Palm OS, Quick News lets you download feeds either via a HotSync or a direct internet connection for later use, which enables offline (or out of coverage) reading.Bloglines Mobile – The popular web-based reader also offers a browser-based mobile version to access your feeds without downloading anything.FeederReader – This application is designed for phones running Windows Mobile, and bills itself as being especially well suited for developers, allowing you to view the RAW XML files for and its XML elements and attributes.FreeRange – This Java application will work on Palm OS, Windows Mobile, and Blackberry. The site has optional Google Reader integration.Google Reader Mobile – If you use Google Reader, you can access a version designed for mobile phones.ZapTXT for mobile – mobile version of the ZapTXT widget.

RSS to email converters

Feedblitz – one of the most popular RSS to e-mail converters. Supported by FeedBurner. Also has a Firefox plugin.ZapTXT – monitors feeds for certain terms and sends you notifications via e-mail. Also has a mobile version.R|Mail – offers simple subscription to any RSS feed, as well as an R|mail subscription widget which you can use on your site

RSS Feed Validators

Feed Validator – By entering your feed URL at Feed Validator, the service will literally translate your RSS to code and identify any potential problems. It works with versions of RSS up to 2.0.RSS 1.0 Validator – This validator for RSS 1.0 generates an HTML page identifying any errors.Redland RSS 1.0 Validator & Viewer – This validator offers a variety of display options for checking your feeds.

RSS-related plugins – Firefox

Sage – RSS reader for Firefox, has a decent amount of options, allows CSS customizationWizz – a very advanced RSS reader for Firefox with a huge set of optionsRSS Ticker – an RSS ticker for Firefox with a large number of optionsBeatnik – simple RSS reader for FirefoxBlogRovr – a Firefox plugin that brings you related news based on your feed choices and the website you’re currently visitingNewsFox – fully featured RSS reader for Firefox, with three panes; similar to ThunderbirdInfoRSS – another RSS ticker for Firefox with a very comprehensive set of optionsFeedbar – Feedbar displays new live bookmarks items directly in your Firefox sidebar

RSS-related plugins – WordPress

Feedlist – a wordpress plugin that displays linked lists imported from an RSS or ATOM feedFeedsmith – redirects all RSS feeds on a WordPress blog to the Feedburner feed.Fedafi RSS plugin – a plugin for WordPress that creates a full text valid RSS 2.0 feed from your WordPress blog and adds a style sheet, tracks subscribers and clicks on articles.BDP RSS aggregator – converts RSS feeds to WordPress blog entries. Handy for creating an automatic blog.Sig2Feed – WordPress plugin that lets you add a signature to your RSS feeds

RSS-related plugins – other

Good News Trillian RSS plugin – allows you to read RSS feeds in TrillianRSSNews – RSS reader for IM client MirandaRSS Feed Scanner – Azureus plugin that allows for automated downloads by means of advanced feed filter configurabilityRSS Popper – RSS plugin for Outlook and Outlook ExpressRSS Reader for Gaim – enables you to read RSS feeds in Pidgin (formerly Gaim)

RSS managers

Feedburner – the obvious one. Recently acquired by Google, FeedBurner has become the de facto standard for RSS feed management, offering a huge set of features, including detailed analytics, chicklets, feed optimization and ad insertion.WebPasties – a set of RSS-related tools, including some feed management featuresFeedPass – creates a nice landing page for your feeds

RSS mixers

Yahoo! Pipes - an advanced RSS mixer with a graphical user interface; supports simple operators, filters, and many advanced functionsFeedbite – a combination of an online RSS reader and an RSS mixer, with the possibility to vote for RSS “bundles”Feedblendr – a very simple RSS mixer that doesn’t require registrationBlogsieve – full featured RSS mixer that lets you blend up to 5 feeds and do some advanced filtering on the resultsFeedcombine – RSS mixer that lets you blend feeds from a list of predefined sourcesFeedshake – RSS mixing and some basic filteringxFruits – a set of very neat tools for RSS blending, filtering and conversion, including an RSS to PDF toolBlastFeed – an RSS mixer that lets you combine and filter feeds and get them delivered via e-mail, IM or RSSFeedRinse – an advanced RSS filter that enables you to get rid of the “spam” in your RSS feedsFeedDigest – RSS mixer that lets you mix and sort feeds and then republish them on a websitePopfly – Microsoft’s very promising RSS mixer, currently in closed betaGoogle Mashup Editor (GME) – Google’s set of developer tools for creating mashupsRSSMesh – a PHP script that lets you blend several feeds into oneAfeeda – RSS mixer which lets you blend all your favorite feeds into one

RSS Ping Tools

Pingoat – On Pingoat, you enter your blog URL and select the services you would like to ping. Doing so will make sure that the selected sites crawl and index your site. The site has nearly 50 different services you can ping.Ping-o-matic – Enter your blog or feed URL and select from a variety of blog search engines and Ping-o-matic will send them a ping. The site has about 20 services to choose from.Blog Flux – In addition to a variety of other tools for bloggers, Blog Flux offers Pinger, which includes more than 30 sites you can automatically ping, including several language specific indexes.ping service – This site is mostly in Dutch and automatically pings a few of the larger services such as Technorati and Weblogs.com

Feed directories

Syndic8 – one of the biggest RSS feed directories; integrates with several services on this listTechnorati – indexes blogs based on tags and authority, as measured by incoming links.Feedster – organizes feeds into content channels such as technology and celebrity gossip.Blogstreet – places feeds into different directory categories and also has a Digg-like homepage powered by user rankings.Weblogs.com – one of the original feed directories, Weblogs.com simply shows the most recent blog updates automatically as they happen.Icerocket – a blog search engine that also keeps track of blog statistics with their Blog Tracker product.blo.gs – a simple listing of recently updated blogs in the spirit of Weblogs.com.blogdigger – blog search engine, also has a Local feature for finding bloggers in your area.2rss.com – a categorized blog directory and search engine with about 10,000 feeds indexed.WeBlogALot – a blog directory that also pulls in breaking news feeds from mainstream sources.

RSS tips & hacks

Steve Rubel’s collection of RSS hacksAnother set of RSS-related hacks from Steve RubelWeb Worker Daily’s tips on RSS reading5 RSS tips by LifeDevSteve Rubel’s 35 ways to use RSS feedsRSS tools for Firefox – a detailed roundup of RSS-related add-ons for Firefox here on MashableMister Tipster – a hardware USB mini display aimed specifically at displaying RSS feedsSome RSS tips from WiredRead RSS on your AppleTV

Miscellaneous RSS-related tools

SearchFeedr – RSS feed search, supports Yahoo!, Google, MSN Live and AltavistaFeedCycle – bundles feeds into “episodes” and delivers them on a scheduled/daily basisFeedCrier – brings RSS feeds to your instant messengerClicky’s RSS feed – Clicky is a web analytics tool which can deliver analytics results via an RSS feedRSS Panel X – a Greasemonkey script that displays RSS, Atom, hAtom and OPML directly from originating websiteFeedForAll – create and edit RSS feeds and podcastsRadio UserLand – a combination of a publishing platform and a news aggregatorCustom Reader – a white label RSS reader solution, ready to be branded to your likingChaos Wallpaper – RSS reader and wallpaper changer in oneFireAnt – RSS reader focused on podcasts, vidcasts, and mediaNewsAloud – converts RSS feeds to voiceRSS2PDF – converts RSS feeds to PDF formatDapper – creates an RSS feed from any websiteFeedity – another RSS generator that can generate an RSS feed from any websiteRSSMicro – an RSS search engine; searches over 65 million feeds

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