RSS and Atom after Google Reader

emebrs · 15 Apr 2013, 01:24 AM

Now that Google Reader is dead, has anyone found a good alternative? I tried The Old Reader, but it drops old posts. That's bad because I don't want to miss anything. I am looking for a reader that will reliably display all content I have missed even if I have been away for a month or more. Any suggestions?

Berenburger · 15 Apr 2013, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by emebrs

Any suggestions?

This has been widely discussed on the Internet. I have not made my choice yet. Feedly is very popular. In earlier days I've used Bloglines a lot. The once-popular RSS reader still exists. Bloglines was thought to be dead a couple years ago, but now we have the irony of listing it as an option to the soon-to-be-dead Google Reader.

sflorack · 15 Apr 2013, 11:10 PM

Feedly is my close second, but my first has been Selfoss. Unfortunately, you need a webhost to use it, however.

chrisretusn · 16 Apr 2013, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by emebrs

I tried The Old Reader, but it drops old posts. That's bad because I don't want to miss anything. I am looking for a reader that will reliably display all content I have missed even if I have been away for a month or more. Any suggestions?

Well it's not an on-line reader but it will do what you want, RSSOwl. It has a lot of features. I have been using it for several years now and nothing else works for me. It also will sync with Google Reader so you should be able to switch over to RSSOwl with little problems.

Another possible suggestion would be Bamboo Feed Reader

One thing you need to be aware of (given that you mentioned away for a month or more) is some sites set limits on how far back you can pull feeds for or have limits on number of new feeds. One site I frequent for example will max out at 100 new if I miss a day or two even if there are more to download.

FredOnline · 16 Apr 2013, 09:10 PM

I use Gmail Notifier Pro for a desktop alert for new e-mails.

This has options for RSS feeds and Atom - I don't know if any use to you, as I don't use/need that option myself.

zdt · 1 May 2013, 06:26 AM

hello

is there any email service (preferably a privacy cautious one) that has integrated a "rss to email" service?

I want to subscribe to rss feeds and have those feeds delivered to my inbox instead of a rss client (this way I will have a personal and at the same time a web-based rss "client").

Has anyone heard of such a mail service?

**Gankaku** · 2 May 2013, 10:23 PM

zdt I answered your post over there

FYI FeedDemon was the top of the line desktop app and the pro is going free when Google Reader dies. I'm excited about that because I can't wait to use the podcasting feature. I had it before on the trial and it's awesome. Right now I have an awful time manually loading my mp3 player and basically just don't do it because it's annoying. FeedDemon makes it simple. (I don't use iTunes - no thank you.)

I use Feedly on my tablet and sometimes the desktop. I've tried all those other new suggestions - The Old Reader, Newsblur (they charge money! Wha...?), Netvibes (still ugly), etc.

Digg is coming out with a reader, which will be one to watch.

I just want one place that acts like Reader, where I can sync all my feeds from, then go to where ever else I want and read it in the format I want (maybe, Feedly, or maybe today I feel like reading my feeds on the desktop...) Right now (pretending Google Reader's already gone) there's nothing like that.

There are also things like using Opera's browser (it works!), using Thunderbird (it works really well!), and Tiny Tiny RSS - if you have your own webhost you can host this little script on it and use TTRSS to serve up your feeds.

Other than that it's honestly back to picking your desktop RSS reader you like and backing up your OPML file regularly.

emebrs · 6 May 2013, 11:08 PM

It could be that I am just lazy, but I haven't found anything to replace Google Reader. In fact I have decided to give up on feeds altogether and just check my favorite sites manually.

**Gankaku** · 6 May 2013, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by emebrs

It could be that I am just lazy, but I haven't found anything to replace Google Reader. In fact I have decided to give up on feeds altogether and just check my favorite sites manually.

lol I think you're far from lazy if you're going and manually checking your fave websites...

zdt · 10 May 2013, 06:36 AM

@Gankaku
I use Thunderbird too on my desktop but while I don't want to use a web service (like feedly for example) I really like the idea of portability (can't always use my desktop!). That is why I got the idea of rss-to-email thing. The best solution is a personal sever but that is not an option for me at the moment.

15 Apr 2013, 01:24 AM	#1
emebrs Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 343	RSS and Atom after Google Reader Now that Google Reader is dead, has anyone found a good alternative? I tried The Old Reader, but it drops old posts. That's bad because I don't want to miss anything. I am looking for a reader that will reliably display all content I have missed even if I have been away for a month or more. Any suggestions?

15 Apr 2013, 11:10 PM	#3
sflorack The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,937	Feedly is my close second, but my first has been Selfoss. Unfortunately, you need a webhost to use it, however.

16 Apr 2013, 09:10 PM	#5
FredOnline The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 2,616	I use Gmail Notifier Pro for a desktop alert for new e-mails. This has options for RSS feeds and Atom - I don't know if any use to you, as I don't use/need that option myself.

1 May 2013, 06:26 AM	#6
zdt Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 47	hello is there any email service (preferably a privacy cautious one) that has integrated a "rss to email" service? I want to subscribe to rss feeds and have those feeds delivered to my inbox instead of a rss client (this way I will have a personal and at the same time a web-based rss "client"). Has anyone heard of such a mail service?

2 May 2013, 10:23 PM	#7
Gankaku Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,265	zdt I answered your post over there FYI FeedDemon was the top of the line desktop app and the pro is going free when Google Reader dies. I'm excited about that because I can't wait to use the podcasting feature. I had it before on the trial and it's awesome. Right now I have an awful time manually loading my mp3 player and basically just don't do it because it's annoying. FeedDemon makes it simple. (I don't use iTunes - no thank you.) I use Feedly on my tablet and sometimes the desktop. I've tried all those other new suggestions - The Old Reader, Newsblur (they charge money! Wha...?), Netvibes (still ugly), etc. Digg is coming out with a reader, which will be one to watch. I just want one place that acts like Reader, where I can sync all my feeds from, then go to where ever else I want and read it in the format I want (maybe, Feedly, or maybe today I feel like reading my feeds on the desktop...) Right now (pretending Google Reader's already gone) there's nothing like that. There are also things like using Opera's browser (it works!), using Thunderbird (it works really well!), and Tiny Tiny RSS - if you have your own webhost you can host this little script on it and use TTRSS to serve up your feeds. Other than that it's honestly back to picking your desktop RSS reader you like and backing up your OPML file regularly.

6 May 2013, 11:08 PM	#8
emebrs Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 343	It could be that I am just lazy, but I haven't found anything to replace Google Reader. In fact I have decided to give up on feeds altogether and just check my favorite sites manually.

10 May 2013, 06:36 AM	#10
zdt Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 47	@Gankaku I use Thunderbird too on my desktop but while I don't want to use a web service (like feedly for example) I really like the idea of portability (can't always use my desktop!). That is why I got the idea of rss-to-email thing. The best solution is a personal sever but that is not an option for me at the moment.