Someone prefers to learn news from Twitter, someone keeps constantly open tabs with news sites in the browser. However, the best way to grasp the immensity remains RSS-aggregators services, thanks to which you can learn thousands of news from different sources.
Lifkhaker wrote about popular RSS-services. All of them provide access to your subscriptions via a browser. But functionality in web applications is often limited, and attention from subscriptions is distracted by advertising. So why read the news in the web interface, if the same can be done with great convenience in the desktop application?
This collection presents the best aggregators for Windows, Mac and Linux, which support synchronization with online RSS services.
Windows
Readiy
Readiy is a fast and simple RSS client. Its interface is designed in the style of Windows 10, so that it can be used on tablet computers. Readiy does not support advanced display settings. If you want to filter incoming streams of information, this is not the best choice. But for easy reading news the app is suitable. Readiy is free, but the enhanced version costs $ 2.99.
Synchronized with: Feedly.
Veen Reader
Veen Reader can send articles to Pocket, Instapaper, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Buffer and OneNote. You can customize fonts and display templates in articles. The application has a free and paid version, which costs $ 2.99.
Synchronized with: Feedly.
Nextgen Reader
Nextgen Reader is popular in the Windows Store, but not particularly distinguished by functionality in comparison with previous applications. This aggregator can share articles through the system menu and display them entirely without opening the browser. The application costs 5.99 dollars.
Synchronized with: Feedly.
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Hypersonic
Hypersonic has a minimal interface. To quickly switch between articles, you can use svayp. The application displays the full text of the article on request. Aggregator can be tried for free, then you have to pay 0.99 dollars.
Synchronized with: NewsBlur.
Mac
Reeder
Perhaps the best RSS aggregator for Mac. In addition to an impressive list of supported RSS-services, it provides the ability to send articles to the Pocket, Instapaper and Readability reading lists, Twitter and Facebook social networks, Pinboard and Delicious bookmarking services and Evernote. In addition to the client for Mac, there is a version for iOS. Reeder will cost $ 9.99, but it’s worth it.
Synchronized with: Feedbin, Feedly, Feed Wrangler, FeedHQ, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, Inoreader, Minimal Reader and BazQux Reader.
ReadKit
This is not just an RSS aggregator, but a universal tool for reading articles. In addition to the ability to read RSS, ReadKit can synchronize and display your saved articles and bookmarks in Instapaper, Pocket and Pinboard. Required articles can be sent to Evernote, Buffer, Twitter or Facebook. The application allows you to read news offline and supports tags, smart sorting and smart folders. ReadKit will have to pay 9.99 dollars.
Synchronized with: Feedly, NewsBlur, Fever, Feed Wrangler and Feedbin.
Leaf
This is a small and accurate application for reading RSS. It does not have advanced tools like smart folders. In addition, it can display only news from one account at a time. But with the functions assigned to it, Leaf manages. Articles can be shared through Buffer, Evernote, Pocket, Readability and Instapaper. Leaf can display the entire article, which is convenient for reading. The application costs 9.99 dollars.
Synchronized with: Feedly, Feedbag, Feed Wrangler, NewsBlur.
Vienna
Vienna does not support as many RSS-services as Reeder or ReadKit, but it is absolutely free. In addition, you can create smart folders for your subscriptions and apply smart filters.
Synchronized with: BazQux Reader, FeedHQ, Inoreader, The Old Reader or Open Reader API.
Download Vienna →
Linux
FeedReader
FeedReader is a very simple RSS-client that has all the necessary functions for easy reading of news. He can search the necessary articles for keywords, mark them with marks, move them to “Favorites”, send posts to Pocket, Instapaper or Wallabag and share them by mail, Telegram or via Twitter.
Synchronized with: Feedbin, Feedly, FreshRSS, InoReader, The Old Reader, Tiny Tiny RSS or your own OwnCloud server.
Download FeedReader →
RSS Guard
RSS Guard can not only display news, but also play podcasts downloaded via RSS. It works pretty fast even with thousands of unread news. In the application, you can read the entire article with the built-in viewer based on Chromium.
Synchronized with: Tiny Tiny RSS and ownCloud News.
Download RSS Guard →
Liferea
Liferea is one of the oldest RSS-aggregators for Linux, which continues to develop actively. The application supports integration into the system notification menu, displaying the number of unread news by category. The received news can be read offline and sorted using smart folders. Liferea can play podcasts.
Synchronized with: InoReader, Reedah, The Old Reader and TinyTinyRSS.
Download Liferea →
conclusions
Reeder and ReadKit for Mac look the most advantageous among other applications. They support work with a large number of services and have many useful functions. A great choice for those who read a lot of news.
Aggregators for Linux somewhat lag behind them. Windows users are least lucky. Most clients synchronize only with Feedly and are more focused on tablet devices. Of course, for Windows, there are many other aggregators that support smart filtering and smart folders. But all of them work only with their own subscriptions and do not synchronize them with web services.
Do you know any other RSS-aggregators with synchronization?
