Top 10 RSS Feed Reader For Windows, Linux, Mac

Since we had discussed the Two ways to Optimize your RSS feed , we had been angling for some supercool RSS feed Readers, news reader or aggregator. People asked us about the best RSS reader that could bring in all the news headlines, blogs, vlogs and such stuffs to their system. Not all of them were using Windows. It might require many extra libraries to get them on Linux, same for Mac OS X. So I had to look for the top ones that could do with Linux and Mac OS X as well. Now that RSS feed have crept into the corporate, as people are using it to get quick updates on blogs or websites. They are realizing the difference with this Catbird seat. Moreover, in certain RSS feed readers you can add your personal blog, corporate blog RSS Feed or just any other RSS feed to your social networking profile. Here’s my aggregation of Top 10 RSS Feed Readers for all you Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux users.

1. Google reader best for Web

This is a comprehensive web-based RSS feed. It’s one of the most simple RSS feed readers supported by its unique labeling system.

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2. NetNewsWire 3.1 best for Mac OS X

This RSS and Atom reader features a three paned interface and can provide updated news from thousands of different websites and weblogs.

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3. Liferea best for Linux

Liferea actually stands for Linux Feed Reader.This is an pretty good aggregator for online news feeds. It is fast and easy to use news aggregator for Gtk/Gnome.

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4. SharpReader best for Windows

SharpReader is the great RSS feed reader that organizes news and blogs in their logical order. To run Sharpreader you need to install the .NET Framework version 2.0.

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5. AmphetaDesk for Windows, Mac, Linux

This is an open source, cross-platform RSS feed reader. Once installed it gets the latest news of your interest, and displays them in a quick and easy to use (fully customizable) webpage.

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6. FeedDemon 2.7 for Windows

This is one of the most widely used Windows RSS reader. It gets news to your desktop instantly. FeedDemon is fully customizable. It also allows you to download podcast to the iPod or Windows Media Player.

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7. Straw for Linux, Unix

This feed aggregator is designed for users working on GNOME desktop. It provides you with all the latest news, blogs, and podcast feeds.

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8. Newsfire for Mac

This is the simple to use RSS feed reader with a number of cool feature. It comes with floating items and smooth animation that looks great in Mac.

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9. Shrook for Mac

This is advanced and feature packed news reader that supports all versions of RSS and Atom.

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10. NewsIsFree for Web

NewsIsFree is web based RSS aggregator that offers you news from your chosen news sites and blogs. It provides interactive newsmaps of current events. You can also sends you Alert Email/SMS/Instant Messages. You need to subscribe to NewsIsFree to get the services.

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