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A while ago I said that Unread was the new bar for having a beautifully readable interface for your text based content. It was so much better I felt that Instapaper needed to take a step forward to keep up. Now Unread has some faults, most glaringly it's entire lack of the ability to manage any aspect of your feeds. You can't subscribe or unsubscribe from anything inside Unread.

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For that reason alone I kept Reeder 3 around but it wasn't my only issue with Unread. Unread had no keyboard shortcuts, which seems fairly problematic as more and more users are making their iPad's their main work machine. Yes, Unread responded to my criticism over 200 days ago saying it was on their list, but it's been 200 days with no update on that front.

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The Old Reader may be in beta, but it was built to be a suitable replacement for Google Reader. And not just Google Reader as we know it now, the old Google Reader, that still had.

That's not to say that Unread hasn't been getting updates, but they've been stability and bug fixes instead of feature enhancements. The longer Unread has gone without any keyboard support, the more frustrated I've been with it's lack as I sit at my desk reading and writing about the articles. I love a touch interface, but reaching up to the iPad all the time makes Unread feel handicapped.

Now Reeder 3 wasn't amazing on the iPad Pro. It didn't support the iPad Pro well, and the reading experience barely held a candle to what Unread was providing. Well Reeder came out with version 4 in late April so let's put them head to head to see what my RSS reader of choice is moving forward. Ableton live suite 10 1 4.

On the beauty of the text reading front, Unread would still be my choice. The font choices and line height settings out of the box are by far the best of any reading experience on iOS. This doesn't mean that Reeder 4 is a bad reading experience, just that out of the box I like Unread more.

[caption align='alignnone' width='6006'] Reeder 4 with my settings vs Unread[/caption]

To bring Reeder close to the reading standard that Unread set, I set my font size to 22 and my spacing to 1.7 and leave the stock font set to San Francisco. I'm not sure what the font settings are in Unread exactly, but those settings on Reeder make it feel close enough that I don't feel annoyed by the reading experience.

Out of the box, Unread does full screen article reading, while Reeder defaults to a split of articles on the side and a 3/4 article width. This is easy enough to change in Reeder by choosing compact mode. That gives me a list of the sites with unread article on the left and a list of the articles on the right. When I select an article to read it goes full screen.

Reeder has a much faster readability mode which I use for very one of those lame sites that don't include a full part of their article in the RSS feed. Boom3d: volume booster and eq 1 3 1. While unread has the same feature it takes a few seconds longer every time and while it never felt annoying it does now with Reeder being so fast. Gopanel 1 9 3 – manage web servers 1 8.

[caption align='alignnone' width='4636'] Reeder 4 readability mode which pulled in the entire article content for me[/caption]

One of my favourite enhancements for Reeder 4 is that it dropped the old non-native Share Sheet. Yes, it was very useful when it first came out and iOS didn't have the support that it does now for sharing, but it's been long in the tooth for a while now. It was time they dropped this feature and stuck with what iOS provides natively.

For RSS sources Unread supports Feed Wrangler, Feedbin, Feedly, Fever, Inoreader and NewsBlur. Reeder supports Feedbin, Feedly, Feed Wrangler, FeedHQ, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, Inoreader, Fever, and BazQux Reader. Additionally Reeder will take any self-hosted RSS reader that is compatible with the old Google Reader API. Yes Reeder supports a few more services, but after a survey of friends, anyone could use either service and be happy.

Another feature that Reeder has that Unread never had is it's support for other services like Instapaper and Pocket. For me Instapaper is the only other service I have used, but even that has dropped off for me in favour of DEVONthink.

While the DEVONthink ‘clutter free' reading archive (eh that wording) leaves much to be desired, it's a much more efficient way for me to deal with any material I want to read later because I can read it and catalogue it in one step. Formerly I'd send my content to Instapaper, maybe write about it while I read the article with Ulysses in a split view, and then if I wanted long term storage of the article I'd need to send it to DEVONthink and remember to tag the article.

https://bestjfiles475.weebly.com/adobe-dimension-cc-v2-2-1.html. [caption align='alignnone' width='2973'] Yup the DEVONthink clutter free reading experience is lacking. It strips the crap but those line lengths are terrible[/caption]

In practice, I'd move it to DEVONthink and then not get around to dealing with the article so it would sit in my inbox being mostly clutter amidst some other articles that I hadn't read. By pushing all my 'read later' content to DEVONthink I now catalogue the content as soon as I read it, so my research storage is in a much better spot.

One thing I didn't mention, because I'm iPad first, is that Reeder 4 launched the macOS version at the same time and it's just as good as the iOS version. Unread has never had a macOS version so the few times I'm using macOS, Reeder has always been my choice since nothing else was as nice. I also purchased the macOS version of Reeder 4 and quite enjoy the reading enhancements.

I didn't actually cover all the features of Reeder 4 because Matthew Cassinelli has already done a great job of this. If you're interested in Reeder 4, highly suggest you look through his review of Reeder 4.

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When I heard Google was planning to kill Google Reader on July 1st as part of a 'spring cleaning exercise,' I was appalled. Google had decided to disband the team of paperboys that delivered me the news every morning. While RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is years past its heyday, it had become a wonderful and efficient way to read news untarnished by the social networking age. It was my firehose of headlines, straight from the source.

And Google Reader is a lot more than an RSS client. It syncs news feeds between different apps, and makes sure you can always pick up right where you left off. It's also simple and free, which means it drove most competitors out of the market long ago. Once Reader dies July 1st, we'll be left with apps that don't rely on its backend to sync your feeds — which isn't very many apps. Various denizens of the internet and companies like Digg have volunteered to create new backends of their own, but for now, picking an RSS client you can trust means you'll need one that doesn't rely on Google Reader.

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'Hearing that Google Reader is shutting down is like hearing that your favorite old bookstore is closing,' writesThe New Yorker's Joshua Rothman. So what are all the 'absurdly ambitious readers' to do?

Saying goodbye

A quick primer on moving to a new service

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Switching from Google Reader to another service isn't much of a pain, assuming you pick one of the newer options like Feedly or Digg. Upon signing into these services you can grant access to your Google Reader account, which then automatically populates your new account with your Reader feeds and categories.

Otherwise, you'll have to export your Google Reader account, then import it (as an OPML or XML file) into your service of choice. To export your Google Reader data, head to Google Takeout, select Google Reader, and then click Create Archive. Once the service has finished compiling your data (it can take a while), click Download. Now, all of your Google Reader activity, like lists, starred items, subscriptions, and notes will be downloaded as separate files to your computer. You'll want the Subscriptions.xml file, which contains all the URLs of the feeds you're subscribed to. In your service or app of choice, you'll then want to select the import option, and pick the XML or OPML file you just downloaded to import all your feeds.

Google will allow you to export your feeds using Takeout until July 15th, so make a move.

Feedly appears to be the heir apparent to Google Reader's throne, a modern take on RSS that blends some of the niceties of Flipboard (like a 'magazine view') with useful Reader features like keyboard shortcuts and tags. But its biggest advantage is that it's the only RSS application that also has excellent mobile apps, as well as Feedly Cloud, a backend that syncs with other apps you might want to use, like NextGen Reader on Windows 8. In this way, Feedly is the only real Google Reader alternative that provides both a front end and backend that's accessible from a variety of platforms for free.

Feedly lets you divide up your feeds into folders, and even pick a preferred view for each folder — 'headlines,' 'mosaic,' 'timeline,' and more — which helps separate your news feeds from your photography feeds. Feedly is also generally the best-looking reader I tested, but if you aren't happy with its white / gray / green color scheme, you can change the app's theme to a variety of other colors. Feedly provides sharing options outside the usual gambit of social networks, like the ability to send articles to Evernote, Instapaper, and Pocket, plus an internal 'Saved' folder. Feedly's well ahead of the game in the mobile department, boasting very respectable apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android — which sync their read status with Feedly on the web.

Feedly would be the complete package, if only it let you search through your feeds instantly like Google Reader did. It's not the minimalistic, omnipresent glory that is Google Reader, but it's close, and in some ways exceeds Reader's capabilities. Feedly pulls in your Reader subscriptions remarkably fast, and if the company's upcoming Normandy API (a Google Reader API clone) can come through, we might even be in for cool new ways to interact with RSS. While it's worrisome that Feedly is free — since we've all been screwed by a free app before — a Pro version is apparently on the way.

NewsBlur

The best web service for power users

NewsBlur is far from the best-looking RSS client, but it's lightning fast at pulling in updates, which makes it the obvious choice for news hounds. The service refreshes your feeds every minute, which feels a lot faster than the delay we've come to expect from Google Reader. NewsBlur is also one of the only services that lets you nest folders inside folders, giving you freedom to organize your feeds any way you'd like. (Quite the accomplishment for a 'one man shop.')There are also some nice UX tricks in NewsBlur, like how the ‘o' key automatically opens articles in a background tab.

NewsBlur features a few other bells and whistles, like the ability to view the original 'web view' of whichever article you're reading, 'intelligence classifiers' that let you train the app to prioritize certain kinds of stories for you, and familiar Google Reader keyboard shortcuts like ‘j' and ‘k.' It even aims to revive some of Reader's original social elements, letting you follow friends and see what stories they've marked as interesting. It's a nice addition, but something that's clearly not entirely fleshed out quite yet.

NewsBlur has iOS and Android apps that sync 'Saved Stories,' but while they've shown signs of improvement recently, they still suffer from performance issues (especially on Android). On Mac, you can use Readkit to browse your NewsBlur feeds.

NewsBlur is great for hardcore RSS users, but isn't a sure bet for anyone else — in large part because it costs $2 a month to subscribe to more than 64 feeds.

NetNewsWire 4

The best app for Mac, with more to come

NetNewsWire is the grandfather of Mac RSS readers, having launched all the way back in 2002. It's powered by your computer instead of an army of servers in the cloud, which means it's a bit slower than a web client. It's not as slick as Reeder, another Mac fan favorite, but it also doesn't require any cloud backend (like Feedly Cloud) to get up and running.

Timed perfectly with the demise of Google Reader, developer BlackPixel has just launched a public beta for a brand new version of NetNewsWire for Mac, called NetNewsWire 4. It's a speedier, lighter version of NetNewsWire with excellent article rendering, the ability to have multiple article tabs open, and the option to import feeds directly from Google Reader. BlackPixel has plans for an iOS version, too, which will sync read status to the Mac version using a custom syncing engine. Until then, there's no real way to sync read status to a mobile device if you're using NetNewsWire.

If you want to skip the beta for now, NetNewsWire 3 is still a decent app. It's missing many features we've come to take for granted, like tie-ins with common services like Pocket, Facebook, and Evernote, but it works well for reading news. The app's reliable at refreshing feeds, and includes a search bar to mine your feeds for keywords. It's the most well-rounded local RSS client for Mac, and will surely be even better once NetNewsWire 4 officially launches.

Also check out: another couple of Mac-only RSS clients called Vienna and Leaf. Vienna is open source, fast, and even ties into new sharing options like Buffer. Leaf, on the other hand, makes reading an RSS feed just like reading a stream of tweets. Also, ReadKit is an interesting Mac client for web RSS reader NewsBlur.

Digg Reader was built from scratch to replace Google Reader while adding some of Digg's social intuition about what's trending online. It doesn't have as many features as Feedly, but offers a super fast way to read your feeds, complete with built-in indicators for items trending on Digg, Google Reader keyboard shortcuts, and a sharp iOS app. Digg Reader comes from Betaworks, the same agile startup that revived the Digg website and birthed Dots. Expect lots more to look forward to in the comings weeks and months.

AOL Reader is another recent entry, having just launched on June 24th. AOL's RSS app is surprisingly slick, combining a minimalist visual style with lightning-fast feed reloads. AOL has also created a fairly decent web app to use on the go, but we hear native mobile versions are in the pipeline for iOS and Android. AOL Reader won't auto-import your Google Reader like Feedly or Digg Reader, and won't sync to any mobile apps, but it's still worth a shot. On the web, at least, it might be as close as you can get to the Google Reader interface you know and love.

The road ahead

For RSS app developers, there has been no real reason to create your own backend since Google did it all for you. But today, in the face of certain extinction, many apps like Reeder (iPhone), Press (Android), and NextGen Reader (Windows 8) are being forced to come up with their own solutions, or to wait for someone else to create a public solution for them.

Fortunately, apps like Feedly have emerged as a viable option, both because it works well on multiple platforms, and because its Feedly Cloud provides an easy backend syncing solution to replace the Google Reader backend. We're hoping that some of our favorite apps will tie into services like these to replace Google Reader as a service, and not just as a client.

Press for Android has recently rolled out support for a few syncing solutions: Feedly Cloud, Feedbin, and Feed Wrangler. This means that if you commit to a service like Feedly, you can take all your feeds and read statuses with you. NextGen Reader on Windows 8 and Reeder for iOS, two fan favorites, have also added syncing, but only using select services. Reeder for iPhone supports Feedbin, which costs $2 a month, but plans to add support for more syncing services in the future. Unfortunately, no syncing support have been added for Reeder on Mac or iPad for the time being. NextGen Reader, on the other hand, can sync using Feedly Cloud, which is quickly emerging as the de facto backend replacement for Google Reader.

Google Reader was wonderful because it left the decisions about which apps to use completely up to the consumer. You were free to use Reader on the web, Press on your Android tablet, and Reeder on your iPhone. Read status synced across all your devices effortlessly, and for free. In a world without Google Reader, we're left with various substitutes, none of which wholly replace Google Reader, but at least for now, Feedly seems to come the closest. One chat 2 3 download free. It lacks the ability to search through your feeds, an invaluable feature for Google Reader users, but so do its competitors. Yet, it provides a cloud backend to sync your feeds across multiple apps, feels the most well-rounded overall, and — perhaps most importantly for many — it's free.