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What is considered the best RSS Reader for Macintosh?

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SandersHokie

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I have started using Safari, and like it. It's real fast, so I'm looking for a RSS Reader for Macintosh that is good and popular.

thanks for any advice.

I loved the RSS Reader on Firefox where I could hit the RSS Feed and they would all come down, but on Safari you have to open up another page.

thanks for the advice
 
Mitthrawnuruodo said:
Depends on who you ask... :)

I've gone through NetNewsWire Lite, Safari 2, Sage (Firefox add-on) and Vienna and have ended up with Google Reader.
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i like this NewsFire, but you have to purchase it. What is the Safari 2 and how do I use it? haha, sorry if that sounds dumb, but I've used Firefox on Macintosh until recently, and now Safari seems to go much quicker.
 
I've tried a few different ones and ended up with the Sage RSS reader plugin for Firefox. If you don't already use Firefox, this may not be the best option.

It is semi-customizable, with support for different CSS layouts for viewing the feeds.

Sage RSS Reader for Firefox.
 
I like NewsFire but Google Reader is my final choice, coz I'm using multiple computers including PC and Mac.
 
Another vote for NewsFire - I used Google Reader, but since I only have one computer for everything NewsFire does the trick. It's pretty, it's fast, and handles all my feeds well.
 
Should I buy NewsFire or just stick with safari. I tried google reader but it is really buggy when i use it in safari.
 
Well, there is also the option of NetNewsWire, but I got NewsFire with the Macheist bundle and I'm really happy with it - it supports my ever-growing lists of feeds, is very attractive, and works really well, and has growl support. Some people prefer NetNewsWire for the three-pane interface, among other things, but I'm casting my vote for NewsFire (don't stick with Safari, its reader isn't good at all...)
 
I somehow never get on with the RSS readers built into the browsers.

NewsFire is my preference, because it is simple. I don't want something to take-over the screen.

Plus I like the keyboard shortcuts, space to loop through unread articles, enter or b to open in a browser.
 
I've been demoing NewsFire and really like the interface. One last question before i spent the 20 bucks to buy the program should i wait for leopard and see how the new RSS reader in mail works. Does anyone know if that is going to be a RSS reader.
 
Well, as of now, there's not even a ship date for leopard, so it might be a long wait. I have no idea about the RSS reader in mail, though - never even heard of it as a feature.
 
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