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RSS reader, also known as an aggregator, is a software application or webservice that takes RSS feeds and displays them in readable format.

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• Active Web Reader

  http://www.deskshare.com/awr.aspx
  Free aggregator. Supports RSS feed formats 0.9x, 1.x and 2.x. Requires Internet Explorer 6 or higher.

• Aggie

  http://bitworking.org/Aggie.html
  A .NET based open-source application for reading RSS feeds. Supports RSS versions 0.91, 0.92, 0.93, 0.94, 1.0, and 2.0.

• Awasu

  http://www.awasu.com/
  RSS client allowing monitoring of a variety of news sites and weblogs. Using plugin architecture, can also be customized to monitor databases, and email accounts.

• Chaos Wallpaper

  http://www.elgorithms.com/downloads/chaoswallpaper.php
  A utility that rotates desktop wallpaper while displaying RSS or Atom feeds on the desktop.

• CITA RSS Aggregator

  http://www.seeita.com/RSSA/index.shtml
  Free full function aggregator that can also deliver bittorrents. Can access feeds secured by user ID and password. Includes tool to remove adverts from feeds. Requires .NET Framework.

• CyberBuddy

  http://www.mycyberbuddy.com/
  Freeware application that delivers a variety of content to the desktop, including RSS news feeds, via talking agent characters.

• EffNews RSS Reader

  http://www.effbot.org/zone/effnews-exe.htm
  A minimalist RSS reader (not aggregator) for Windows. The reader is shipped as part of the effbot.exe application framework - a freely available Python library that includes a tolerant RSS parser and an asynchronous HTTP client module.

• eSobi

  http://www.esobi.com/en/product/overview.jsp
  Feed reader with extensive search and archive functionality. Also handles podcasts.

• FastTrackNews

  http://www.fasttracknews.com/
  A free portable RSS feed reader and news aggregator. Offers a no-nonsense Outlook Express-like user interface.

• FeedGhost

  http://www.feedghost.com/
  An RSS Reader for Windows. It supports "river-of-news" reading, tagging, instant search, link blogs, and synchronization.

• FeedReader

  http://www.feedreader.com/
  Open-source aggregator that supports RSS and Atom formats. Runs under Windows 95 and later versions.

• FeedThing

  http://feedthing.sourceforge.net/
  Syndicated news reader which supports all flavours of RSS as well as Atom.

• Fuzzy Duck RSS Reader

  http://www.fuzzyd.co.uk/rssreader/
  Reads RDF, RSS and Atom formatted XML news feeds.

• GreatNews

  http://www.curiostudio.com/
  Supports all major RSS feed formats; integrates with Bloglines.

• Headline Viewer

  http://www.headlineviewer.com/
  Shareware newsreader client for Windows.

• News Interceptor

  http://www.newsinterceptor.com/
  Aggregator reads both RSS feeds and non-RSS based news sources.

• Novobot

  http://www.proggle.com/novobot/
  A heavily featured desktop newsreader which can also scrape non-RSS sites.

• Nutshell

  http://nearlogic.com/
  Freeware RSS reader with support for multiple users. Supports import/export of OPML channel lists and has skinable user interface.

• Omea Reader

  http://www.jetbrains.com/omea/reader/
  RSS/Atom feed reader, newsgroup reader and Web bookmark manager. Features include searches, categorization, flagging, annotations, clippings and notifications. Requires .NET Framework. [Windows 2000/XP/2003].

• Online News Screensaver

  http://www.cool-screensavers.com/onlinews.html
  News and weather forecast delivered with this screensaver.

• Opera

  http://www.opera.com/
  Opera is a fully functional browser with built-in support for RSS and Atom newsfeeds. Supports voice command when working on Windows XP systems.

• Really Simple Aggregator

  http://software.blijbol.nl/en/pc/aggregator
  A simple feed aggregator for Windows. It notifies the user of new feed items through system tray balloon tips.

• Royal RSS Reader

  http://www.the-sz.com/products/royal/
  Reader that supports Atom feeds as well as RSS 0.91, 0.92, 1.0 and 2.0 .

• RSS Bandit

  http://rssbandit.org/
  A free desktop news aggregator for Windows built on the .NET Framework.

• RSS Captor

  http://www.rsscaptor.com/
  A configurable RSS feed reader. Supports all versions of RSS and has an audible alert for new messages.

• RssFeedEater

  http://www.babisoft.com/
  RssFeedEater is a RSS Reader for Windows. It can gather information from sites that offer syndicated contents (RSS or ATOM) and presents them in a hierarchical interface.

• RssReader

  http://www.rssreader.com/
  Free RSS reader is able to display any RSS news feed. Requires Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.

• Sauce Reader

  http://www.synop.com/
  Full-featured RSS reader featuring saved searches and a blogging tool. No longer supported.

• SharpReader

  http://www.sharpreader.net/
  Three-pane RSS Aggregator for the .NET framework.

• Surfpack

  http://www.surfpack.com/
  All-in-one aggregator for Windows, browser-based, builds a single HTML page from RSS, Atom, XML/XSL, HTML, and JavaScript news sources. Also includes bookmarks manager, current weather, and other modules.

• Vox Lite

  http://www.stevenwood.org/stories/2003/06/08/voxLite.htm
  Allows visitors to keep up-to-date with sources of information that support the RSS protocol. Requires .NET Framework 1.1.

• Ziepod

  http://www.ziepod.com/
  A free newsreader and podcast receiver: 4 different visual modes, popup notifier, download scheduling and queuing.

 

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