Comparison of feed aggregators: Information from Answers.com

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The following is a comparison of notable feed aggregators. Often e-mail programs and web browsers have the ability to display feeds. They are listed here, too.

Many BitTorrent clients support for Broadcatching (RSS) see Comparison of BitTorrent Clients.

1 General
2 Release history
3 Operating system support
4 Web Feed and Protocol support
5 Interface and Notes
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

General

Client	RSS	Atom	Podcast	Creator	Software license	FOSS
Akregator	Yes	Yes	?	Akregator developers	GNU GPL	Yes
Amarok	?	?	Yes	The Amarok Team	GNU GPL	Yes
AOL Explorer	Yes	?	?	America Online Inc.	no-charge Proprietary	No
Avant	Yes	?	?	Avant Force	no-charge Proprietary	No
Blam!	Yes	Yes	?	Imendio	GNU GPL	Yes
BlogBridge	?	?	?	Pito Salas	GNU GPL	Yes
BottomFeeder	Yes	?	?	Xpac jtx f5	?	Yes
Canola	?	?	Yes	Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia	GNU GPL	Yes
Canto	Yes	Yes	Partial	Jack Miller	GNU GPL	Yes
Claws Mail	?	?	?	the Claws Mail team	GNU GPL	Yes
Cooliris	?	?	?	Cooliris	Proprietary	No
eSobi	Yes	Yes	Yes	esobi Inc.	proprietary software (bundled with Acer computers)	No
FeedDemon	Yes	Yes	Yes	NewsGator Technologies	no-charge Proprietary	No
Feedreader	Yes	?	?	i-Systems Inc.	Proprietary	No
Feedview	?	?	?	?	?	?
Flock	?	?	?	Flock Inc.	MPL	Yes
FreeRange WebReader	?	?	?	?	Proprietary	No
Gnus	?	?	?	Gnus	GNU GPL	Yes
Hubdog	?	?	?	Société Radio Numérique Inc.	Proprietary	No
IBM Lotus Notes	?	?	?	Lotus Software / IBM	proprietary software	No
Internet Explorer	Yes	Yes	?	Microsoft	proprietary software (bundled with Microsoft Windows)	No
iTunes	No	No	Yes	Apple Inc.	no-cost proprietary software	No
Juice	?	?	?	Active8 & other	GNU GPL	Yes
K-Meleon	?	?	?	Dorian, KKO, et al.	GPL	Yes
Kazehakase	?	?	?	?	GNU GPL	Yes
Liferea	Yes	Yes	Yes	Lars Lindner	GNU GPL	Yes
Mail	Yes	?	No	Apple Inc.	Proprietary (bundled with Mac OS X)	No
Maxthon	?	?	?	Maxthon International Limited	no-charge Proprietary	No
mDigger	?	?	?	mDigger Inc.	?	?
Mediafly	?	?	?	?	?	?
MediaMonkey	No	?	Yes	?	?	?
Mercury Messenger	?	?	?	Danny	?	?
Microsoft Office Outlook	?	?	?	Microsoft	Proprietary (bundled with Microsoft Office)	No
Mindity	?	?	?	?	?	?
Mozilla Firefox	Yes	Yes	?	Mozilla Foundation	MPL, MPL/GNU GPL/GNU LGPL tri-license (bundled with many Linux distributions)	Yes
Mozilla Thunderbird	Yes	Yes	?	Mozilla Foundation	MPL, MPL/GNU GPL/GNU LGPL tri-license	Yes
NetNewsWire	Yes	Yes	?	NewsGator Technologies	no-charge Proprietary	?
Netscape Browser	?	?	?	Mercurial Communications for AOL	MPL, MPL/GNU GPL/GNU LGPL tri-license	Yes
Netscape Navigator 9	?	?	?	Netscape Communications Corporation (division of AOL)	MPL, MPL/GNU GPL/GNU LGPL tri-license	Yes
NewsAccess	?	?	?	?	?	?
NewsBreak	?	?	?	?	?	?
Newsbeuter	Yes	Yes	Yes	Andreas Krennmair	MIT/X Consortium License	Yes
NewsFire	Yes	Yes	No	David Watanabe	?	No
NewsFox	?	?	?	?	?	?
[XPAC jtx]]	?	?	?	?	?	?
OmniWeb	?	?	?	The Omni Group	Proprietary	No
Opera Mail	Yes	Yes	?	Opera Software	Freeware	No
Pegasus Mail	?	?	?	David Harris	Donationware	?
Podget	?	?	?	Dave Vehrs	GPL	Yes
Rhythmbox	?	?	?	GNOME Team	GPL	Yes
RSS Bandit	?	?	?	Dare Obasanjo	BSD	Yes
RSSOwl	Yes	Yes	No	Benjamin Pasero	Eclipse Public License	Yes
Safari	Yes	?	No	Apple Inc.	no-charge Proprietary	No
Sage	?	?	?	?	?	?
SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups	?	?	?	SeaMonkey Council	MPL, MPL/GNU GPL/GNU LGPL tri-license	Yes
Shiira	?	?	?	Happy Macintosh Developing Team	BSD	Yes
Sleipnir	?	?	?	Fenrir Inc.	no-charge Proprietary	No
Snarfer	?	?	?	Snarfware, LLC	Freeware	No
Songbird	?	?	?	Pioneers of the Inevitable	GPL	Yes
The Bat!	?	?	?	RitLabs	Proprietary	No
Thinfeeder	?	?	?	The ThinFeeder Team	GPL	Yes
Vienna	Yes	Yes	Yes	Steve Palmer	Apache	Yes
Winamp	?	?	?	Nullsoft	no-charge Proprietary	No
Windows Live Mail	?	?	?	Microsoft	Proprietary (bundled with Microsoft Windows)	No
Zimbra	?	?	?	Zimbra	MPL on server ZPL (attribution clause) on client	Yes
Zune	?	?	Yes	Microsoft	no-charge Proprietary	No
Client	RSS	Atom	Podcast	Creator	Software license	FOSS

Release history

Client	First public release		First stable release		Latest stable release
Client	Date	Version	Date	Version	Date	Version
Akregator	?	?	?	?	September 03, 2008	1.3.1
Amarok	?	June 23, 2003	?	?	August 13, 2008	1.4.10
AOL Explorer	June 2005	1.0	June 2005	1.0	May 10, 2006	1.5
Avant	August 2004	?	August 2004	?	September 27, 2008	11.7 Build 15
Blam!	?	?	?	?	?	?
BlogBridge	?	?	?	?	?	?
BottomFeeder	?	?	?	?	?	?
Canola	?	?	?	?	?	?
Canto	June 3rd, 2008	0.4.0	January 14th, 2009	0.6.0	August 17th, 2009	0.7.4
Claws Mail	May 2001	0.4.67	January 2005	1.0.0	Dec 19, 2008	3.7.0
Cooliris	?	?	?	?	?	?
FeedDemon	?	?	?	?	May 12, 2008	2.7.0.0
Feedreader	April 24, 2001^[1]	1.54	?	?	April 20, 2009^[2]	3.14
Feedview	?	?	?	?	?	?
Flock	October 24, 2005	0.4.9	November 02, 2007	1.0	October 14, 2008	2.0
FreeRange WebReader	?	?	?	?	?	?
Gnus	1987^[3]	?	February 1, 1988^[3]	2.0	March 21, 2008	5.10.10
Hubdog	?	?	?	?	?	?
IBM Lotus Notes	1989	1.0	1989	1.0	August 2008	8.0.2
Internet Explorer	?	?	?	?	?	?
iTunes	?	?	?	?	?	?
Juice	?	?	?	?	?	?
K-Meleon	November 26, 2000	0.2	November 26, 2000	0.2	October 16, 2008	1.5.1
Kazehakase	January 29, 2003	?	January 29, 2003	?	July 29, 2008	0.5.5
Liferea	?	?	?	?	April 12, 2009	1.4.28
Mail	?	?	?	?	September 15, 2008	3.5 (929.4/929.2)
Maxthon	July 11, 2002	0.1 (as MyIE2)	September 8, 2005	1.0.0250	December 28, 2007	2.0.7.1245
mDigger	?	?	?	?	?	?
Mediafly	?	?	?	?	?	?
MediaMonkey	?	?	?	?	?	?
Mercury Messenger	?	?	?	?	?	?
Microsoft Office Outlook	1997	97	1997	97	January 30, 2007	12.0.4518.1014
Mindity	?	?	?	?	?	?
Mozilla Firefox	September 23, 2002	0.1	September 23, 2002	0.1	September 26, 2008	3.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird	July 28, 2003	0.1	December 7, 2004	1.0	June 22, 2009	2.0.0.22
NetNewsWire	?	?	?	?	?	?
Netscape Browser	November 30, 2004	0.5.6+	May 19, 2005	8.0	April 2, 2007	8.1.3
Netscape Navigator 9	June 5, 2007	9.0 Beta 1	October 15, 2007	9.0	February 20, 2008	9.0.0.6
NewsAccess	?	?	?	?	?	?
NewsBreak	?	?	?	?	?	?
Newsbeuter	Jan 16, 2007	0.1	Jan 16, 2007	0.1	Apr 21, 2009	2.0
NewsFire	?	?	?	?	?	?
NewsFox	?	?	?	?	?	?
Omea	?	?	?	?	?	?
OmniWeb	1994	0.5	March 17, 1995	1.0	September 26, 2008	5.8
Opera Mail	September 1996	2.1b1	December 1996	2.1	October 8, 2008	9.60
Pegasus Mail	1990	?	1990	?	July 16, 2006	4.41
Rhythmbox	?	?	?	?	?	?
RSS Bandit	?	?	?	?	?	?
RSSOwl	?	?	?	?	October 24, 2009	2.0
Safari	?	?	?	?	?	?
Sage	?	?	?	?	?	?
SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups	September 15, 2005	1.0a	January 30, 2006	1.0	July 14, 2008	1.1.11
Shiira	?	?	?	?	July 16, 2007	2.2
Sleipnir	June, 2005	2.00 alpha	Oct, 2005	2.00	18 Sep 2008	2.8.2
Snarfer	?	?	?	?	15 June 2008	1.0.2
Songbird	?	?	?	?	?	?
The Bat!	March 1997	1.0 Beta	March 1998	1.00 Build 1310	April 23, 2008	4.0.28
Thinfeeder	?	?	?	?	?	?
Vienna	Jul 7th, 2005	2.0.0	Feb 7th, 2006	2.0.0	Nov 17th 2008	2.3.1
Winamp	?	?	?	?	?	?
Windows Live Mail	?	?	?	?	November 6, 2007	2008 (Build 12.0.1606)
Zimbra	November, 2005	Beta	March, 2006	3.5	February 2008	5.0.2
Zune	?	?	?	?	?	?
Client	Date	Version	Date	Version	Date	Version
Client	First public release		First stable release		Latest stable release

Netscape Messenger 9 is a fork of Mozilla Thunderbird and has the same features.

Operating system support

Client	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux	Unix	BSD	Solaris	Windows Mobile	other
Akregator	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Amarok	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
AOL Explorer	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Avant	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Blam!	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
BlogBridge	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
BottomFeeder	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Canola	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Maemo
Canto	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Claws Mail	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Maemo
Cooliris	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
FeedDemon	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Feedreader	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Feedview	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Flock	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
FreeRange WebReader	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	BlackBerry, Symbian, Palm OS
Gnus	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	DOS
Hubdog	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
IBM Lotus Notes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Internet Explorer	Included	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
iTunes	Yes	Included	No	No	No	No	No	No
Juice	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
K-Meleon	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Kazehakase	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Liferea	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Mail	No	Included	No	No	No	No	No	No
Maxthon	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
mDigger	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Mediafly	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
MediaMonkey	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mercury Messenger	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Microsoft Office Outlook	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mindity	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mozilla Firefox	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Mozilla Thunderbird	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
NetNewsWire	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	iPhone OS
Netscape Browser	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Netscape Navigator 9	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
NewsAccess	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
NewsBreak	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Newsbeuter	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
NewsFire	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
NewsFox	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Omea	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
OmniWeb	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Opera Mail	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	BeOS(obsolete), QNX(obsolete), OS/2(obsolete)
Pegasus Mail	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Podget	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Rhythmbox	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
RSS Bandit	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
RSSOwl	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Safari	Yes	Included	No	No	No	No	No	No
Sage	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Shiira	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Sleipnir	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Snarfer	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Songbird	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
The Bat!	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Thinfeeder	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Vienna	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Winamp	Yes	No	obsolete	No	No	No	No	No
Windows Live Mail	Included	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Zimbra	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Zune	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Client	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux	Unix	BSD	Solaris	Windows Mobile	other

Web Feed and Protocol support

Client	feed URI scheme	RSS 0.91	RSS 1.0	RSS 2.0	RSS enclosure	MRSS	ATOM	LIRS	HINA-DI	IPv6	Auto updates
Akregator	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
Amarok	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
AOL Explorer	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?
Avant	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?
Blam!	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
BlogBridge	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
BottomFeeder	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	Yes
Canola	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
Canto	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	Yes
Claws Mail	?	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
Cooliris	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
FeedDemon	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Feedreader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Feedview	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes
Flock	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
FreeRange WebReader	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Gnus	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Hubdog	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
IBM Lotus Notes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?
Internet Explorer	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
iTunes	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
Juice	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
K-Meleon	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?
Kazehakase	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
Liferea	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	Yes
Mail	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
Maxthon	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?
mDigger	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Mediafly	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
MediaMonkey	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
Mercury Messenger	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Microsoft Office Outlook	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?
Mindity	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Miro	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Mozilla Firefox	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
Mozilla Thunderbird	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
NetNewsWire	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Netscape Browser	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
Netscape Navigator 9	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
NewsAccess	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
NewsBreak	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Newsbeuter	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
NewsFire	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
NewsFox	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes
Omea	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
OmniWeb	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?
Opera Mail	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	No	No	Yes	Notification only
Pegasus Mail	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Rhythmbox	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
RSS Bandit	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
RSSOwl	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?
Safari	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
Sage	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
Songbird	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
Shiira	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?
Sleipnir	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?
Snarfer	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	Yes
The Bat!	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?
Thinfeeder	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Vienna	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes
Winamp	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	No
Windows Live Mail	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?
Zimbra	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?
Zune	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
Client	feed URI scheme	RSS 0.91	RSS 1.0	RSS 2.0	RSS enclosure	MRSS	ATOM	LIRS	HINA-DI	IPv6	Auto updates

Interface and Notes

Web browsers and Internet Suites have for browser plugin a n/a, because they don't need it.

Client	Pop-up	Tray notification	browser plugin	E-mail	"newspaper"-like	Media aggregator	Notes
Akregator	Yes	Yes	Yes (integration with konqueror)	Yes	?	Yes	KDE
Amarok	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	KDE
AOL Explorer	?	?	N/A	?	?	?	Support of feeds is available in Internet Explorer 7
Avant	?	?	N/A	?	?	?	Support of feeds is available in Internet Explorer 7
Blam!	?	?	?	?	?	?
BlogBridge	?	?	?	?	?	?
BottomFeeder	?	?	?	?	?	?
Canola	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
Canto	?	?	?	?	?	?	Ncurses/console based reader
Claws Mail	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	RSSyl plugin is required
Cooliris	?	?	Yes	?	?	?
FeedDemon	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?
Feedreader	?	?	?	?	?	?
Feedview	?	?	?	?	?	?	a Firefox extension
Flock	?	?	N/A	?	?	Yes
FreeRange WebReader	?	?	?	?	?	?
Gnus	?	?	?	?	?	?
Hubdog	?	?	?	?	?	?
IBM Lotus Notes	?	?	?	?	?	?	Studio Blog Reader is one RSS reader application for IBM Lotus Notes. IBM Lotus Notes version 8.x introduced a native RSS reader.
Internet Explorer	?	?	N/A	?	Yes	?	Support of feeds is available in Internet Explorer 7
iTunes	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
Juice	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
K-Meleon	?	?	?	?	?	?
Kazehakase	?	?	N/A	?	?	?
Liferea	?	Yes	?	?	?	?
Mail	?	?	?	Yes	?	?
Maxthon	?	?	N/A	?	?	?
mDigger	?	?	?	?	?	?
Mediafly	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
MediaMonkey	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
Mercury Messenger	?	?	?	?	?	?
Microsoft Office Outlook	?	?	?	?	?	?	Support of feeds is available in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007.
Mindity	?	?	?	?	?	?
Miro	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
Mozilla Firefox	Yes	Add-on	N/A	?	?	?
Mozilla Thunderbird	?	Add-on	?	Yes	No	?
NetNewsWire	?	?	?	?	?	?
Netscape Browser	?	?	N/A	?	?	?
Netscape Navigator 9	Yes	?	N/A	?	?	?
NewsAccess	?	?	?	?	?	?
NewsBreak	?	?	?	?	?	?
Newsbeuter	?	?	?	?	?	?
NewsFire	?	?	?	?	?	?
NewsFox	?	?	?	?	?	?	a Firefox extension
Omea	?	?	?	?	?	?
OmniWeb	?	?	?	?	?	?
Opera Mail	Yes	?	Yes (integration with Opera (web browser))	Yes	only as preview	?	Part of the Opera web browser; support for feeds since Opera 8.0
Pegasus Mail	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	Pegasus Mail can convert RSS feeds to e-mails through the use of free add-ons.
Podget	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Podget is a simple command line aggregator for podcasts.
Rhythmbox	?	?	?	?	?	?
RSS Bandit	?	?	?	?	?	?	.Net - based
RSSOwl	?	Yes	?	?	?	?
Safari	?	?	N/A	?	Yes	?
Sage	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	a Firefox extension
SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups	?	?	N/A	Yes	?	?
Songbird	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
Shiira	?	?	N/A	?	?	?
Sleipnir	?	?	N/A	?	?	?	Support of feeds is available in Internet Explorer 7
Snarfer	No	Yes	?	Yes	?	?
The Bat!	?	?	?	Yes	No	No	requires rss2mail or rss2pop3 plugin installed
Thinfeeder	?	Yes	?	?	?	?
Vienna	?	?	?	?	?	?
Winamp	No	?	No	No	No	Yes
Windows Live Mail	?	?	?	Yes	?	?
Zimbra	?	?	?	?	?	?
Zune	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
Client	Pop-up	Tray notification	browser plugin	E-mail	"newspaper"-like	Media aggregator	Notes

Memory consumption and efficiency tests have been done on all of the above agreggators, Snarfer and Abilon (Not present in the list), have proven to be the fastest and most efficient over 1000 Feeds.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "What is Feedreader?". Web Archive. 2001-04-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20010424065916/http://www.feedreader.com/. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
^ "Feedreader 3.14 released". Feedreader. 2009-04-20. http://www.feedreader.com/feedreader/releases/3.14. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
^ ^a ^b "GNUS: a NNTP based news reader for GNU Emacs (1 of 2)". http://gnus.org/2.0/gnus.1. Retrieved 2008-08-04.

External links

Aggregators

Client
software

Standalone	Akregator · BlogBridge · BottomFeeder · Cooliris · eSobi · FeedDemon · Feedreader · Feedview · FreeRange WebReader · Hubdog · Liferea · mDigger · Mercury Messenger · Mindity · NetNewsWire · NewsAccess · NewsBreak · NewsFire · RSS Bandit · RSSOwl · Sage · Snarfer · WebFetch

Web browsers	AOL Explorer · Avant Browser · Camino · Google Chrome · Epiphany · iCab · Flock · Internet Explorer · K-Meleon · Kazehakase · Maxthon · Mozilla Firefox · Netscape Browser · Netscape Navigator 9 · OmniWeb · Opera · Safari · SeaMonkey · Shiira · Sleipnir · Tencent Traveler

Email clients	Claws Mail · Gnus · IBM Lotus Notes · Mail · Microsoft Outlook · Mozilla Thunderbird · Netscape Messenger 9 · Opera Mail · Pegasus Mail · The Bat! · Windows Live Mail · Zimbra

Web-based
software

AmphetaDesk · Bloglines · Cheetah News · Daylife · Drupal · Fastladder · Google News · Google Reader · iGoogle · Imooty.eu · Magnolia (CMS) · mDigger · My Yahoo! · Newsknowledge · Netvibes · Pageflakes · Planet · Rojo.com · Spokeo · WebGUI · Windows Live Personalized Experience

Media
aggregators

Players	Adobe Media Player · Akregator · Amarok · Flock · iTunes · Juice · Mediafly · MediaMonkey · Miro · Rhythmbox · Songbird · Winamp · Zune

RSS+BitTorrent	BitLord · BitTorrent 6 · Deluge · Miro · Opera Mail · qBittorrent · Torrent Swapper · TorrentFlux · Tribler · μTorrent · Vuze · ZipTorrent

Comparison of feed aggregators · List of feed aggregators

Italics indicate discontinued software.

Web syndication

Technologies
(History)

Web feed · feed URI scheme ·

RSS	MRSS · enclosure · GeoRSS · RSS TV · RSS tracking · RSS editor · RSS Advisory Board

Outlines	OPML · XOXO · OML · XBEL

Atom · Livemark · NewsML (1 & G2) · FeedSync · Geotagging · Push technology · Photofeed · RDF (RDF feed) · Product feed · Data feed · Social bookmarking · Folksonomy · Tag · Mashup · Broadcatching · Aggregator

Applications

Podcasting

Types	Audio · Enhanced · Mobilecast · Narrowcasting · Peercasting · Photofeed · Video (Slidecasting · Screencast)

Related	History of podcasting · Podcasting companies · Uses of podcasting · Media RSS · MP3

Blogs
and blogging

Types	Microblogging · Photoblog · Roblog · Mobile blogging · Collaborative blog · Online diary · Sideblog · Spam blog · Video blogging · MP3 blog · Blog carnival · Lifelog

Niches	Art blog · Audio blog · Blog fiction · Bloggernacle · Classical music blog · Corporate blog · Cyberchurch · Dream journal · Edublog · Fake blog · Family-and-homemaking blog · Fashion blog · Food blog · Journalist blog · J-Blogosphere · Law blog · Litblog · News blog · Niche blog · Online journal · Police blog · Political blog · Prayer blog · Project blog · Travel blog · Warblog

Technologies	Software · Blog directory · Trackback · Refback · Permalink · Ping · Pingback · Linkback · Bliki

Related articles	Escribitionist · Blogosphere · Pay per click · Slashdot effect · Posting style · Spam in blogs · Glossary of blogging

Others

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