RSSOwl for Windows 2.0.3

4.5 out of 5 stars 4.5 (88 votes)

(January 21, 2010)

Windows 2000/2003/9x/XP / Open Source / 5,851 downloads

RSSOwl is a free RSS and RDF newsreader written in Java using SWT as graphic library. RSS ("Really Simple Syndication" or "Rich Site Summary") is a document specification that gives users the power to collect and organize Web-based news and information in a more efficient manner. Applications that collect data from RSS-compliant sites are called RSS readers or "aggregators". It is such an application. It lets you gather, organize, update, and store information from any compliant source in a convenient, easy to use interface, save selected information in various formats for offline viewing and sharing, and much more.

Reviews of RSSOwl for Windows

  1. 5 out of 5 stars
    stisev

    Reviewing 2.01 (Dec 2, 2009)

    BEST RSS READER EVER.

    The guy who said RSS owl doesn't hold a candle to Omea Reader is probably high.

  2. 5 out of 5 stars
    digitalking

    Reviewing 2.0 Milestone 8a (Dec 17, 2008)

    Milestone 9 out.
    http://www.rssowl.org/no...54e1a64f8b0e43f6d988af6

  3. 5 out of 5 stars
    digitalking

    Reviewing 2.0 Milestone 8 (Apr 24, 2008)

    Better than FeedDemon in my opinion. Less memory, works offline, font size and style is more accessible, seems to load up news items faster when clicking on them. After doing a search, it brings up a window that lets you easily see all of the results in a great layout. Offers a portable solution that FeedDemon doesn't. Doesn't push a service like NewsGator on you. If you are a FeedDemon user, you have to give this a try. RSSBandit looks similar to this product, but is just not quite up to par with RSSOwl's speed.

  4. 5 out of 5 stars
    jk-

    Reviewing 2.0 Milestone 5a Preview (Mar 27, 2007)

    Hey todd, Why pay 50$ for similar software when this is open source and free? In fact, any good person should boycot commercial software altogether.

  5. 1 out of 5 stars
    Todd 13

    Reviewing 1.2.3 RC1 (Oct 31, 2006)

    Doesn't hold a candle to Omea Reader, and the tray notification looks like my daughter designed it.

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