Top Free Picks: RSS Readers. When we talk about free RSS news readers, we're usually talking about Google Reader. Or at least we used to be. Even if you haven't ever visited Google Reader, you've probably had it as the backend for your main RSS reading tool. But now, citing a decline of use—there are more likely reasons—Google has announced that on July 1, 2. Google Reader forever. Find an alternative, of which there are plenty. In fact many companies provide an API for programmers to take advantage of so you can sync apps with their services. Some are browser extensions like Brief and Bamboo Feed Reader for Firefox, or Slick RSS for Chrome. But our Best Free Software series is all about your desktop options, be they downloads or Web apps.
Turns out most reader options are the latter, providing access anywhere. All the better to compete with (and now take over for) Google Reader. Many have mobile apps and the best synchronize with mobile so you're never reading the same feed posts twice. There's also a category of mobile- only apps, especially for tablets—products like Flipboard and Zite—that incorporate RSS with their own article choices to get you reading. Google's default is to send you to Google Takeout, a service that lets you download the complete feed in an XML file. The one- time powerhouse in social news is under new management and has announced big plans to create a Google Reader clone/replacement/improvement. Unfortunately it still hasn't launched as of this writing. It will have to be pretty amazing to take on a service as thorough and ambitious as Feedly but only time, and testing, will tell. CNET Download.com is your best guide to find free downloads of safe, trusted, and secure Windows software, utilities, and games. RSS feed HTML widget by Feedwind. Choose from a number of RSS feed types and display them in a custom RSS feed to match your website!
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