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NetNewsWire 3.1.7

Macworld Rating

5.0 out of 5 Mice, Sep 9, 2008

Pros

  • Can sync feeds, clippings, and article statuses across multiple devices
  • Useful feed-organization features
  • Handles hundreds of subscriptions with ease
  • Lots of feed- and article-viewing options
  • Built-in Web browser with tab support
  • Excellent keyboard-based controls
  • Useful reports
  • Great interface
  • Clippings feature
  • Smart Lists
  • Can track changes to published articles

Cons

  • Custom column widths occasionally forgotten
  • Occasional (infrequent) sync/refresh issues

Software Details

  • NewsGator
  • 10.4 (Tiger), 10.5 (Leopard)
  • free

Macworld's NetNewsWire 3.1.7 Coverage

  • Review: NetNewsWire 3.1 NetNewsWire for Mac is a powerful RSS reader that lets you organize and browse Web-site feeds, and sync those feeds and article statuses across devices.
  • Top 10 must-install software Gems Mac Gemeister Dan Frakes was forced by his editor to pick ten must-have software downloads. After much deliberation, here's Dan's list.
  • How I set up a new Mac We all have things we like to do when we first unpack a new Mac. Here's Lex Friedman's list. What's on yours?
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