They have stopped taking new registrations and next month with close the service to all except for a select group of private users (they'll notify you if you're selected). Unfortunately, today the creators of The Old Reader announced that they are closing the service next month. I was prompted to try it after meeting a few readers at a conference this past spring so I know that at least a few of you out there like The Old Reader I liked it enough to name it one of my five favorite Google Reader alternatives. but since installing Stringer today I may not need to look further.The Old Reader was one of the many Google Reader alternatives that I tested earlier this year. I've been mainly using FeedHQ, and I was watching CommaFeed for a mobile version and thinking about Inoreader and how important open-source is in my decision. Main downsides: No obvious business model and not open-source/self-hostable. All the social features can be turned off with a single option. It's visually a little busy, but the UI is fast with less sedimentation than most. I finally tried it, and it is a fast Google Reader clone, kind of like CommaFeed. InoReader At first I thought this was a Feedly-esque browser extension because all the links I found were to the Chrome store.(It does use Github, but only for issue tracking.) Not open-source/self-hostable is another negative. If you like There was also some problems with scrolling using the arrows keys (I think it would move to a new post instead). With the mobile web version the 3-column UI makes it slow to skim through all the feeds. I don't like the 3-column interface, however, since I don't really read by category or folders. I like it a lot: it's fast in both UI and fetching feeds, mobile web, and the developer is responsive. So while I'm cautiously using Commafeed right now, I'm still patiently waiting for what digg has to offer. If I invest in using this product and they shut down a year later, that'd be a huge bummer (they also have no export option right now).
#Open source google reader replacement free#
I've learned not to trust the longevity of free online products the hard way. The only problem is, I know this is gonna sound weird, but it's free. Their design is simple, they have folder support, they have instapaper support. I actually loved Commafeeds design once I saw it last night on reddit. Both of the features basically serve the same purpose. I don't understand why would anyone go into trouble of coding that filter rather than just adding folder support (or better yet, do both!). Instead, the system had something called "Smart Streams" (or something like that), which is basically like folders, except it's not. The UI is OK, but it still had no folder support. The last service I had paid to use was feedwrangler. If feedbin had folder support, I'd pay twice as much than they currently want. Having able to tag your feeds is cool, but that's no replacement to having folders. The thing is that most of the new RSS Readers, for whatever reason, do not support folders. Having said that, I think the best one out there is feedbin right now. I also hated that there was no login option if you don't have a Google or a Facebook account, but there's one now. I also liked the Old Reader but had the same problems as you do. I expect the same things from my RSS Reader. (Both on the Github issues list already.) The OpenShift instructions look very doable (just have to try them).
Other plusses: open source, python, no social (yet?).Ĭommafeed was a little rough when I first saw it, but overall I like it the best so far. Still hasn't added an oldest-first option though, and sometimes miss being able skim through articles Reader-like instead of viewing either titles or single articles. I do like the responsive/mobile layout.įeedHQ is an interesting change from the Reader-clones, and I like the mobile version. The Old Reader works well enough for me to suggest it to my girlfriend and mom, but I don't like all the space the navigation bars take up and I don't need/want the social/sharing features. I wanted to use Newsblur before Reader was discontinued, but it never made sense to me - way too complicated. I also want a hosted option, or a dead-simple way to run it without setting up my own server, virtual(ized) or otherwise.įeedly is not a web app. I don't want an app, mostly because I frequently open articles in tabs.
I want a web app, with a mobile web version.
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