Trying out some different feed readers. I’ve never really used one before and I see how this could be a useful tool to have.

@heyloura RSS readers entirely changed the way I consume content! I recommend Reeder (my current app of choice), the Old Reader, or Inoreader. You’ll also find a lot of NetNewsWire junkies in these parts.

Also paging @dave who invented the RSS standard and has done a lot of development with RSS apps over the years and can talk about this space better than anyone else.

@heyloura I had a similar “question” some days ago. There were a lot of answers. You can have a look if you want. :) dominikhoecht.micro.blog/2023/07/0…

@jimmitchell Thanks for the recommendations! But alas, I’m a Windows and Linux gal, so the shiny Mac/iOS tools are out.

@dominikhoecht Awesome! Thanks for the link, I’ll definitely check out the comments 😃

@heyloura I remember using RSS readers before I discovered social media and started worrying about follower numbers and likes and retweets… It was nice! I guess that’s why I was drawn to Micro.blog~

@heyloura Old Reader is the RSS app that comes closest to the joy of using Google Reader back in the day, especially with the keyboard shortcuts and minimal interface.

I haven’t yet encountered Fraidycat, so thanks for the heads-up.

Many RSS readers are branching out into the newsletter, YouTube, Mastodon, and Reddit spaces, which is a natural next step if you use the platform a lot. Fraidycat’s TiddlyWiki implementation looks promising. Several apps had mastered Twitter integration, but sadly all that is history now with the limitations on their API as of a few months ago.

@heyloura If you’re not on Mac/iOS, Feedbin is a good alternative. Accessible via the web, it has a really nice interface on its own. It also is an RSS service with fairly extensive API usage across other apps, so I’m sure you might be able to use a native Linux or Windows app if needs with it as the backend.

@paulw Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll check it out.