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CNET Editors' review
NetNewsWire is a serious RSS newsreader, a feature-filled desktop app specifically designed for voracious news consumers who want more RSS features than Safari and Mail provide. Recent updates leave the interface largely unchanged but notably add the ability to sync with the popular Google Reader service, while eliminating NetNewsWire's old NewsGator service.
This app's three-paned, Mail-like interface presents a shallow learning curve, with an intuitive system for flagging, organizing, and reading news feeds--as simple previews or as full articles with NetNewsWire's integrated browser (or you can set articles to open in your preferred browser). The interface supports tabs, gives you copious options for sorting and managing your feeds (manually or using "smart" settings), and provides navigation that can be as simple as clicking through all your news with the space bar. Not surprising for a power-user app, NetNewsWire also comes with many more advanced features, such as automatic downloading for podcasts (with import to iTunes), flexible "clippings" (to save articles for later, even in different categories), search-engine subscriptions (basically, persistent self-updating searches), and more.
You can pay for an ad-free version, or you can get NetNewsWire for free with a small ad on the lower left side of your interface. Combined with a companion iPhone app, NetNewsWire is an excellent option for news junkies, especially for Google Reader users.
Publisher's Description
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NetNewsWire is an easy-to-use RSS and Atom news reader for Mac OS X. Its familiar three-paned interface -- similar to Apple Mail and Outlook Express -- can fetch and display news from thousands of different websites and weblogs, making it quick and easy to keep up with the latest news.
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"Terrific alternative to Google Reader"
Version: NetNewsWire 3.3
Pros
Clean
Lean
Fast
Great features
Easy to use
View web pages easily within readerCons
None found yet
Summary
I switched to Netnewswire very recently after Google mistakenly redid the interface for its web reader. I'm very happy to have found Netnewsire. I like it much better than even the web GReader. And the seamless syncing with GReader makes this app a perfect one for my needs. It is a frustration-free experience with plenty of customization possibilities. Highly recommended.
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"It doesn't run at all."
Version: NetNewsWire 3.2.15
Pros
Unable to find any pros since this version refuses to run.
Cons
Neither 3.2.14 nor 3.2.15 work at all. However 3.2.13 works quite well.
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"Until the latest version would have given it 4 stars"
Version: NetNewsWire 3.2.13
Pros
Nicely aggregates and updates all my feeds, good interface.
Cons
This update is flawed. Hangs, lost growl feed update notifications and consistently breaks my internet connection.
Summary
If you don't already have this wait until the next update.
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"I have had it from day one on my iPad"
Version: NetNewsWire 3.2.11
Pros
I like how the items don't disappear immediately after they are read even when they are not flagged.
Cons
I would like to have full screen in the landscape mode available at times.
Summary
I never kept up with RSS feeds until NNW. Now I am constantly up to date. I read how other users now have other readers they like better. I tried them and am not satisfied. I can't figure out why they don't think NNW is the best.
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"good product. I recommend it."
Version: NetNewsWire 3.2.11
Pros
easy to use and covers a wide range of topics
Cons
I can't really think of anything. Perhaps somewhat overwhelming.
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"works like a dream"
Version: NetNewsWire 3.2.11
Pros
give's me access to a vast research database.
Cons
nothing to complain about
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"Easy Reader"
Version: NetNewsWire 3.2.11
Pros
Efficient, no maintenance reader that covers all bases
Cons
none evident
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"Great newsreader that syncs with Google"
Version: NetNewsWire 3.2.11
Pros
I have NNW sync my news feeds to Google so that I can check my news on laptop, desktop, iPhone, and iPad (Google Reader).
Cons
NNW doesn't work on my MacMini because it keeps prompting me for my Google password and then rejecting it.
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"works as it should. easy setup, video chat great."
Version: NetNewsWire 3.2.5
Pros
free, easy to setup, easy to use, works every time for me and my friends.
Cons
I really do not have any yet.
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"i like it!"
Version: NetNewsWire 3.2.4
Pros
i like it!
Cons
i like it!
