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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP
- Date added: February 07, 2006
- Total Downloads: 172,864
- Downloads last week: 882
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 59 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This top-notch feed reader will devour your RSS and Atom feeds, though a few users might find it too basic. Snarfer keenly follows the "keep it simple" adage in every function. An uncomplicated, uncluttered interface follows a generic app design of left-side listed entries with a right-side preview pane. Copy a feed link in your browser and switch to Snarfer, and you'll find the program has already entered the link from the clipboard into your add-feed dialog.
To save an entry, simply drag it to a Save folder. E-mailing an entry and other basic functions are available in the context menu, while helpful wizards make it a snap to add and save Craigslist or eBay searches. Especially helpful is the prominent Quick Search box, though searches can't be limited to a single feed. Feed updates and update intervals are easily set, and users can elect to automatically save entries they have read or have them expire after a certain number saved. You can also import feeds from other readers using OPML.
This is a perfect first feed-reader for newbies, although experienced readers will miss customizations like changing fonts and preview pane location. Nevertheless, we recommend this freeware feed reader for its simplicity, small footprint, presentation, and efficiency.
Publisher's description
From Snarfware :While surfing the Internet have you noticed all those little RSS, XML, or ATOM feed buttons popping up on Web pages and blogs? Did you ever wish you could read them but didn't have the right software? Well now you do and it's call Snarfer. Snarfer is a RSS/XML/ATOM feed aggregator that presents information to users in a simple to use interface. But don't let simple looks fool you, Snarfer includes a powerful custom SQL database for speed and functionality. Snarfer includes a wide assortment of sample feeds users may choose during the install. After install user may choose from 1000+ feeds with a simple click of the mouse in our Additional Feeds section. Version 0.2 added full proxy support, feed search, options screen, properties screen, and bug fixes.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Snarfer 0.2
Pros: This program is an excellent RSS reader, with folders, a preview pane and search feature.
Cons: Small text-ad bar on posts, but no other cons!
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Version: Snarfer 0.2
"Great when it works, but when the database crashes....."
Pros: Lean, fast program - easy to setup and use. It's still my RSS reader of choice, despite the crash.
Cons: Proprietary database. When my computer lost power, it was the only program that got so corrupted that I had to uninstall and start from scratch - BE SURE TO BACKUP your feeds by exporting to an OPML file
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Snarfer 0.2
Pros: It's somehow like the other RSS I tried thus I can use it better and faster and it's well-organise and u can see 3 parts and u can customorize it. And since the file is small, it uses less memory and takes lesser time to download.
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