- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Date added: October 28, 2007
- Total Downloads: 172,864
- Downloads last week: 882
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 60 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 :Snarfer is an easy, fast and free approach to enjoying RSS, ATOM, and XML feeds. Snarfer comes with hundreds of feeds to choose from, includes a tabbed browser and has wizards to help you construct complex searches for EBay and Craigslist that update as new results become available. Snarfer can synchronize with the free Bloglines service so you can access your feeds from another location (like the office or an Internet cafe) with a browser.
Version 0.9.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Version 0.9.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of Snarfer 0.9.1
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 60 votes
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Version: Snarfer 0.9.1
Pros: Easy to get started with simple instructions and a set of pre-installed feeds. Great for the RSS-novice that I am.
Cons: Nothing wrong with this software, I just preferred Feed Demon to this one.
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Version: Snarfer 0.9.1
"Fills all my RSS Reader needs"
Pros: Keeps all feeds up-to-date
Cons: Hard to delete all the old news
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Snarfer 0.9.1
"Lightweight, Quick & Dependable"
Pros: I've been looking for a versatile RSS reader for a while. My biggest need is the ability to place duplicate feeds and headlines into a variety of categories/folders. Most feedreaders won't allow it.
Pros:
1. Doesn't eat up my CPU
2. Can copy/paste multipe copies of different feeds and indiviual headlines into different folders/categories.
3. Fast
4. Can set different update schedules for feeds.
5. Can specify the number of new feeds to read from each source.
Cons: 1. Needs better documentation.
2. Needs a Trash Bin to recover accidentally deleted feeds and headlines
3. Needs better Sorting abiliies.
4. Remove the sponsored ad page, or re-design it so that it loads faster.
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Version: Snarfer 0.9.1
"it fulfills your needs in this aspect of info"
Pros: givees ya a BIG variety of "stuff"
Cons: It does have its "BUGS" just like every thing else!
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