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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: April 08, 2008
- 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 :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 Google, EBay, and Craigslist that update as new results become available. Snarfer can synchronize with the free Bloglines or Google Reader service so you can access your feeds from another location (like the office or an Internet cafe) with a browser.
Version 1 includes unspecified updates, enhancements, and bug fixes.
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Version 1 includes unspecified updates, enhancements, and bug fixes.
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Version: Snarfer 1
Pros: Downloaded it, double clicked on it. Nothing. Downloaded it, again, double clicked on it. Nothing. Deleted it.
Cons: Doesn't even install
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Version: Snarfer 1
"A NO BRAINER - download this NOW!"
Pros: All I can say is WOW! I was looking for a free software product that would help me search craigslist and found Snarfer. The interface looks like a standard email client (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc) and basically works the same way, too. Now I can easily created searches in any craigslist location using my own preferences - and all the matches to my criteria show up like an email message. Just right click on the search thread and change your preferences. Its that easy!
Snarfer also lets you do searches in eBay and the web. I tested eBay and was pleasantly surprised to see it work so well. I not only get a list of relevant matches, but I can also review the original eBay listing right in Snarfer. It doesn't get any easier than that!
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Version: Snarfer 1
"Won't install on my Win2K system."
Pros: None, yet.
Cons: Won't install on my "Ethch-a-Sketch", no matter which cheap suit I wear.
Summary: Maybe I'm just too old, but I remember when feedback was considered an opportunity for a vendor to improve a product - not an occasion to compose a miss-spelled personal insult against someone who took the time to create that opportunity...
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