![]() The application also allows you to synchronize it with your Google Reader account, if you have one. All your feeds are available on the left panel (for testing purposes we'll use the Classic layout). They can easily be arranged in any order by using drag and drop, if needed. Right clicking one of them will give you access to options like Mark as Read, Search or Filter the selected feed and will also allow you to share the selected feed on 26 social media websites, including Facebook, Twitter or Delicious. This is an interesting feature, since it allows you to spread hot news right from your feed reader (before the feed is posted, the application will open a browser window and ask for your permission). The layout type that feels a little awkward is the List view, mainly because the user doesn't receive any summary for the selected news. By default, double clicking any article will open it in your default browser, however you can change this by going to the Preferences panel, in Browser settings. RSSOwl comes with an integrated browser, that will allow you to open the selected news right within the application. While this is an interesting feature, adopted by more and more feed readers, it's really generic and doesn't really bring anything new to the table. At times, it can prove to be a nuisance, especially when trying to open items while feeds are updated (It worked after clicking the item 5-6 times). ![]() The menus above the news window allow you to filter your feeds. For example, the first menu enables users to view certain types of news, based on various criteria like new or unread, sticky, labeled or the ones from the last 5 days. The second menu lets you create news groups using different criteria such as author, date, feed, state, stickiness or label. ![]() News groups are an interesting feature because they allow you to sort the news any way you want to.Ībove the Feeds and News windows you'll find the application toolbar. PROBLEMS TO START RSSOWL UPDATEįrom here you an can add new feeds, create feed folders, batch update the feeds or update them individually, search feeds, mark them as read, or sticky. RSSOwl's toolbar basically contains the same items which are available by right clicking news or feeds. The View menu, accessible from the menu bar, brings some interesting features, like zooming text in or out, or changing the number of columns (by choosing only relevant columns: Tile, Date, Author or Category, among others).
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