![]() ![]() The fact of the matter is, that RSS never went anywhere. One day, someone is talking about the "revival" of RSS, the next - someone tries to justify why RSS is still a thing, or why it's a must-use service. The tray icon looks odd if you're using a light theme.The funny thing about RSS is that it is always a topic of discussion. The program runs in the background and stays in the system tray, and displays notifications when new articles are available. ![]() ![]() Raven Reader allows you to connect your Instapaper, Pocket and Feedbin accounts, you can do this from the Settings. Manage a feed by right-clicking on it, this allows you to rename it, unsubscribe, copy a feed's link. If you've starred a post, it will appear in the Favorites section, while Unread Articles, Recently Read, Saved Articles and your Recently Played (podcast episodes) are listed in their corresponding sections. The All Feeds option displays articles from all of your subscriptions. It's pretty basic though, and only lets you control the playback, adjust the volume, and the speed. Raven Reader supports Podcasts, so you can use it to listen to your favorite shows directly from the app. Set the font type, size by clicking on the gear cog icon in the top-right corner. Save an article for offline reading using Ctrl + O or the struck out Wi-Fi button on the toolbar. Read articles in full-screen view with the F11 hotkey. If you just want to get the headlines in Raven Reader, and read articles in your preferred browser, you can do that by using the shortcut Ctrl + B or by selecting the option from the Item menu. The Share icon is handy for sending the link to the topic via Email, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.Ĭtrl + Click opens the article in a new window. Load the full article by clicking the Globe icon. The program loads articles in the "Reading mode" view sans images, ads, etc. The Full Content option displays the entire article, even if the feed doesn't support it. The Reader pane has a few buttons on the toolbar. Select an article in the middle pane, and it will be loaded in the reader pane that's to the right edge of the window. The name Raven Reader should give you an obvious hint, but yes, you can read articles directly from the program. Fetch new articles, mark all posts as read by clicking the buttons next to the search bar. The Search bar at the top can be used to quickly find articles that contain the keyword. Right-click on an article in the list pane to copy its link, mark it as read, favorite or to save the article for offline reading. Toggle the "Oldest articles first" option to see the latest articles at the top of the list.Īnd while you're on the settings, you may want to set how long the articles should be kept, the refresh interval, and select a theme for the application. The program displays the posts in chronological order, if you want to change this, head to the menu: Raven Reader > Settings. Raven Reader will add your subscribed feeds, while preserving the folder structure. If you are coming from a different RSS reader, click on the Import or Export menu option and select an OPML feed. Hit the Subscribe button, and you will see the list of articles available in the middle pane of Raven Reader. You can choose which feed to subscribe to and give it a name.Ĭhoose the "Add new category" option, to create a new folder and keep your feeds organized. Type something partial like and Raven Reader will fetch the feed and display the result. It also supports web search, so you don't have to enter the full URL of the site. ![]() A small pop-up appears, where you can paste a website's RSS feed URL. Click on the Add button at the top of the screen, or on the last item in the sidebar Subscriptions, you can also access this from the menubar. You don't need to register for an account to use the application. Raven's interface is clean and visually pleasing. The program's installer does not allow you to customize the location where you want to install the application to in fact it is a one-click silent installation. Raven Reader is a cross-platform, open source RSS feed aggregator that supports podcasts. ![]()
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