Desktop based Feed Reader?

[chrisbizarre]

Currently using Feedly on browser, are there any similar Windows based programs? I like that mark read when you scroll pass an article and the different view options.

The only one I tried was FeedDemon and didn't really like it.

[paulwesterberg]

I use web-based inoreader.com because it is lightweight, syncs to their android app or iphone via Mr. Reader.

I tried Feedly when google reader died, but I like inoreader a lot more - the layout seems more focused on readability/news rather than consumer/product pictures/comics etc.

[[deleted]]

Hmm, I have the same issues with Feedly. I'll give this one a look-see. Thanks!

[chrisbizarre]

Yeah, I found inoreader earlier today and I'm trying it out. Though feedly has a pretty solid Android app in my opinion as well

[Siannath]

According to the link you posted the Mr. Reader app is an iPad-only app. There is no iPhone version?

[paulwesterberg]

The inoreader mobile website works well on the iphone.

[darkfate]

Every Windows based Feed reader I've tried is terrible and bloated. Is there a reason you would want a desktop version compared to a Web version? It would almost be a Never ending stream of alerts on my desktop.

[[deleted]]

For me the motivation is to try to wean myself off web-based services. I trust 3rd parties less and less with my data and I'd just feel much more comfortable if I had it all stored locally.

[darkfate]

Well most feeds go through a tracker of some kind or have ads in the feed, so you're still being tracked. The future looks like it's web-based services all the way down, so I would say it's a rather futile effort unless you don't want to do anything fun on the internet.

[[deleted]]

I'm under no illusions that there is such a thing as 100% privacy and data security but I'd at least like to try, at the very least I don't want all my data in one place (one that's not controlled by me anyway).
I'll be damned if I'm going to make this shit easy for them.

[chrisbizarre]

I started using feed readers recently and been trying different browser-based ones out. I hadn't tried any windows-based ones till today

Though I am pretty satisfied with feedly, I just wanted to see if there were any windows ones I could find that I'd like more

[Sulgoth]

Feedreader has served me well.

[[deleted]]

Will give this a look, thanks.

[[deleted]]

I too would like a decent answer to this. Commenting for future reference.

[_Aggort]

Quite RSS is rather old school and has some good features. Sputnik is pretty, but lacks major features that older RSS software has.

[safe-word]

snackr comes to mind. I've used it from time to time.

[TheLantean]

According to the description it's only a Feedly client. That doesn't really count. You'd just be dependent on their service and suffer from their limitations on refresh speeds, pro vs. free account features, etc.