RSSOwl is a free RSS / RDF / Atom Newsreader written in Java using SWT as graphic library.
RSS ("Really Simple Syndication" or "Rich Site Summary") is a document specification
that gives users the power to collect and organize Web-based news and information in
a more efficient manner. Applications that collect data from RSS-compliant sites are
called RSS readers or "aggregators". RSSOwl is such an application. It lets you gather,
organize, update, and store information from any compliant source in a convenient, easy
to use interface, save selected information in various formats for offline viewing and
sharing, and much more.
Why "Owl"? The owl is a traditional symbol of wisdom, and a quiet, efficient hunter. You ll find
RSSOwl s "big eyes" a big help when scanning the Web s vast array of RSS resources.
Top12 Features why you should use RSSOwl:
o High performance and native Look and Feel that uses the operation-system GUI theme
o Great platform support: Use RSSOwl on Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris
o Import/Export newsfeeds with OPML (Outline Processor Markup Language)
o Generate PDF/RTF/HTML documents from any news
o Use drag and drop to manage your favorites in unlimited nested categories
o Loaded newsfeeds are automatically stored in an archive to read them while being offline
o Powerfull, integrated Newsfeed searchengine
o Perform a fulltext-search with result-syntaxhighlight
o AmphetaRate integration to rate news and receive recommendations
o RSSOwl is highly customizable (set Fonts, Hotkeys, Language,...)
o Display news in the internal browser
o Big Tutorial and FAQ to help you manage your new newsreader
Supported Languages: 27 (English, Russian, Chinese, German and much more).
RSSOwl comes with a huge list of sample favorites.
RSSOwl runs on Windows (98/ME/NT/2000/XP), Linux (GTK2), Mac OS X and Solaris.