A RSS & RDF newsreader written in Java using SWT as graphic library.
SSOwl is a free RSS / RDF / Atom newsreader written in Java using SWT as graphic library.

With RSSOwl it is possible to read all RSS versions (includes RDF).

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.

RSSOwl is also free, fast, cross-platform
, and unobtrusive. It’s easy to install, easy to use, and easy to move.

Free portable RSS feed reader and news aggregator
FastTrackNews is a free prortable RSS feed reader and news aggregator.

The program reduces the time and effort needed to regularly check mass media websites for updates and can be used as news and blog browser. Once subscribed to a feed, the software is able to check for new content at user-determined intervals and retrieve the update.

You are able to easily organize news channels in a fully customizable tree structure and browse actual news articles using built-in or external webbrowser.

FastTrackNews uses a web feed to retrieve syndicated news given in XML-based formats (Atom, RSS, etc.), rapidly downloads news articles from various web sources in background and displays them in comfortable customizable views.

The program supports password protected feeds, has the ability to expire news items so they get deleted after a certain amount of days. The RSS content is sometimes described as being “pulled” to the subscriber, as opposed to “pushed” with mailing list or Internet Messaging. Unlike recipients of some “pushed” information, the RSS Reader user can easily unsubscribe from a feed.

FastTrackNews is simple and easy to use, offers a no-nonsense Outlook Express-like user interface. With FastTrackNews you will be keep informed about the most recent news.

The program is free, does not require installation, occupies far less space on HD/RAM than other similar paid programs, does not contain any annoying ad banners.

Feedreader is a lightweight open-source aggregator that supports all major RSS/ATOM formats.

Features:

* Supports all major syndication formats: RSS 0.9, 0.91, 0.92, 1.00, 2.0 plus Dublin core and Slashback extensions
* Pre-configured with hundred of quality feeds from leading syndicators such as NewsIsFree and Moreover
* Alerts about incoming feeds on taskbar
* Caches headlines for offline viewing
* Supports proxies
* Allows one-click subscription of Radio Userland and AmphetaDesk feeds
* Search support
* Multilanguage support
* OPML import and export.

RSS Captor is a powerful, highly configurable yet easy-to-use RSS client.

We have designed it especially to help you deal with your growing volume of news as quickly and efficiently as possible. RSS Captor is a RSS client that keeps all messages of all subscribed channels.

Here are some key features of “RSS Captor Pro”:

· RSS Captor keeps all messages of all subscribed channels. Other clients can keep newest messages only.
· You can search through all message database. Other clients do not allow to search.
· You can search through message database using standard regular expression.
· You can set up automatical checking RSS feeds for the messages and sound notification if new messages received.

GreatNews is extremely fast. Even with hundreds of rss feed subscriptions, GreatNews’s response is always instantaneous. You can opt to show news from all channels on the same page. And you have full control over how many articles can be displayed at once. GreatNews takes care of pagination for you.

GreatNews will offer several built-in display styles for you to choose, ranging from Newspaper which carters to natural reading habit, to Brief which can offer quick reads to those in a hurry, to Firefox Sage for Sage lovers.