RSSOwl
Template:Short description Template:Primary sources {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters | check | showblankpositional=1 | unknown = Template:Main other | preview = Page using Template:Infobox software with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y | AsOf | author | background | bodystyle | caption | collapsetext | collapsible | developer | discontinued | engine | engines | genre | included with | language | language count | language footnote | latest preview date | latest preview version | latest release date | latest release version | latest_preview_date | latest_preview_version | latest_release_date | latest_release_version | licence | license | logo | logo alt | logo caption | logo upright | logo size | logo title | logo_alt | logo_caption | logo_upright | logo_size | logo_title | middleware | module | name | operating system | operating_system | other_names | platform | programming language | programming_language | released | replaced_by | replaces | repo | screenshot | screenshot alt | screenshot upright | screenshot size | screenshot title | screenshot_alt | screenshot_upright | screenshot_size | screenshot_title | service_name | size | standard | title | ver layout | website | qid }}Template:Main other RSSOwl is a discontinued news aggregator for RSS and Atom news feeds. It is written in Java and built on the Eclipse Rich Client Platform which uses SWT as a widget toolkit to allow it to fit in with the look and feel of different operating systems while remaining cross-platform.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Released under the EPL-1.0 license, RSSOwl is free software.
In addition to its full text searches, saved searches, notifications and filters,<ref>Template:Citation</ref> RSSOwl v2.1 synchronized with the now discontinued Google Reader.<ref name=2.1>Template:Citation</ref><ref name=ghack1107>Template:Citation</ref>
HistoryEdit
RSSOwl began as small project on SourceForge at the end of July 2003.<ref>First RSSOwl version 0.3a, see https://sourceforge.net/projects/rssowl/files/rssowl%20classic%201.0%20(do%20not%20use)/0.3a/</ref> The first public version was 0.3a.
Version 1.0Edit
RSSOwl 1.0 was released on December 19, 2001. It was released with support for RSS and Atom news feeds. The initial release also supported exporting feeds to PDF, RTF, and HTML. This release was available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris. RSSOwl 1.1 added support for toolbars and quick search in news feeds.<ref>RSSOwl 1.1 released Template:Webarchive</ref> Version 1.2 improved toolbar customization and added support for Atom 1.0 News feeds.<ref>RSSOwl 1.2 released Template:Webarchive</ref> Versions 1.2.1 and 1.2.2 added universal binary support for the Mac as well as drag and drop for tabs and a built-in feed validator.<ref>RSSOwl 1.2.1 released Template:Webarchive</ref><ref>RSSOwl 1.2.2 released Template:Webarchive</ref> RSSOwl was the SourceForge Project of the Month for January 2005.<ref>SourceForge.net: Project of the Month</ref>
Version 2.0Edit
RSSOwl 2.0 was announced on March 7, 2007, at EclipseCon 2007.<ref>EclipseCon 2007: Preview of RSSOwl 2.0</ref> Version 2.0 was rebuilt on the Eclipse Rich Client Platform and used db4o for database storage and Lucene for text searching.<ref>Announcing RSSOwl 2.0 Template:Webarchive</ref> Several milestone versions were released before the final 2.0 version that added labeling of news feeds, pop-up notification of new feeds and storage of news articles in news bins.<ref>RSSOwl 2.0 Milestone 6 Template:Webarchive</ref><ref>RSSOwl 2.0 Milestone 7 Template:Webarchive</ref> The final 2.0 version was released as milestone 9 and added support for secure password and credential storage, news filters, support for embedding Firefox 3.0 XULRunner to render news feeds, and proxy support for Windows.<ref>RSSOwl 2.0 Milestone 9 Template:Webarchive</ref> Version 2.1, released July 15, 2011, added Google Reader synchronization support and new layouts.<ref name="2.1" /><ref name="ghack1107" />
ForksEdit
RSSOwl is no longer maintained <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> by its original developer. However, a maintained fork of it is available, known as RSSOwlnix.
FeaturesEdit
Format supportEdit
- Full support for RSS & RDF versions 0.91, 0.92, 1.0, 2.0
- Support for Atom Syndication Format version 1.0
- Generate PDF, RTF, and HTML documents from any aggregate feed
OrganizationEdit
- Powerful Newsfeed keyword-based search engine
- Perform a full-text search with results, highlighting favorites and categories
- Aggregate news of an entire category to one news tab
- Save favorite newsfeeds in categories
- Store newsfeeds in Blogrolls and share them with other people
- Mail News Tips to friends
SecurityEdit
Import and ExportEdit
- Import and Export favorite newsfeeds using OPML (Outline Processor Markup Language)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Import and Export your settings in RSS Owl to use them on another computer
OtherEdit
- Support for podcast downloading using news filters
- Integrated Newsfeed validator
- Erroneous favorites are marked
- Read news either in the internal browser or a Rich Text window<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Blog news viewed in RSS Owl with your favorite blogging tool
- Huge list of sample Newsfeeds pre-saved
- Select an auto-update-interval for your favorites
- View properties of a selected favorite
InternationalizationEdit
RSSOwl has been translated into many languages, including Bengali, Bulgarian, Czech, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, and Ukrainian.