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{{Short description|Discontinued news aggregator}} {{Primary sources|date=July 2010}} {{Infobox software | name = RSSOwl | logo = [[Image:RSSOwl.png|48px|RSSOwl Logo]] | screenshot = Rssowl big.gif | screenshot size = 250px | caption = Screenshot of RSSOwl | developer = Benjamin Pasero | released = {{Start date and age|2004|12|19}} | latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q389413|P348|P548=Q2804309}} | latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q389413|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}} | latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q389413|P348|P548=Q51930650}} | latest preview date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q389413|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}} | discontinued = yes | operating system = [[Cross-platform]] | platform = [[Eclipse (software)|Eclipse]] | genre = [[News aggregator]] | license = [[Eclipse Public License|EPL-1.0]] | website = {{URL|rssowl.org}} }} '''RSSOwl''' is a discontinued [[news aggregator]] for [[RSS (file format)|RSS]] and [[Atom (standard)|Atom]] news feeds. It is written in [[Java (programming language)|Java]] and built on the [[Eclipse (software)#Rich Client Platform|Eclipse Rich Client Platform]] which uses [[Standard Widget Toolkit|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>{{cite web |url=http://www.narga.net/5-best-google-reader-alternatives/ |title=Five Best Google Reader Alternatives that're also Free |website=Narga |date=22 April 2013 |access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref> Released under the [[Eclipse Public License|EPL-1.0]] license, RSSOwl is [[free software]]. In addition to its full text searches, saved searches, notifications and filters,<ref>{{Citation | title=How To Setup News Filters In RSS Reader RSSOwl | url=http://www.ghacks.net/2011/08/17/how-to-setup-news-filters-in-rss-reader-rssowl/ | work=Ghacks Technology News | author=Martin Brinkmann | date=17 August 2011 | author-link=Martin Brinkmann | publication-date=August 17, 2011 | access-date=August 22, 2011 | quote=quite a few [features] helped me optimize my work flow. }}</ref> '''RSSOwl v2.1''' synchronized with the now discontinued [[Google Reader]].<ref name=2.1>{{Citation | url=http://wiki.rssowl.org/index.php/2.1_Changelog | title=RSSOwl 2.1 Changelog | access-date=August 22, 2011 }}</ref><ref name=ghack1107>{{Citation | title=RSS Feed Reader RSSOwl Updated | url=http://www.ghacks.net/2011/07/15/rss-feed-reader-rssowl-updated/ | work=Ghacks Technology News | author=Martin Brinkmann | date=15 July 2011 | author-link=Martin Brinkmann | publication-date=July 15, 2011 | access-date=August 22, 2011 }}</ref>
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