Editing RSSOwl

{{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>

==History==
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 1.0===
RSSOwl 1.0 was released on December 19, 2001. It was released with support for [[RSS (file format)|RSS]] and [[Atom (standard)|Atom]] news feeds. The initial release also supported exporting feeds to [[PDF]], [[Rich Text Format|RTF]], and [[HTML]]. This release was available for [[Windows]], [[MacOS|Mac]], [[Linux]], and [[Oracle Solaris|Solaris]].
RSSOwl 1.1 added support for toolbars and quick search in news feeds.<ref>[http://www.rssowl.org/node/149 RSSOwl 1.1 released] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723170000/http://www.rssowl.org/node/149 |date=2010-07-23 }}</ref> Version 1.2 improved toolbar customization and added support for Atom 1.0 News feeds.<ref>[http://www.rssowl.org/node/182 RSSOwl 1.2 released] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104200808/http://www.rssowl.org/node/182 |date=2011-01-04 }}</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>[http://www.rssowl.org/node/192 RSSOwl 1.2.1 released] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627140053/http://www.rssowl.org/node/192 |date=2010-06-27 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.rssowl.org/node/201 RSSOwl 1.2.2 released] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627134411/http://www.rssowl.org/node/201 |date=2010-06-27 }}</ref> RSSOwl was the SourceForge Project of the Month for January 2005.<ref>[http://sourceforge.net/potm/potm-2005-01.php SourceForge.net: Project of the Month<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Version 2.0===
RSSOwl 2.0 was announced on March 7, 2007, at [[EclipseCon]] 2007.<ref>[http://www.eclipsecon.org/2007/index.php?page=sub/&id=3982 EclipseCon 2007: Preview of RSSOwl 2.0]</ref> Version 2.0 was rebuilt on the [[Eclipse (software)#Rich Client Platform|Eclipse Rich Client Platform]] and used [[db4o]] for database storage and [[Lucene]] for text searching.<ref>[http://www.rssowl.org/node/210 Announcing RSSOwl 2.0] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104192229/http://www.rssowl.org/node/210 |date=2011-01-04 }}</ref> Several [[Milestone (project management)|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>[http://www.rssowl.org/node/216 RSSOwl 2.0 Milestone 6] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104192152/http://www.rssowl.org/node/216 |date=2011-01-04 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.rssowl.org/node/220 RSSOwl 2.0 Milestone 7] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627135835/http://www.rssowl.org/node/220 |date=2010-06-27 }}</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>[http://www.rssowl.org/node/248 RSSOwl 2.0 Milestone 9] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627135902/http://www.rssowl.org/node/248 |date=2010-06-27 }}</ref> Version 2.1, released July 15, 2011, added [[Google Reader]] synchronization support and new layouts.<ref name="2.1" /><ref name="ghack1107" />

===Forks===
RSSOwl is no longer maintained <ref>{{cite web |title=rssowl/RSSOwl |url=https://github.com/rssowl/RSSOwl/blob/master/README.md |website=GitHub |access-date=11 October 2018 |language=en |quote=RSSOwl is unmaintained and has several known vulnerabilities. Please do not use it any more}}</ref> by its original developer. However, a maintained [[Fork (software development)|fork]] of it is available, known as [https://github.com/Xyrio/RSSOwlnix RSSOwlnix].

==Features==

===Format support===
*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

===Organization===
*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 [[Glossary_of_blogging#B|Blogrolls]] and share them with other people
*Mail News Tips to friends

===Security===
*Authentication via [[Base64]], [[Digest access authentication|Digest]] and [[NTLM]]
*Display [[HTTPS]] secure newsfeeds

===Import and Export===
*Import and Export favorite newsfeeds using [[OPML]] (Outline Processor Markup Language)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lifehacker.com/5437955/rssowl-newsreader-updates-to-20-adds-feed-importing-search-features |title=RSSOwl Newsreader Updates to 2.0, Adds Feed Importing, Search Features |website=LifeHacker |date=2 January 2010 |access-date= 14 November 2014}}</ref>
*Import and Export your settings in RSS Owl to use them on another computer

===Other===
*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>{{cite web |url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/blog-reading-hoot-rss-owl/ |title=RSSOwl – Powerful News Feed Reader For Your Desktop |website=MakeUseOf |date=17 March 2011 |access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref>
*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

==Internationalization==
RSSOwl has been translated into many languages, including [[Bengali language|Bengali]], Bulgarian, Czech, Chinese ([[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]), Chinese ([[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, [[Galician language|Galician]], German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian ([[Cyrillic]]), Serbian (Latin), Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, and Ukrainian.

==See also==
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* [[Comparison of feed aggregators]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|www.rssowl.org}}

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