Which is the most up to date and modern RSS feed reader?

Which is the most up to date and modern RSS feed reader for my Ubuntu desktop?

Solution 1:

Google Reader works very well. Of course, it's not Ubuntu-specific and runs in the cloud, but if you'd like accessing from multiple locations or tighter browser integration (e.g. for bookmarks), that's not something you can as easily get from a local application.

Solution 2:

There are several options and recommending a single one is hard, because depends on how you like to read your feeds. Nevertheless, I would recommend that you try at least these:

Firefox extensions:

Brief
Feedly

Built-in browser feature:

Opera

Adobe Air:

ExpressoReader

Standalone:

Liferea

Plugin:

evolution rss plugin

Web App

NewsBlur (AWESOME)
Mac OS X Snow Leopard ! Stylish script for Google Reader.

If you are looking for something modern, not the old traditional "panel view style", then try Expresso Reader or Feedly. They both integrate with Google Reader. Expresso requires adobe Air, but is really nice and have both magazine style view and list view. I personally don't like Feedly, but it is a really modern way of reading feeds.

I prefer the reader to be embedded in the browser as an extension (Firefox) or as a built-in feature (Opera). I'm currently using Opera, since I can read my feeds along with my e-mails and Brief is no longer working with Firefox 4.0. If you use evolution, then you might want to try the plugin for it.

Screenshots:

Brief

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