RSSOwl

{{Infobox software

| name = RSSOwl

| logo = Image:RSSOwl.png

| 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

| genre = News aggregator

| license = EPL-1.0

| website = {{URL|rssowl.org}}

}}

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.{{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}} Released under the EPL-1.0 license, RSSOwl is free software.

In addition to its full text searches, saved searches, notifications and filters,{{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. }} RSSOwl v2.1 synchronized with the now discontinued Google Reader.{{Citation | url=http://wiki.rssowl.org/index.php/2.1_Changelog | title=RSSOwl 2.1 Changelog | access-date=August 22, 2011 }}{{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 }}

History

RSSOwl began as small project on SourceForge at the end of July 2003.First RSSOwl version 0.3a, see https://sourceforge.net/projects/rssowl/files/rssowl%20classic%201.0%20(do%20not%20use)/0.3a/ 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 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.[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 }} Version 1.2 improved toolbar customization and added support for Atom 1.0 News feeds.[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 }} 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.[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 }}[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 }} RSSOwl was the SourceForge Project of the Month for January 2005.[http://sourceforge.net/potm/potm-2005-01.php SourceForge.net: Project of the Month]

=Version 2.0=

RSSOwl 2.0 was announced on March 7, 2007, at EclipseCon 2007.[http://www.eclipsecon.org/2007/index.php?page=sub/&id=3982 EclipseCon 2007: Preview of RSSOwl 2.0] Version 2.0 was rebuilt on the Eclipse Rich Client Platform and used db4o for database storage and Lucene for text searching.[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 }} 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.[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 }}[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 }} 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.[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 }} Version 2.1, released July 15, 2011, added Google Reader synchronization support and new layouts.

=Forks=

RSSOwl is no longer maintained {{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}} by its original developer. However, a maintained 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 Blogrolls and share them with other people
Mail News Tips to friends

=Security=

Authentication via Base64, Digest and NTLM
Display HTTPS secure newsfeeds

=Import and Export=

Import and Export favorite newsfeeds using OPML (Outline Processor Markup Language){{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}}
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{{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}}
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, 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.