"But the user in me loves the expanding/collapsing folders. It uses Core Data, which is new on the iPhone with OS 3.0," he told us. We asked Brent what his favorite parts were, too: "The geek in me loves the under-the-hood parts. The UI updates alone make it much more Google Reader-like, but in a good way-it's not just an iPhonified version of NNW for the desktop. Though we can't attest to being heavy RSS readers while on our iPhones, we admit that the changes make such an activity quite a bit more appealing. It, too, is available in both free (ad-supported) and $1.99 paid versions.
The 2.0 version for iPhone is even more impressive-it comes with a completely made-over UI, is much faster than the previous version, and (of course) also syncs with Google Reader. $10 is a great deal by comparison.) AdvertisementĪside from the full, 100 percent official support of Google Reader syncing that was introduced in the betas in August, NNW 3.2 can also sync starred/flagged items between Google Reader and the software client, and it can send RSS items to Instapaper for reading while offline. And, let's face it: the old paid version of NetNewsWire used to be $30 and we still thought it was pretty good back then.
(Don't fret, though-the new free version of NetNewsWire 3.2 has all the same features as the $10 paid version, but with a small ad box on the bottom left corner. "We've seen other apps trying the ad-support and premium model, and thought the time was right to try it in NetNewsWire," developer Brent Simmons told Ars. With the transition to Google Reader for syncing, those plans have changed slightly. At that time, the company felt that giving away its software would ensure a larger user base and more companies paying for its enterprise services. With the update comes the return of the free and paid software tiers-something that NewsGator had decided to forgo in January of 2008 in favor of an all-free lineup. NetNewsWire for Mac is now at version 3.2, while the iPhone version has gotten a full bump to version 2.0. The updated app includes support for multiple accounts, Feedly, searching, Dark Mode, and more. Now version 5.0 is at a very early stage and supports RSS, Atom, JSON Feed, and RSS-in-JSON formats.Almost two months after NewsGator announced that it was ditching its own feed syncing platform in favor of Google Reader, the company (and its prolific developer, Brent Simmons) has released an official update to their Mac and iPhone-based RSS readers. NetNewsWire 5.0, a free and open source RSS reader, is now available for iPhone and iPad. On AugBlack Pixel announced that they have returned the NetNewsWire intellectual property to Brent Simmons, that completely rewrote the program as a Free and Opensource Mac RSS reader. Over the years, new features were added (also support for iPhone and iPad) and it was acquired by NewsGator Technologies in 2005 and later by Black Pixel in 2011. NetNewsWire is a free and open source RSS reader. Download NetNewsWire: RSS Reader and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
It included custom feed views, custom downloading and opening of podcasts, synchronization of feeds and feed status between computers, Bloglines support, and a built-in tabbed browser. Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots and learn more about NetNewsWire: RSS Reader. The version 1.0 was introduced in 2002 by Brent Simmons. It was introduced by Brent and Sheila Simmons on July 12, 2002, under their company. We’ll be adding more in future releases, of course, including support for more syncing services. NetNewsWire is a free and open-source news aggregator for macOS and iOS.
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