Feedy - RSS Client for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By JLPDXer

  Jumpy and glitchy - even on a new Windows

  I was excited to seee this app, and even gave a donation for it. It is a good, BASIC RSS reader. Where it needs improvement is in how it handles new feeds. The scrolling starts jumping and bouncing all around, causing one to lose their place in reading if not careful. A little work could make this a stellar app, unique in its class.v Until then, stick with web-based services like Feedly.

  
  
• By John Puterhead

  Finding an Unread Article

  Took a flyer on this app, looking to replace Reeder until it comes back from the dead. I've spend only a few hours with this app so far... Indeed, if you have more that 5 feeds it is a pain to add them since Feedy doesn't support OPML imports or exports for that matter. I opened an OPML file and searched for each and every feed URL. Really! The 2nd oddity I found was that there is no way to search for 'next unread' article. Some of my feeds are not in folders and there is a blue dot next to "Stories" but the unread article is nowhere in sight. Scrolling a lot (I have > 50 feeds) the unread article did not appear. Where is it? The workaround is to go to the Feeds folder and look at the list of feeds. The feed with the unread article, scroll scroll, is the one with the unread number to the right. Turned out that it was just a Tornado Watch in another state. I confess Feedy, I really didn't care about that and you were right. I will say the app looks nice, and I added a bunch of keywords to help with its internal rating feature. I have no idea if that's working. At least I like the app icon and the overall look and feel. I hope the developer will add the find 'next unread' feature with a keyboard interface like 'n' for next or maybe '->'. Better yet, make the keyboard commands configurable please! I'm gonna stick with this for awhile and see if I can adjust to this app.

  
  
• By eb310

  Fast, thoughtfully done

  The interface is fast, fun to use, and tweak-able. It would be great to have a quicker way of going to the next article while in the "viewing/reading" window. Also, Google Reader sync and subscription import would be welcome additions.

  
  
• By Dav01Net

  A wonderful reader

  What I like most is that you are absolutely not attached to any web service. All the subscriptions and folders are stored locally. When Google Reader was closed, a lot of users and developers (making GReader-compatible apps) faced a problem - what to do, what service to use. I believe, Feedy developers have chosen the right way. The app itself is super easy to use and the design is merely gorgeous. Thanks for making a beautiful, fast and clean app that does it job perfectly.

  
  

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