Developer Silvio Rizzi abruptly took Reeder off the Mac App Store last summer after Google Reader was shut down. Has received some love since then, but the desktop was seemingly been abandoned. Nine months later, and Rizzi has finally released a Mac app for the post-Google Reader world. Where Reeder shines is its balance of options and simplicity. While many proclaimed the death of RSS when Google Reader rode off into the sunset, services like Feedly and Feedbin have carried the torch admirably. Reeder 2 for Mac now supports Feedbin, Feedly, Feed Wrangler, Fever, and local RSS sync. The design of the app looks basically the same, although Rizzi has given it a subtle facelift.
Public Beta Of Reeder 2 Rss Client For Mac Download
The interface and menus are nice and clean. There’s a limited list of sharing services to begin with, like Twitter, Facebook, and Reading List. Noticeably absent from the first beta are Pocket and Instapaper, which will both be added in future updates. A feature that has been sorely missing in Reeder since the beginning is search, and I was pleased to find that it is included in Reeder 2. Tapping the f key in a list of items lets you search by keywords.
Another cool addition to try out is the new gesture for opening an article in the web; swipe from right to left on the trackpad. I’m pleased with Reeder 2 as a first beta, but there is still plenty of room for improvement. For those with more advanced needs, is still the way to go. But even if I decide to give up on RSS altogether, Reader will always have a special place in my heart.
Public Beta Of Reeder 2 Rss Client For Mac Pro
If you’re interested, check out the free beta of Reeder 2 at the link below.