What are the most popular RSS readers? (software/web apps)

2
votes

I'm creating an application that generates RSS feeds that include an <enclosure> (for showing an audio player).

Since RSS readers are kinda flaky, in my experience, I'd like to test how my feeds look in as many readers as possible.

I only use Google Reader. What other RSS readers (websites or installable apps, for Windows, Linux AND Mac) are popular? Which are the ones I must test on?

Thanks!
Daniel

4
rss

4 Answers

2
votes

Edit: a more recent list (just one feed, so might not represent population) is at http://pelfusion.com/tools/top-11-feed-readers-and-aggregators/

here's a helpful list from http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3458291

A few years old, but possibly a good start

Aggregator Name (Market Share Percentage)

  1. Bloglines (32.86%)
  2. NetNewsWire (16.95%)
  3. Firefox Live Bookmarks (7.78%)
  4. Pluck (7.20%)
  5. NewsGator Online(4.45%)
  6. (not identified) (4.07%)*
  7. FeedDemon (3.83%)
  8. SharpReader (3.27%)
  9. My Yahoo (2.58%)
  10. iPodder (2.42%)
  11. NewsGator (2.23%)
  12. Thunderbird (2.13%)
  13. RSS Bandit (1.12%)
  14. NewsFire (1.05%)
  15. iPodderX (1.02%)
  16. Sage (0.71%)
  17. FeedReader (0.67%)
  18. RssReader (0.54%)
  19. LiveJournal (0.46%)
  20. Opera RSS Reader (0.45%)
2
votes

Maybe the information on these links will help you:

1
votes

Top 9 Windows RSS Feed Readers: NewzCrawler, FeedDemon, Omea Reader, Bloglines, NewsGator Online Services, NewsGator Inbox for Outlook, Awasu and SharpReader are the most popular RSS readers.

edit: according to http://email.about.com/od/rssreaderswin/tp/top_rss_windows.htm