

Sadly it requires you to have Java installed to run it, which no one with any brain would install these days. The only other - albeit unacceptable - actively developed desktop option is RSSOwl 2.2.1. So there is now one acceptable actively developed desktop Windows alternative to FeedDemon Pro.

QuiteRSS offers search within your feeds, though only at the level of a per-folder search…Īlso font size and font choice, across all display panes. You can also block internal browser pages from setting cookies. After install, for additional security you may want to uncheck: Tools | Options | ‘Help improve QuiteRSS by sending usage information’ and disable ‘Javascript’ and ‘External plugins’ in the internal browser. AdBlock runs by default in the internal browser, and Flash is blocked with a click-to-play button. A basic feature set, so far, but perfectly functional. One ‘actively developed’ option is the new-ish QuiteRSS.

So I’ve taken another look around for alternative desktop RSS readers that are under active development, seeking something a touch faster but with the same or better features. Is your 2013 free FeedDemon Pro 4.5 becoming annoying, in terms of its occasional ’15 second freeze’ problem on Windows? It’s nice software but is no longer under development.
