![]() Smart folders whose content is automatically updated according to your search criteria.Organize subscriptions / articles into folder / tags.Feed and folder management for RSS services.Sync with all major RSS aggregator and read later provider or use it with built-in RSS engine.Universal app: same features and same services are supported on iOS and macOS.All your reading in one place, multiple account support.Supported read later and bookmarking services: Nice!Įxplore the preferences while you’re getting started, there are lots of useful tweaks you can make to the app.ReadKit ReadKit is a full-featured read later and RSS client that supports all major provider and it has a built in RSS engine too. I find that making the Reeder window really big and leaving my finger on the ‘j’ key lets me really zip through my articles, even faster than how I kept up with everything while in Google Reader. Check out Preferences for a full list but here are a few to get you going: Now each time you click on it, you’ll move to the next new article:Įven better, there are some super useful keyboard shortcuts. To zip through your subscription updates, simply move your cursor to the bottom of the right pane, where there’s a black arrow pointing down. Leftmost column is subscriptions, middle column is new articles for the selected site or list (I’ve clicked on “Unread” to read them all by date) and the right section shows the actual article: It starts out rather empty:Īfter a minute or two, however, the data starts populating and you realize that Reeder has a pretty darn nice interface. Now Reeder can start pulling in your RSS data from Google Reader. That’s easy enough and it should be a one-time task, by the way. Click on “Generate password” and it shows you a 16-char temporary password for Reeder:Ĭopy it from this page, go back to Reeder, and enter that as your password. That’s the key! I used “Mac Reeder App” but you can specify whatever you want. Your layout will be slightly different)Ĭlick on “Manage application-specific passwords” and scroll down past the list to find this box: (Note, I’ve tweaked the above image slightly to ensure you can read the text. Go to the Google 2-step page and scroll down to find the section ingeniously called “Application-specific passwords”: You need to use what’s called an application-specific password. ![]() If you are using it for better account security, however, you’ll see this: Oops.Įnter your account and password to connect the app with your Reader account and if you aren’t using 2-step verification (and you should be! learn more: How to enable 2-step verification for your Google account) you’ll log in. In fact, click on “Create an Account…” and you’ll be taken to Google Reader, not to an account management area on the Reeder web site. It’s a quick download, even if you’re tapped into a public wifi connection, and then double click to launch it.Īs I said, there’s not really yet a “don’t use Google Reader” option. ![]() To get started, pop into the App Store and buy, then download a copy of the application. Still, that’s a pretty good bet and it really is a nicely designed application, so… However, it’s also currently tied pretty closely to Google Reader (as you’ll see) so switching means that we’re taking a leap and assuming that the developer is going to somehow break away from the Google API so that when things shut down in July we’re not all left in the dark. I’m only just coming up to speed on Reeder too, but the program seems elegantly designed and is super fast. ![]()
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