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Gruml - 0.9.14

Newsreader with thorough Google Reader integration.

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All Time:	(4.0)
This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	0.9.14
Release Date:	2009-11-12
License:	Beta
Downloads (this version):	282
Downloads (all versions):	2,193

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Product Description:

Gruml allows you to view and manage your feed subscriptions of your Google Reader account on Mac OS X.

Read your newsfeeds, manage them in folders, tag them, and much more - all in sync with your Google Reader account.

Always in sync
Tweet articles
Manage your folders
Post notes
Snow Leopard ready

What's new in this version:

New: Hide folders without unread articles in Folders section (initial) - see Preferences - Advanced - Feeds behaviour
New: Multitouch gestures, 3-finger-swipes to navigate
New: choose URL shortening services: is.gd, bit.ly, tr.im, cli.gs (see Preferences - Social accounts)
New: set standby caching time interval (see Preferences - Advanced)
Improvement: extended Growl messages (title/feed of new articles instead of number of articles)
Improvement: default OS X badge design (use "defaults write com.sakya.Gruml showclassicbadge NO" to stay with old blue design)
Improvement: change Google account on startup if password is wrong / old account is disabled
Fixed: skim through articles on space keystroke even if preview pane is selected
Fixed: loading time on startup
further bug fixes

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.6

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A strong contender - Version: 0.9.12, 10/25/2009 06:46AM PST

iayork

I'm pretty fussy about my RSS readers, but Gruml is looking pretty impressive already. Without a lot of bloat, bells, or whistles, it takes Google Reader's information and presents it in a usable format. (I can't stand Google Reader's presentation itself.)

Gruml rapidly found my subscriptions and updated them quickly and smoothly. The layout is the familiar 3-panel format (with an option for a 3-column layout). The rest of the layout is also familiar and intuitive, with a reasonable amount of customization tucked away if you want it. It offers a handful of Styles for viewing articles -- not as many as some more established RSS clients, but you'll probably find something you can live with (and though I haven't looked into it, I assume these are CSS stylesheets and can be extended if you want).

In the short while I've used it, it's been stable and responsive.

Although Gruml on its own doesn't quite measure up to my long-term RSS client (VIenna) the Google Reader integration bumps it up several notches. It's an impressive feat for a pre-1.0 release, and I'll definitely keep an eye on this.