CommaFeed
CommaFeed is a free news reader program that is currently only available through a web browser. The interface is cleaner and simpler than other news reader services, with a minimal amount of features. The website touts itself as a replacement for Google Reader by allowing you to import your account data from the Google news reader to CommaFeed. There are plug-ins available for both Firefox and Chrome browsers for easy access when you are on the web. CommaFeed is also open source software, meaning you can download the software and build your own customized news reader. The website also lets you play around with a full demo of the service before you have to provide your information for registration. Review: CommaFeed is a great alternative for users of the now defunct Google Reader due to its ability to integrate your data from your old Google Reader account by simply entering your log-in information. The website has many of the same features of Google Reader, with keyboard shortcuts and the ability to share articles to various social media sites, including Twitter, Facebook and Instapaper. One difference between the Google Reader and CommaFeed is CommaFeed does not have mobile apps. CommaFeed makes it easy to organize your existing feeds and find new feeds and articles by giving you the ability to mark everything in a feed as read and to only view the unread articles in your feed. The search feature allows you to search for similar articles and posts to an article you like. Subscribing to a new feed is done simply by clicking on the Subscribe button, and you can easily unfollow the feed by choosing the Unsubscribe option. The thing that sets CommaFeed apart from other news reader services is the ability to download the open-source software to a Windows and Linux device. From here, you can use code to build your own customized news reader to best fit your needs.
- Automatically imports your feeds from Google Reader when you select the Google Reader import option
- Allows you to manually enter your old feeds if you do not want to share your log-in information from your Google Reader account
- Offers similar keyboard shortcuts and design to Google Reader
- Sharing tools allow to share articles across social media
- Filtering tools give you the option to see only unread items or sort articles by date
- Search feature allows you to find similar articles or related topics
- Downloadable software provides the opportunity to customize your news feed program
- Available in all of the major web browsers, with plug-ins available for Firefox and Chrome
- Allows you to import your data from your Google Reader account
- Open source option gives you the opportunity to use CSS to build your own news reader
- Ability to share articles on a variety of social media sites
- The user interface is minimal and clean, similar to Google Reader
- Full demo allows you to try out the service before registering
- Instructions for the open source program are lacking detail for those new to coding
- Does not offer a mobile app for smartphone devices
- May experience some bugs or performance issues
CommaFeed is a great alternative for users of the now defunct Google Reader due to its ability to integrate your data from your old Google Reader account by simply entering your log-in information. The website has many of the same features of Google Reader, with keyboard shortcuts and the ability to share articles to various social media sites, including Twitter, Facebook and Instapaper. One difference between the Google Reader and CommaFeed is CommaFeed does not have mobile apps. CommaFeed makes it easy to organize your existing feeds and find new feeds and articles by giving you the ability to mark everything in a feed as read and to only view the unread articles in your feed. The search feature allows you to search for similar articles and posts to an article you like. Subscribing to a new feed is done simply by clicking on the Subscribe button, and you can easily unfollow the feed by choosing the Unsubscribe option. The thing that sets CommaFeed apart from other news reader services is the ability to download the open-source software to a Windows and Linux device. From here, you can use code to build your own customized news reader to best fit your needs.
Alternatives to CommaFeed
Bloglovin'
Google Reader
News360
Digg Reader
Inoreader
Newsify
Delicious
Netvibes
Reeder
Feedly
NewsBlur
The Old Reader
RSSOwl
Tiny Tiny RSS
Liferea
AOL Reader
Protopage
NetNewsWire
Feeder
Press
LinkedIn Pulse
Readability
NewsHub
FeedReader
Spout
