RSS Guard

RSS Guard is a free and open-source news aggregator for web feeds and podcasts. It is written in C++ and uses Qt, which allows it to fit with the look and feel of different operating systems while remaining cross-platform. It includes a file downloader, advanced network proxy configuration, and supports external media viewing tools.

RSS Guard
RSS Guard, version 3.7.0
Developer(s)Martin Rotter
Stable release
4.0.4[1]  / 15 October 2021
Repository
Written inC++ and Qt (software)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows, macOS, Linux, OS/2, BSD
TypeNews aggregator
LicenseGPL-3.0-only
Websitegithub.com/martinrotter/rssguard 

RSS Guard is released under the GPL-3.0-only license and is available for Windows, macOS, OS/2 and various Linux distributions.

Features

Supported Formats

The feed formats supported by RSS Guard are RSS/RDF, Atom, and JSON Feed.[2]

RSS Guard can synchronize data with online feed services Tiny Tiny RSS, Nextcloud News, Feedly, Inoreader, feed readers which use Google Reader's API such as FreshRSS, The Old Reader, and Bazqux. The application may also act as a simple e-mail client for Gmail.[3][4]

RSS Guard can be configured to fetch feeds within regular intervals. Through feed settings, update intervals can be configured separately for each feed.[5]

Layouts

The application's toolbar and status bar are highly customizable.[6] They can also be hidden, making RSS Guard look very minimalistic.[7] When in a horizontal layout, the articles viewer of RSS Guard is placed to the right side of the articles list.[8]

Database

Feed data can be stored using SQLite or MariaDB. RSS Guard also supports the ability to import and export the database file and settings configuration to/from OPML 2.0.[9][10]

Recycle Bin

RSS Guard has its own recycle bin to prevent the accidental loss of saved articles.[11] After emptying the recycle bin, removed articles will not appear in the list even after fetching. The actual deletion of articles, along with their cache, from the database should be done with the built-in database cleaning tool.

Versions

RSS Guard offers two different versions:

  • Standard version with embedded web viewer and a web browser for accessing content[12]
  • Lightweight version with simple text-based viewer

Localizations

RSS Guard has been translated into many languages: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Ukrainian.[13]

See also

References
  1. "Release 4.0.4". 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. "RSS Guard is a Qt Desktop RSS Feed Reader With Support For Syncing With Feedly, Google Reader API and more". Linux Uprising Blog. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. "RSS Guard Feed Reader 3.8.0 Released with Labels Support | UbuntuHandbook". ubuntuhandbook.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. "Top 10 free open-source RSS Feed Readers for macOS". MeDEVEL.com. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. "RSS Guard Feed Reader 3.4.1 Released with New Features". Tips on Ubuntu. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. "RSS Guard is a new cross-platform desktop RSS Reader - gHacks Tech News". gHacks Technology News. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. K., Jinson (20 March 2021). "RSS Guard 3.9.0, a desktop RSS feed reader for Ubuntu". Techies Tech Guide. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  8. "9 Best Free Open Source RSS Reader Software For Windows". Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  9. Kumar, Ambarish. "6 Best Feed Reader Apps for Linux Desktop in 2021". itsfoss.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  10. "RSS Guard 3.7.2". Neowin. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  11. A, Damián (2017-07-19). "RSS Guard 3.4.1, feed reader with new features". Ubunlog. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  12. "RSS Guard 3.9.2". softpedia. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  13. "The RSS Guard translation project on Transifex". www.transifex.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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