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News aggregator application
Feed Viewer
Developer(s)Vaclav Dajbych
Initial releaseApril 2006 (April 2006)
Stable release
Windows150.2.10 / August 10, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-08-10)
iOS0.1.39 / August 10, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-08-10)
Written inC#
Operating systemWindows, iOS
TypeNews aggregator
Websitewww.feedviewer.app

Feed Viewer is a news aggregator application for PCs and mobile devices running Windows. It presents online sources for the user in unified layout. Feed Viewer was first released in 2006.

History

The app Feed Viewer was initially launched in April, 2006, designed as a Windows Vista gadget. It was written in C# for .NET runtime allowing running on Windows XP. It won journalist award for desktop application and ranked among best RSS readers of Živě.cz journal. In February, 2012, the Windows Phone version was released. It was primarily designed for mobile devices without mobile internet access. In 2010 started development of the online indexing service allowing feed aggregation in the cloud. In January, 2013, the version for Windows 8 was released followed by a new Windows Phone version featuring clutter free user experience. Both of them were connected to the cloud-based RSS aggregation service. Versions for Windows 10, both desktop and mobile, were introduced shortly after the release of these operating systems.

User interface

The application's user interface is designed for visual overview of the news, allowing browsing a large amount of content quickly. It strictly follows guidelines for Windows Runtime apps.

See also

References

  1. "Introducing Feed Viewer". 15 Apr 2006.
  2. Kraus, Josef (19 December 2010). "Nejlepší RSS čtečka podle čtenářů Živě.cz" [The best RSS reader according to Živě.cz readers] (in Czech).
  3. Polesný, David (9 September 2010). "Microsoft vyhlásil vítěze soutěže pro vývojáře open-source" [Microsoft announces open-source developer contest winner] (in Czech).
  4. "Introducing Feed Viewer for Windows Phone". 15 Feb 2012.
  5. "Feed Viewer, An Excellent Visual RSS News Aggregator For Windows Phone". 26 October 2014.
  6. "Introducing Feed Viewer for Windows 8". 23 Jan 2013.
  7. "Windows Phone client redesigned from the ground up". 30 May 2013.
  8. Callaham, John (4 November 2015). "Feed Viewer RSS reader updated for Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile".

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