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QuiteRSS

#1 Post by lautrepay »

Website: http://code.google.com/p/quite-rss/
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RSS/Atom feed reader written on Qt

Idea
Quite fast and comfortable to user

Features

-Import feeds (OPML-files)
-Update feeds: on startup, by timer
-Mark news starred
-Feed and news filters: new, unread, starred
-Minimize on system tray: on start, on close, on minimize
-Show new or unread news counter on tray icon
-Proxy configuration: automatic or manual
-Check for updates
-Multilingual

Languages
English
Russian
Image

License: GPL v3
Download (12.2 MB): http://quite-rss.googlecode.com/files/Q ... -0.8.0.zip

Settings: Application folder
Stealth: No. Writes the usual Qt stuff to the registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\.
Last edited by lautrepay on Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: QuiteRSS 0.8.0

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Definitely like the look and the license. Will check it out.

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Re: QuiteRSS 0.8.0

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The program is a little bulky for a simple RSS reader (28 megs of RAM). But very pretty, quick, and easy to use.

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Re: QuiteRSS 0.8.0

#4 Post by lautrepay »

webfork wrote:The program is a little bulky for a simple RSS reader (28 megs of RAM). But very pretty, quick, and easy to use.
I've got exactly the same impression.
As an aside note, it seems to me that stand alone RSS readers are somehow old fashioned. If I remember correctly, there's only one in the database that is still under active development.

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Re: QuiteRSS 0.8.0

#5 Post by lautrepay »

Version 0.86 available.

Last changelog:
Version 0.8.6 (02 Apr 2012)

Added: Automatic feeds clean up("Options->Feeds->Clean Up")
Added: Option "Show tray icon"
Added: Option "Reopen last opened feeds on startup"
Added: Option "Show splash screen"
Added: Option "Show news' description instead loading web page"
Added: German language

Changed: GUI. Some visual tweaks

Fixed: Improve startup time
Fixed: Load news on some resources
Fixed: After delete news, cursor jump to previous news
Fixed: Delete feed
Fixed: CTRL+A in news list
Fixed: Shortcut configuration
Fixed: Reopen news
Previous changelogs @ http://code.google.com/p/quite-rss/wiki/History

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Re: QuiteRSS 0.8.0

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V.0.91 available.
Version 0.9.1 (31 May 2012)

Note: Reappear news, which already have been marked read (0.8.x -> 0.9.x)

Added: Tabs. Ability to open feeds in new tab
Added: Ability to choose browser position ("View->Browser position")
Added: New columns in feeds list ("Feeds->Columns")
Added: Hotkey "Home", "End" in feeds list and news list

Changed: GUI. Some visual tweaks

Fixed: Keyboard layout in unix systems
Fixed: Default application icon instead on QuiteRSS icon in unix systems
Fixed: Hang while updating some feeds
Fixed: Duplicate news in RSS-feeds


Version 0.9.0 (22 May 2012)

Main: Database reconstruction

Added: Option: action on opening feed
Added: More shortcuts
Added: Hungarian translations

Changed: GUI. Some visual tweaks

Fixed: Hang application on minimize to tray
Fixed: Duplicate news in RSS-feeds


Version 0.8.7 (25 Apr 2012)

Added: Add feed wizard. Search feed URL if site URL was entered
Added: Embedded browser: control panel
Added: Mouse gestures: slide left, slide right
Added: Application style: system, system2, gray, orange, green, purple, pink (Menu "View")
Added: Clear button in LineEdits
Added: French language

Changed: Ability to choose xml-file on import feeds
Changed: GUI. Some visual tweaks

Fixed: Some kind of link in embedded browser
Fixed: Marks in column menu of news list
Download @ http://quite-rss.googlecode.com/files/Q ... -0.9.1.zip

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Re: QuiteRSS 0.8.0

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lautrepay wrote:
webfork wrote:The program is a little bulky for a simple RSS reader (28 megs of RAM). But very pretty, quick, and easy to use.
I've got exactly the same impression. As an aside note, it seems to me that stand alone RSS readers are somehow old fashioned. If I remember correctly, there's only one in the database that is still under active development.
Although other users don't regard it as favorably, I was recently surprised by how nimble, effective and useful Abilon seems to be in the that category...

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Re: QuiteRSS 0.8.0

#8 Post by Userfriendly »

Updated to v0.11.0 since last mentioned.
Version 0.11.0 (10 Dec 2012)

Main: Feed categories (folders)

Added: View mode "Stay On Top"
Added: Feed property "Show news' description instead of loading web page"
Added: News filter "Show Not Starred"
Added: Option "Mark news as read: after switching to another news"
Added: Language: Spanish

Changed: GUI. Some Visual tweaks

Fixed: Feed opened in own tab duplicates in default tab
Fixed: Updating link containing special chars
Fixed: Shortcuts in full screen mode
Fixed: Disbling experimental option "Open link in external browser in background"

Version 0.10.3 (17 Oct 2012)

Added: Full screen mode
Added: Page Up/Page Down processing in news list
Added: Zooming in browser
Added: Print browser page
Added: Ability to hide embedded browser panels
Added: Ability to report a problem (menu "Help->Report a Problem...")
Added: Automatic update application (Windows)
Added: Language: Italian

Added: Experimental option "Open link in external browser in background"

Changed: News list is scrolled when active item is in the middle
Changed: GUI. Some Visual tweaks

Fixed: CTRL+Enter available for shortcuts
Fixed: Using sqlite3 library

Version 0.10.2 (18 Sep 2012)

Added: Embedded browser context menu item "Load Images"
Added: Embedded browser context menu item "Open in External Browser"
Added: News filter "Show Deleted"
Added: Option "Store database in memory" (On by default)
Added: Sorting feeds by title ("Feeds->Sort by Title")
Added: Language: Dutch
Added: Language: Farsi

Changed: GUI. Some visual tweaks

Fixed: Invisible text on OS with dark theme
Fixed: Open links from embedded browser in new tab: wrong links
Fixed: Assigning default shortcuts
Fixed: Cut link in some feeds
Fixed: News list sorting by "Star" or "Read"
Fixed: Column chooser in news list

Version 0.10.1 (17 Aug 2012)

Added: Feeds filters. Show starred feeds (Feed option. Starred)
Added: Feed option. Tab "Status"
Added: Search in the tree feeds by name or link
Added: Option: "Display format for date and time"("Options->Feeds->General")
Added: Option: "Opening feed: position on unread news"
Added: Option: "Mark displayed news as read when switching feeds", "Mark displayed news as read when closing tab", "Mark displayed news as read on minimize"
Added: Options. Selecting notification sound
Added: Options. Show in the notification only selected feeds
Added: Filter news: "Show Unread or Star"
Added: Sorting user filters

Changed: GUI. Some visual tweaks

Fixed: Some news were not displayed (All news will be re-uploaded!)
Fixed: Do not work feeds that use SSL
Fixed: Opening of the news from the notification window
Fixed: Remapping shortcuts

Version 0.10.0 (18 Jul 2012)

Note: Reappear news, which already have been marked read (0.8.x, 0.9.x -> 0.10.x) (More...)

Added: Tabs. Open news in new tab
Added: Tabs. Open link from news in new tab
Added: User filters (case sensitive)
Added: Feed option: "Display feed on startup". If enabled, show feed in new tab on startup
Added: Feed option: "Load images". Specific behavior for every feed
Added: Ability to subscribe to feed from Firefox
Added: Application option: External browser selection
Added: More shortcuts
Added: Quick news filter and find in browser
Added: Notification on new news
Added: Swedish translation
Added: Serbian translation

Changed: GUI. Some visual tweaks
Changed: Opening tabs in more smooth

Fixed: Some feeds did not work
Fixed: Can't detect date and time of some feeds
Fixed: Can't load icon of some feeds
Fixed: Deleting news (smaller size of database)
Fixed: Application crash in Windows, due to lack of QtSvg4.dll
Personally, my favorite rss reader is Firefox with Liveclick addon but development on it has been slow and current nightlies breaks compatibility with it (again). So just in case Liveclick stops working permanently, I've been looking for portable standalone replacements. I'm leaning towards GreatNews, it's full featured and fast.

Tried QuiteRSS and it looks nice but it seems a little large at 40MB relative to its features. I imported my opml with 150 feeds and the gui was unresponsive a couple minutes while it tried to update all the feeds. GreatNews on the other hand was lightning quick. Kinda weird when its advertized to be "Quite fast". So far only GreatNews, OwlRSS, and FeedDemon are the one's I tested that can handle hundreds of feeds smoothly.

However since it looks like QuiteRSS is being actively developed, I'll keep track of it because I like how it looks.

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Re: QuiteRSS

#9 Post by funcy-dcm »

Version 0.11.0 is slower than version 0.10.3. Especially if you are importing a lot of news feeds, the program may not for long die away. In version 0.11.0 has been a lot of changes. In version 0.11.1 will be many changes and she will work much faster, even faster than version 0.10.3.

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Re: QuiteRSS

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Haven't tried this yet, but it looks promising. I prefer stand-alone RSS readers and currently use GreatNews, which is portable, fast and light. I also use RSSOwl which is great, but it isn't portable.

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Re: QuiteRSS 0.8.0

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Userfriendly wrote:Updated to v0.11.0 since last mentioned.

Personally, my favorite rss reader is Firefox with Liveclick addon but development on it has been slow and current nightlies breaks compatibility with it (again). So just in case Liveclick stops working permanently, I've been looking for portable standalone replacements. I'm leaning towards GreatNews, it's full featured and fast.

Tried QuiteRSS and it looks nice but it seems a little large at 40MB relative to its features. I imported my opml with 150 feeds and the gui was unresponsive a couple minutes while it tried to update all the feeds. GreatNews on the other hand was lightning quick. Kinda weird when its advertized to be "Quite fast". So far only GreatNews, OwlRSS, and FeedDemon are the one's I tested that can handle hundreds of feeds smoothly.

However since it looks like QuiteRSS is being actively developed, I'll keep track of it because I like how it looks.
Quickly tested this and found the same. Imported over 300 feeds and the CPU was at 94% with memory about 30MB. Was unable to do anything on the PC for several minutes. I tried to delete a group of feeds and found it wasn't possible from the interface, although single feeds can be deleted. The inability to delete feed groups alone is reason enough to not use this. Also, this app is really large compared to other RSS readers; even non-portable ones.

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0.13.3 is out, but didn't see anything in the changelog that addressed TP109's performance issue. Still, it's nice to see active development on a good RSS reader.

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Re: QuiteRSS

#14 Post by TP109 »

Taking another look at this since some time has passed and to see if any improvements were implemented. I was reminded about this after reading a GHacks article mentioning that he used QuiteRSS as his default RSS Reader. Here are some initial observations as compared to RSSOwl, which is my default RSS reader:

Importing feeds and CPU usage:
I have about 5000 feeds to import using an OPML file. When I tested this on XP SP3 32-bit before, it tied up the system with high CPU usage, which was surprising. That hasn't changed much. The problem is that it attempts to update the feeds as it imports them. CPU usage stays at about 100% whenever the feeds update, even for feeds already in the database. For 5000 feeds, this takes over 30 minutes to complete on my system. RSSOwl can import feeds without updating them immediately, with CPU usage typically about 12-18% while updating feeds. I went ahead and completed the import to evaluate any additional performance and feature improvements.

Feed groups:
Groups of feeds can now be deleted by folder; they can also be imported - that is an improvement. It doesn't appear however that feed groups can be exported. I also tried to import labels and that didn't work.

Performance:
Good once all the feeds are imported. Responsive interface, as good or better than RSSOwl.

Features:
Filtering:
RSSQuite does have basic filtering, which I don't think it had before, but what it has should be enough for the typical user. It doesn't have as many as RSSOwl, which has numerous filtering options for individual feeds and groups.

Internal Browser:
RSSQuite - Outstanding internal browser. Up-to-date, fast and comes with a built-in AdBlocker and Flash-blocker. Videos and audio can be played/downloaded right from the feed window.
RSSOwl - Not as good as RSSQuite for sure. Because it uses the system's IE engine, if using XP with IE8, there is going to be problems, especially with multimedia.

Interface:
I would describe the interface as functional and somewhat plain looking as compared to RSSOwl's elegant interface. It can be tweaked to change fonts, colors, icons, style-sheets, etc. to make it more usable, whereas RSSOwl's interface looks great right out of the box. I'm still playing around with the interface settings.

Size:
Although I have portable versions on a separate partition that I sync with USBs; on a daily basis, I use the installed versions. I measured the total sizes by adding up all the related files for each reader for the installed versions with HDDB. This is probably not a good comparison, but it does provide an idea how big these apps can get.
RSSQuite - 200MB installed with 5000 feeds (newly installed, will monitor to see if this grows with time)
RSSOwl - 3.0 GB installed with 5000 feeds (a lot of this may be cache, java files, and backups)

Overall impressions/use:
Each has it's strengths and weaknesses. The choice between the two depends on how they are to be used. To me, RSSOwl would be a better choice on desktops where sophisticated filtering is needed for thousands of feeds. QuiteRSS would win out in a portable environment because of its smaller size, performance and compatibility. QuiteRSS also seems to be frequently updated, much more so than RSSOwl, so it's probably going to continue to improve.

I haven't yet tested these two apps on a system with higher-end HW and Win7 yet. I'll post the results if anything significantly different is found.

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Re: QuiteRSS 0.8.0

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Midas wrote:
lautrepay wrote:Although other users don't regard it as favorably, I was recently surprised by how nimble, effective and useful Abilon seems to be in the that category...
The very second entry to the database.

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