Comparison of Feed Aggregators - Release History

Release History

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Another reader's name software is being developed or status is unknown
Client First public release First stable release Latest stable release
Date Version Date Version
Akregator ? ? ? ? 1.6.5 (August 15, 2010)
Amarok June 23, 2003 ? ? ? 2.7.1
AOL Explorer June 2005 1.0 June 2005 1.0 1.5 (May 10, 2006)
Avant August 2004 ? August 2004 ? 2013 build 21
BlogBridge ? ? ? ? 6.7
BottomFeeder ? ? ? ? 4.6 (December 12, 2008)
Canto June 3, 2008 0.4.0 January 14, 2009 0.6.0 0.7.10 (July 27, 2010)
Claws Mail May 2001 0.4.67 January 2005 1.0.0 3.9.2
Cooliris ? ? ? ? ?
FeedDemon ? ? ? ? 4.1.0.0 (May 16, 2012)
Feedly ? ? ? ?
Feedreader April 24, 2001 1.54 ? ? 3.14 (April 20, 2009)
Feedspot August 14, 2012 ? ? ?
Flipboard ? ? ? ?
Flock October 24, 2005 0.4.9 November 2, 2007 1.0 3.6.4
Gnus 1987 ? February 1, 1988 ? 5.13
Google Reader October 7, 2005 ? September 17, 2007 2.0 Scheduled to be discontinued on July 1, 2013
IBM Lotus Notes 1989 1.0 1989 1.0 9.0
iTunes ? ? ? ? 11.0.4
Juice ? ? ? ? 2.2
K-Meleon November 26, 2000 0.2 November 26, 2000 0.2 1.5.4
Kazehakase January 29, 2003 ? January 29, 2003 ? 0.5.8
Liferea ? ? ? ? 1.8.12
Mail ? ? ? ? 5.2 (1257) (February 1, 2012)
Maxthon July 11, 2002 0.1 (as MyIE2) September 8, 2005 1.0.0250 Windows: 4.1.0.2000

OS X: 4.0.5.2000

iOS: 4.1.1

Android: 4.0.6.2000

MediaMonkey ? ? ? ? 4.0.7.1511
Microsoft Office Outlook 1997 97 1997 97 14.0.5128.5000 (June 15, 2010)
Mozilla Firefox September 23, 2002 0.1 September 23, 2002 0.1

22.0

Mozilla Thunderbird July 28, 2003 0.1 December 7, 2004 1.0 17.0.7
NetNewsWire ? ? ? ? 3.3.2 (August 2, 2012)
Netscape Browser November 30, 2004 0.5.6+ May 19, 2005 8.0 9.0.0.6
Netscape Navigator 9 June 5, 2007 9.0 Beta 1 October 15, 2007 9.0 9.0.0.6 (February 20, 2008)
News360 November, 2010 ? ? ?
NewsAccess ? ? ? ? ?
NewsFire ? ? ? ? 2.0
OmniWeb 1994 0.5 March 17, 1995 1.0 5.11.2
Opera Mail September 1996 2.1b1 December 1996 2.1 12.15
Pegasus Mail 1990 ? 1990 ? 4.63
Pulse May 2010 ? ? ? ?
Rhythmbox ? ? ? ? 2.96 (March 11, 2012)
RSS Bandit 2003 1.0 March 2003 1.0 1.9.0.1002 (July 4, 2010)
RSSOwl July 7, 2003 0.3a December 19, 2004 1.0 2.2.0 (May 10, 2013)
Safari ? ? ? ? 6.0.5
Sage ? ? ? ? 1.4.12 (July 17, 2011)
Shiira ? ? ? ? 2.3
Sleipnir June, 2005 2.00 alpha Oct, 2005 2.00 Windows:

3.6

Mac OSX:
3.6

Snarfer ? ? ? ? 1.0.2 (15 June 2008)
Songbird ? ? ? ? 2.2.0, Build 2453
The Bat! March 1997 1.0 Beta March 1998 1.00 Build 1310 5.4
Tiny Tiny RSS ? ? ? ? ?
Winamp ? ? ? ? 5.64
Windows Live Mail ? ? ? ? 2012 (v16.4.3508.0205)
Zimbra November, 2005 Beta March, 2006 3.5 7.1.3 (November 2011)
Zune ? ? ? ? 4.08.2345
Client Date Version Date Version Latest stable release
First public release First stable release

Netscape Messenger 9 is a fork of Mozilla Thunderbird and has the same features.

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