RSSOwl News

RSSOwl 2.0.5 is out

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:37:56 +0200

This new release of RSSOwl 2.0.5 comes with quite some bugfixes, performance and stability improvements as you can see from the changelog. Existing users can easily update using the integrated update manager (Help | Check for Updates).

Linux and Mac users should consider reinstalling RSSOwl completely as the framework for the user interface was updated for this release. This framework is not part of the usual update.

Experiences using RTC for RSSOwl Project Development

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:31:47 +0200

In case you did not know, we recently started to use a new tool for our project development. Over at jazz.net I have now written a blog entry and recorded a video on how RTC is making it much easier for users and developers to follow the RSSOwl development.

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Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:47:55 +0200

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RSSOwl steps up to a new development tool

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:03:02 +0100

The RSSOwl Team is happy to announce a new home for the development of RSSOwl over at project.rssowl.org. We have migrated all existing development data (including Bugzilla) to our new development and planning tool Rational Team Concert.

Take a look at the development overview for all the new development artifacts that are available for reading. You will find out that the RSSOwl project is now much more transparent as you have direct access to our Plans and the Project Dashboard giving a detailed overview of what's going on at the moment.

If you want to submit Work Items, please sign up for an account using the Log In or Register link. Previous Bugzilla users should use the same E-Mail address for registration to ensure that migrated Work Items are not loosing their original creator.

RSSOwl 2.0.4 now available

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:51:32 +0100

Another month passed and its time for a new release. RSSOwl 2.0.4 comes with quite some bugfixes and enhancements as you can see from the changelog. Existing users can easily update using the integrated update manager (Help | Check for Updates).

There was a slight change in the way feeds are reopened on startup in case you have disabled tabs from the user interface. Please refer to this FAQ entry for more information.

RSSOwl 2.0.3 is out update

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:50:03 +0100

It is time for another release and RSSOwl 2.0.3 brings some nice new features. The most notable one is the new ability to import feeds from your Google Reader account using the import wizard. Existing users can easily update using the integrated update manager (Help | Check for Updates).

Update: I just released a minor update to the 2.0.3 release that fixes a rare issue where some feeds would not display properly. Just in case you wonder why you get another update poping up :-).

Google Reader Import is coming along

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:37:55 +0100

Just a heads up that upcoming RSSOwl 2.0.3 will support importing your subscriptions from Google Reader. This is the first step of synchronization, expect more to come in the future.

Ubuntu and Debian Repositories now available for RSSOwl update

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:53:24 +0100

Thanks to Rene for his hard work on providing Ubuntu and Debian repositories for RSSOwl 2.0.2 (32 and 64 Bit). Point your browser to http://packages.rssowl.org. For more information about the installation please see the README file.

RSSOwl 2.0.2 now available

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:59:31 +0100

Following our one month schedule for maintenance releases, RSSOwl 2.0.2 is now available with 30 bugfixes and enhancements. Existing users can easily update using the integrated update manager (Help | Check for Updates).

Welcome to RSSOwl

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:30:37 +0100

RSSOwl is a free and powerful news feed reader. RSSOwl lets you gather, organize and search news in a convenient, easy to use interface with endless flexibility.

Download RSSOwl 2.0.5
Release Notes | Other Systems

Take a look at our Overview and Features section with videos to get a detailed overview of what makes RSSOwl special.

First update RSSOwl 2.0.1 now available

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:28:36 +0100

We just released the first maintenance version RSSOwl 2.0.1 with more than 25 bugfixes and enhancements. Users on Windows 7 will be happy to hear that RSSOwl is fully supported as of this release. For the first time you should be able to update from version 2.0 using the integrated update manager (Help | Check for Updates).

Solving issues on Ubuntu and Fedora 12

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:55:35 +0100

Heads up to those Linux users of RSSOwl. The recent update to GTK 2.18 is causing issues. Please refer to this entry in our FAQ to make the Owl fly normally again.

RC3 and Videos are online

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:38:59 +0200

With release candidate 3 we have reached our final candidate before announcing RSSOwl 2.0. We are still open to any feedback, just let us know!

In addition, there is now a bunch of guided video tours in the features section. Enjoy!

RSSOwl 2.0 RC2 is out!

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:57:01 +0200

We just released the second release candidate of 2.0. Check out the new tutorial (Help | Tutorial) if you are a newcomer to RSSOwl. Also, our Windows users will be happy to find out that RSSOwl 2.0 can now also be installed with a real installer. To update from 2.0 RC1, simply run Help | Check for Updates and follow the instructions.

Website updated for RSSOwl 2.0

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:02:00 +0200

The content of rssowl.org is now fully updated for the release of RSSOwl 2.0. Take a look at the new overview to get an idea of all the features in RSSOwl 2.