Content consumption at its best

I seldom write reviews, but this update to Reeder is more than deserving of it.

There isn’t a cleaner, elegantly simpler, or more refined RSS reader solution around - web or app, desktop or mobile - than Reeder 3. I have tried them all over the years and the latest version of this app is unmatched. The intutive flow, smooth transitions, clean UI, granularity of options, and robust set of themes really set this reader apart from some of the other fine choices for an experience that’s ideal for basic and power users alike. It’s clear as day that Silvio Rizzi cares about content consumption and the users he serves with what he has produced.

However, while I gave it 5 stars I would give it 4.5 if I could, as there are a few issues that need to be worked out: (1) lack of integration with Pocket as a Read Later service (can add, but can’t view); (2) sizing of the title font of an article appears broken (requires restart to take effect in the case of some weights); (3) coming from another popular RSS reader app for Mac OS, I’ve grown accustomed to certain keybindings for shortcuts that Reeder 3 does not allow me to use: I prefer “A” to toggle read/unread and "Shift+A" to mark all read, but Shift is tied to the mark-all-read key which prevents it (these should only optionally be bound); (4) to control the size and busyness of the article list, I would like to be able to control how many lines of content display in the preview (0 to 2 or 3 seems reasonable); and lastly, (5) I would like to have the option to display a light border/divider between articles in the list view to better differentiate between them (without that aid for division I find the text to be somewhat disjointed and difficult to quickly visually separate). Minor blemishes in an otherwise flawless gem.

Well done, Silvio!

Codewyn about Reeder 3