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News aggregator for macOS
NetNewsWire
macOS icon for NetNewsWire
Developers Current: Brent Simmons
Former: Black Pixel, NewsGator Technologies
ReleaseJuly12, 2002;24 years ago(2002年07月12日)
Stable release
6.1.3[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 29 June 2023
Operating system iOS, macOS
Type News aggregator
License MIT License
Websitenetnewswire.com Edit this at Wikidata
Repository

NetNewsWire is a free and open-source RSS reader for macOS and iOS, originally developed by Brent and Sheila Simmons through Ranchero Software. It was first introduced on in 2002 as NetNewsWire Lite, a free version with fewer features compared to the commercial release. Ownership transitioned over time, with NewsGator acquiring it in 2005 and Black Pixel in 2011, before Brent Simmons regained the intellectual property in 2018 and released his open source Mac RSS reader, "Evergreen" as NetNewsWire 5.0d1. NetNewsWire has been well received by the community, receiving awards such as Macworld's Editor's Choice.

History

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NetNewsWire was developed by Brent and Sheila Simmons for their company Ranchero Software. It was introduced on July 12, 2002, with NetNewsWire Lite, a free version missing some advanced features of the (then commercial) version,[2] introduced some weeks later. Version 1.0 was released on February 11, 2003, and version 2.0 was released in May 2005. At that time it included custom feed views, custom downloading and opening of podcasts, synchronization of feeds and feed status between computers, Bloglines support, and a built-in tabbed browser.

In October 2005, NewsGator bought NetNewsWire, bringing their NewsGator Online RSS synchronization service to the Mac.[3] Brent Simmons was hired by NewsGator to continue developing the software.[4]

NetNewsWire 3.0 was released on June 5, 2007.[5] The version added Spotlight indexing of news items, integration with iCal, iPhoto, Address Book, and VoodooPad, Growl support, a new user interface, performance enhancements, and more.

The application was originally shareware, but became free with the release of NetNewsWire 3.1 on January 10, 2008. NetNewsWire Lite was discontinued at the same time. NetNewsWire 3.2 moved to an advertisement-supported model with the option to purchase the application to remove ads.

An iOS version of NetNewsWire with support for the iPhone, iPod Touch and later for the iPad was released on the first day of the App Store. It included syncing of unread articles with the desktop version.

NetNewsWire Lite 4.0 was introduced on March 3, 2011, on the Mac App Store. While it misses several of the advanced features included in NetNewsWire 3.2, it includes a completely rewritten codebase which was used in the iOS version of the app and for NetNewsWire 4.0 which was released as shareware.[6]

On June 3, 2011, the acquisition of NetNewsWire by Black Pixel was announced.[7] For two years development had been apparently stalled, with a gap in updates from 2011 through the release of the version 4 Open Beta.[8]

On June 24, 2013, NetNewsWire 4.0 was announced and released as an open beta by Black Pixel. This announcement also brought news that the product would be a commercial product with no free component (though the beta would be free to use through the final release).[9]

The final release of NetNewsWire 4.0 occurred on September 3, 2015.[10]

In 2017 support of JSON Feed was added into the code base.[11]

On August 31, 2018, Black Pixel announced that they had returned the NetNewsWire intellectual property to Brent Simmons.[12]

On September 1, 2018, Brent Simmons released NetNewsWire 5.0d1. It was a renamed version of his open source Mac RSS reader, "Evergreen".[13] Almost a year later, NetNewsWire 5.0 was released on August 26, 2019[14] as an open source[15] application.

On December 22, 2019, Brent Simmons started a public beta for the NetNewsWire iOS app which was distributed through TestFlight.[16] The iOS version of NetNewsWire 5.0 was released March 9, 2020.[17]

On March 27, 2021, Brent Simmons released NetNewsWire 6.0 for macOS along with a public beta for iOS which, again, was distributed through TestFlight.[18] [19]

On June 22, 2021, Brent Simmons released NetNewsWire 6.0 for iOS.[20]

On January 27, 2026, NetNewsWire 7 for Mac was released. The headlining feature was the adoption of the Liquid Glass design for macOS 26.[21]

Reception

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NetNewsWire has been well regarded by many users and reviewers. According to FeedBurner, NetNewsWire was the most popular desktop newsreader on all platforms in 2005.[22] The software received a Macworld Editor's Choice Award in 2003[23] and 2005[24] and maintained a 4.8 out of five stars rating among reviewers at VersionTracker (now CNET).[25] Ars Technica called NetNewsWire's built-in browser "hands-down the best of any Mac newsreader,"[26] and Walter Mossberg, technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal , said that NetNewsWire is his favorite for the Mac.[27]

NetNewsWire 5.0 was also received well. MacStories praised the RSS reader's search engine and general stability, but lamented that some advanced features and customization options had not made it into the release, calling 5.0 "a solid foundation for the future".[28] Gizmodo wrote that NetNewsWire 5.0 was off to a promising start, but agreed that it lacked some of the features that might be expected by a power user.[29]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Release NetNewsWire 6.1.3 for iOS".
  2. ↑ "NetNewsWire feature chart". NewsGator . Retrieved 2007年05月30日.
  3. ↑ Fleischman, Glenn (2005年10月10日). "NewsGator Acquires NetNewsWire". TidBITS . Adam C. Engst . Retrieved 2007年05月30日.
  4. ↑ "NewsGator acquires NetNewsWire". Brent Simmons. Retrieved 2011年06月12日.
  5. ↑ McNulty, Scott (2007年06月05日). "NetNewsWire 3.0 now available". TUAW. Archived from the original on 2007年06月07日. Retrieved 2007年06月05日.
  6. ↑ "The return of NetNewsWire Lite". Brent Simmons. Retrieved 2011年06月12日.
  7. ↑ "NetNewsWire acquired by Black Pixel". Brent Simmons. Retrieved 2011年06月12日.
  8. ↑ "NetNewsWire 3.3". Archived from the original on 2013年01月12日. Retrieved 2013年02月03日.
  9. ↑ "NetNewsWire 4 Open Beta". Black Pixel. Daniel Pasco. Retrieved 2013年06月27日.
  10. ↑ "Mac App Store - NetNewsWire". iTunes . Archived from the original on 2015年09月08日.
  11. ↑ Brent Simmons (2017年09月04日). "Support JSON Feeds". GitHub . Retrieved 2020年01月01日.
  12. ↑ Dick, George (31 August 2018). "The Future of NetNewsWire" . Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "NetNewsWire History" . Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "NetNewsWire 5.0 Now Available". 26 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  15. ↑ Ginter, Josh (2019年08月29日). "NetNewsWire 5.0 Relaunches as an Open-Source RSS Reader for the Mac". The Sweet Setup. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "inessential: NetNewsWire 5 for iOS Public TestFlight". inessential.com. Retrieved 2020年01月25日.
  17. ↑ "NetNewsWire: Free and Open Source RSS Reader for Mac and iOS". ranchero.com. Retrieved 2020年03月08日.
  18. ↑ "NetNewsWire - NetNewsWire 6.0 for Mac". nnw.ranchero.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "NetNewsWire: NetNewsWire for iOS Public TestFlight". NetNewsWire (Press release). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  20. ↑ "NetNewsWire 6 adds iCloud RSS syncing, Twitter and Reddit integration, more". iMore. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  21. ↑ "NetNewsWire - NetNewsWire 7 for Mac". netnewswire.blog. Retrieved 2026年02月04日.
  22. ↑ "RSS Market Share". Burning Questions. FeedBurner. 2005年01月10日. Archived from the original on 2007年06月02日. Retrieved 2007年05月30日.
  23. ↑ "The 19th Annual Editors' Choice Awards". Macworld . Mac Publishing. 2004年02月01日. Archived from the original on 2007年07月05日. Retrieved 2007年05月30日.
  24. ↑ Frakes, Dan (2005年12月20日). "NetNewsWire 2: Even with Safari 2.0 in the picture, RSS reader remains indispensable". Macworld . Mac Publishing. Archived from the original on 2007年06月02日. Retrieved 2007年05月30日.
  25. ↑ "NetNewsWire". CNET . 2007年05月30日. Retrieved 2013年06月30日.
  26. ↑ Warren, Brian (2005年09月22日). "Mac RSS Readers". Ars Technica . Retrieved 2026年03月17日.
  27. ↑ Mossberg, Walt (2005年05月05日). "A Guide to Using RSS, Which Helps You Scan Vast Array of Sites". All Things Digital. Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 2007年05月30日.
  28. ↑ "NetNewsWire Review: The Mac RSS Client, Rebooted with a Solid Foundation for the Future". 26 August 2019. Retrieved 2020年01月23日.
  29. ↑ "One of the Best RSS Readers Is Back". Gizmodo. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 2020年01月23日.
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