Feedbin

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Feedbin is an open source feed reader written in Ruby that is also available as a paid, hosted service.

Source:

• https://github.com/feedbin/feedbin

It is similar to Google Reader was, but offers a much improved and simplified interface compared to what Google Reader had.

IndieWeb Users

IndieWeb community members using Feedbin:

• Bret Comnes
• Kyle Mahan using hosted feedbin.com.
  • added custom "Share" links to web action handlers on my site so I can start a reply, like, or repost by pressing 1, 2, or 3. Love this!!
• Martijn van der Ven
• ...

Issues

microformats2 support

Feedbin does not yet support subscribing to home pages marked up with h-feed and h-entry microformats. It has been requested:

• https://github.com/feedbin/feedbin/issues/132
  • The Ruby and Node microformats parsers were tested and some problems occurred. The issue was closed on 2015-01-14

Please add your own opinion or help work on a pull request!

Features

A few notable features that indieweb users have chosen to document.

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Inline footnote expansion: http://imgur.com/a/GaqqW#0

Sharing

Feedbin provides a set of services that you can share stories and comments about them to. It also allows for custom sharing targets using http parameters.

See Also

• feed reader