Magazines & Newspapers (20 programs)

1. 

   Pocket

   • 4

   • Free

   Save articles, videos, and photos for offline viewing

   License

   Free Download

   Language

   English

   Platform

   mac

   PROS: Simple, easy to use interface. Automatically downloads content on launch. Great search and tagging features. Automatically decides which view to cache.

   CONS: Interface could be more visual like their website.
2. 

   Apple News +

   • 4.7

   • Free

   Your Personal and Online Newsstand

   License

   Free Download

   Language

   English

   Platform

   mac

   PROS: Gives Access to Hundreds of Magazines and Newspapers. Allows You to Read from Cover to Cover. Customizable Feed. Offline Reading and Social Sharing Function.

   CONS: Home Page Design Is a Little Haphazard. Ad Inserts Prevents You from Going Full Screen.
3. 

   PlayPod

   • 5

   • Free

   Powerful podcast client

   License

   Free Download

   Language

   English

   Platform

   mac
4. 

   Gruml

   • 4.3

   • Free

   Manage Google Reader on your desktop

   License

   Free Download

   Language

   English

   Platform

   mac

   PROS: Slick OS X interface. Doesn't require a browser open. Nice clear presentation.

   CONS: Still in beta so prone to instability. Doesn't improve wildly on what Google Reader already offers.
5. 

   BBC News client

   • 4.8

   • Free

   Get BBC news in real time

   License

   Free Download

   Language

   English

   Platform

   mac
6. 

   FireANT

   • 3.2

   • Free

   RSS video reader and highly versatile media player

   License

   Free Download

   Language

   English

   Platform

   mac

   PROS: Plays any format of video. Tracks programming from content providers.

   CONS: Bit dated now in design and functionality. Yahoo video search not very useful.
7. 

   RSSManagerX

   • 4.4

   • Free

   Manage your Safari RSS feeds

   License

   Free Download

   Language

   English

   Platform

   mac
8. 

   Ensemble2

   • 3

   • Free

   A free feed reader for Mac

   License

   Free Download

   Language

   English

   Platform

   mac
9. 

   iFeedPod

   • 4.5

   • Free

   Download your favourite RSS and Atom feeds to your iPod

   License

   Free Download

   Language

   English

   Platform

   mac
10. 

    RSS Menu

    • 4.4

    • Free

    Minimalist RSS/Atom aggregator for your menu bar

    License

    Free Download

    Language

    English

    Platform

    mac
11. 

    ReadAir

    • 4.4

    • Free

    Google Reader on your desktop in Adobe Air

    License

    Free Download

    Language

    English

    Platform

    mac

    PROS: Offers most options available in Google Reader. Syncs automatically with your account.

    CONS: Doesn't allow you to access configuration options. Only supports one account. Interface could have been more elegant.
12. 

    RSSOwl

    • 3.6

    • Free

    Cross platform Java/RSS/RDF newsreader

    License

    Free Download

    Language

    English

    Platform

    mac

    PROS: Allows offline reading. Multi-tabbed browsing.

    CONS: Doesn't allow sharing of feeds. No way to star or mark feeds.
13. 

    Readefine

    • 4.4

    • Free

    Newspaper-style RSS reader

    License

    Free Download

    Language

    English

    Platform

    mac

    PROS: Read your feeds in newpaper style. Import Google Reader feeds. Configurable.

    CONS: Poor interface design. No video support.
14. 

    Juice

    • 3.4

    • Free

    Manage and automatically download podcasts

    License

    Free Download

    Language

    English

    Platform

    mac

    PROS: Organises and downloads podcasts automatically. Easy to use and administer.

    CONS: Doesn't support all external Mp3 players.
15. 

    Mixero

    • 4.9

    • Free

    A feature rich twiiter desktop client

    License

    Free Download

    Language

    English

    Platform

    mac

    PROS: Innovative use of Twitter. Channels are great. Attractive.

    CONS: Difficult to use at the start. Interface can get very busy.
16. 

    NewsBeaver

    • 4

    • Free

    Free newsgroup picture viewer

    License

    Free Download

    Language

    English

    Platform

    mac
17. 

    MiNews

    • 4.9

    • Free

    RSS news aggregator

    License

    Free Download

    Language

    English

    Platform

    mac

    PROS: Quick feed view. Extended sorting.

    CONS: Search feature. Images don't always appear correctly.
18. 

    MT NewsWatcher

    • 3.8

    • Free

    Discuss the news

    License

    Free Download

    Language

    English

    Platform

    mac
19. 

    Vienna

    • 3.8

    • Free

    Simple and open source Mac OS X RSS reader

    License

    Free Download

    Language

    English

    Platform

    mac
20. 

    NetNewsWire

    • 3.8

    • Free

    Excellent desktop RSS reader for Macs

    License

    Free Download

    Language

    English

    Platform

    mac

    PROS: Integration with Google Reader. Multiple view modes. Extendable with scripts. Syncs with iPhones.

    CONS: Can take time to load feeds.