| General Features | QuickNews | Armangil | PPR | NewsFire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.22
|
4.0
|
2.0
|
1.3
|
| Last Release |
2016.03.07
|
2006-03-27 (18 years ago)
|
||
| Last Update here |
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (4 years ago)
|
| Author |
Stand alone, inc.
|
Doga Armangil
|
Lance Robinson
|
|
| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| License |
MIT
|
lifetime license for one user
|
||
| License Cost/ Fee |
14,95$
|
Freeware
|
16,99€
|
|
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
1
English |
1
English |
| Operating System | QuickNews | Armangil | PPR | NewsFire |
| Windows 98 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows XP |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Mac OS X |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Linux |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows Mobile |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Palm OS |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Programming Language |
Ruby
|
C#
|
||
| Common Features | QuickNews | Armangil | PPR | NewsFire |
| Search |
local
|
local & web
|
web
|
local & web
|
| Notifications |
no
|
System tray notifier
|
||
| OPML Import |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| OPML Export |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Playlist Formats |
m3u, pls, smil, asx, tox, xspf
|
m3u, pls, wpl, apple, itunes
|
||
| Organize | QuickNews | Armangil | PPR | NewsFire |
| Expiring Channels |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Archive Old Feeds |
yes
|
Configurable
|
||
| Feed Reading | QuickNews | Armangil | PPR | NewsFire |
| Integrated Browser |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Plain Text |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Podcatching | QuickNews | Armangil | PPR | NewsFire |
| Schedule Downloads |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Resume Partial Downloads |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Limit Download Size |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| ID3 Editing |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync | QuickNews | Armangil | PPR | NewsFire |
| Sync to iTunes |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sync to PSP |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync to Mediaplayer |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Sync to iPod |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Integrated burning to CD |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Media | QuickNews | Armangil | PPR | NewsFire |
| MP3 |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download & internal playing
|
download
|
| MPEG-4 |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download & internal playing
|
download
|
| Real |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download
|
|
| Quicktime |
download
|
download
|
download
|
|
| Windows Media |
download
|
download & internal playing
|
||
| DivX |
download
|
download & internal playing
|
||
| Xvid |
download
|
download
|
||
| Content Protocols | QuickNews | Armangil | PPR | NewsFire |
| rss 2.0 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| atom |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Transport Protocols | QuickNews | Armangil | PPR | NewsFire |
| http |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| https |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| http auth |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| bittorrent |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Proxy Server |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| feed:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| podcast:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| pcast:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| itpc:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| itms:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Support | QuickNews | Armangil | PPR | NewsFire |
| Support Forum |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Mailinglists |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| remove QuickNews | remove Armangil | remove PPR | remove NewsFire |