| General Features | QuickNews | Synclosure | NewsFire | rcFeedMe | azureus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.22
|
0.4
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1.3
|
1.25
|
2.4.0.0
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| Last Release |
2026-10-10 (today)
|
1.43
|
2006-02-13 (20 years ago)
|
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| Last Update here |
2020-02-05 (6 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (6 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (6 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (6 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (6 years ago)
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| Author |
Stand alone, inc.
|
ARogan
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| URL | |||||
| Free and Open Source |
No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
|
Yes
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| License |
lifetime license for one user
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| License Cost/ Fee |
14,95$
|
16,99€
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| Languages |
0
|
1
English |
1
English |
0
|
0
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| Operating System | QuickNews | Synclosure | NewsFire | rcFeedMe | azureus |
| Windows 98 |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Windows XP |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Mac OS X |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
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| Linux |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Windows Mobile |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Palm OS |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Programming Language |
phyton
|
c#
|
java
|
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| Common Features | QuickNews | Synclosure | NewsFire | rcFeedMe | azureus |
| Search |
local
|
local & web
|
none
|
local & web
|
|
| Notifications |
no
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| OPML Import |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| OPML Export |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Playlist Formats | |||||
| Organize | QuickNews | Synclosure | NewsFire | rcFeedMe | azureus |
| Expiring Channels |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Archive Old Feeds | |||||
| Feed Reading | QuickNews | Synclosure | NewsFire | rcFeedMe | azureus |
| Integrated Browser |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
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| Plain Text |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Podcatching | QuickNews | Synclosure | NewsFire | rcFeedMe | azureus |
| Schedule Downloads |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Resume Partial Downloads |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Limit Download Size |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| ID3 Editing |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync | QuickNews | Synclosure | NewsFire | rcFeedMe | azureus |
| Sync to iTunes |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync to PSP |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Sync to Mediaplayer |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
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| Sync to iPod |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Integrated burning to CD |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Media | QuickNews | Synclosure | NewsFire | rcFeedMe | azureus |
| MP3 |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download
|
download
|
download
|
| MPEG-4 |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download
|
download
|
download
|
| Real |
download & external playing
|
download
|
download
|
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| Quicktime |
download
|
download
|
download
|
download
|
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| Windows Media |
download
|
download
|
download
|
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| DivX |
download
|
download
|
download
|
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| Xvid |
download
|
download
|
download
|
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| Content Protocols | QuickNews | Synclosure | NewsFire | rcFeedMe | azureus |
| rss 2.0 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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| atom |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Transport Protocols | QuickNews | Synclosure | NewsFire | rcFeedMe | azureus |
| http |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
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| https |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| http auth |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| bittorrent |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Proxy Server |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| feed:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| podcast:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| pcast:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| itpc:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| itms:// |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Support | QuickNews | Synclosure | NewsFire | rcFeedMe | azureus |
| Support Forum |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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| Mailinglists |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| remove QuickNews | remove Synclosure | remove NewsFire | remove rcFeedMe | remove azureus |