| General Features | Synclosure | smartFeed | QuickNews | NewsFire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
0.4
|
1.4.2159
|
1.22
|
1.3
|
| Last Release |
15.09.04
|
2005-12-19 (20 years ago)
|
||
| 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)
|
| Author |
Stand alone, inc.
|
|||
| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| License |
lifetime license for one user
|
|||
| License Cost/ Fee |
14,95$
|
16,99€
|
||
| Languages |
1
English |
0
|
0
|
1
English |
| Operating System | Synclosure | smartFeed | QuickNews | NewsFire |
| Windows 98 |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Windows XP |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Mac OS X |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Linux |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Windows Mobile |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Palm OS |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Programming Language |
phyton
|
|||
| Common Features | Synclosure | smartFeed | QuickNews | NewsFire |
| Search |
local & web
|
local
|
local & web
|
|
| Notifications | ||||
| OPML Import |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| OPML Export |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Playlist Formats | ||||
| Organize | Synclosure | smartFeed | QuickNews | NewsFire |
| Expiring Channels |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Archive Old Feeds | ||||
| Feed Reading | Synclosure | smartFeed | QuickNews | NewsFire |
| Integrated Browser |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Plain Text |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Podcatching | Synclosure | smartFeed | QuickNews | NewsFire |
| Schedule Downloads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Resume Partial Downloads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Limit Download Size |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| ID3 Editing |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync | Synclosure | smartFeed | QuickNews | NewsFire |
| Sync to iTunes |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Sync to PSP |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync to Mediaplayer |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sync to iPod |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Integrated burning to CD |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Media | Synclosure | smartFeed | QuickNews | NewsFire |
| MP3 |
download
|
download
|
download & external playing
|
download
|
| MPEG-4 |
download
|
download & external playing
|
download
|
|
| Real |
download & external playing
|
|||
| Quicktime |
download
|
download
|
||
| Windows Media |
download
|
|||
| DivX |
download
|
|||
| Xvid |
download
|
|||
| Content Protocols | Synclosure | smartFeed | QuickNews | NewsFire |
| rss 2.0 |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| atom |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Transport Protocols | Synclosure | smartFeed | QuickNews | NewsFire |
| http |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| https |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| http auth |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| bittorrent |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Proxy Server |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
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 | Synclosure | smartFeed | QuickNews | NewsFire |
| Support Forum |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Mailinglists |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| remove Synclosure | remove smartFeed | remove QuickNews | remove NewsFire |