RSSRadio vs. FireAnt vs. itunes vs. NewsFire

General Features RSSRadio FireAnt itunes NewsFire
Version
1.33
6.0.4
1.3
Last Release
19/02/2005
2006-01-23 (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
Daniel Broad
Joshua Kinberg
apple
URL
Free and Open Source
No
No
No
No
License
Closed Source, open API, plugin source available
CCPL ?
lifetime license for one user
License Cost/ Fee
Free trial or $17.49
0
16,99€
Languages
0
1
English
0
1
English
Operating System RSSRadio FireAnt itunes NewsFire
Windows 98
Yes
No
No
No
Windows XP
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Mac OS X
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Linux
No
No
No
No
Windows Mobile
No
No
No
No
Palm OS
No
No
No
No
Programming Language
.NET
Common Features RSSRadio FireAnt itunes NewsFire
Search
local & web
web
local & web
local & web
Notifications
MSN Style Popup + Chime
OPML Import
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
OPML Export
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Playlist Formats
WMP, iTunes, jRiver, Direct Sync to Flashdrive, any by API
M3u, PLS
M3U, PLS
Organize RSSRadio FireAnt itunes NewsFire
Expiring Channels
No
No
No
No
Archive Old Feeds
No
Feed Reading RSSRadio FireAnt itunes NewsFire
Integrated Browser
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Plain Text
Yes
No
No
Yes
Podcatching RSSRadio FireAnt itunes NewsFire
Schedule Downloads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Resume Partial Downloads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Limit Download Size
Yes
Yes
No
No
ID3 Editing
Yes
No
Yes
No
Sync RSSRadio FireAnt itunes NewsFire
Sync to iTunes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sync to PSP
No
Yes
No
No
Sync to Mediaplayer
Yes
Yes
No
No
Sync to iPod
No
Yes
Yes
No
Integrated burning to CD
No
No
No
No
Media RSSRadio FireAnt itunes NewsFire
MP3
download & internal playing
download
download & internal playing
download
MPEG-4
download & external playing
download
download & internal playing
download
Real
download & external playing
download
Quicktime
download & external playing
download
download & internal playing
download
Windows Media
download & internal playing
download
download & internal playing
DivX
download & external playing
download
Xvid
download & external playing
download
Content Protocols RSSRadio FireAnt itunes NewsFire
rss 2.0
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
atom
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Transport Protocols RSSRadio FireAnt itunes NewsFire
http
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
https
Yes
No
Yes
No
http auth
Yes
No
Yes
No
bittorrent
Yes
Yes
No
No
Proxy Server
Yes
No
No
No
feed://
Yes
No
No
No
podcast://
No
Yes
Yes
No
pcast://
No
Yes
Yes
No
itpc://
No
Yes
Yes
No
itms://
No
Yes
Yes
No
Support RSSRadio FireAnt itunes NewsFire
Support Forum
Yes
No
No
No
Mailinglists
Yes
Yes
No
No
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