RSScrawler
view RSS feeds as desktop ticker
RSScrawler is a newsfeed reader that retrieves RSS and ATOM feeds and displays them in a ticker tape along the top or bottom of your desktop. You can customize the ticker color and font settings and choose to auto-hide the ticker when it is not being used. RSSCrawler supports up to 2 parallel ticker tapes that are adjustable in speed. The program comes with a few generic sample feeds and you can add your own or import an OPML file.
Pros: Allows you to stay updated without having to manually check your feeds.
Cons: No control over feed update times; ticker cannot be manually scrolled; no authentication support; no keyword alerts; very basic features
Free Trial, $13.95 to buy
Product Details
| Publisher | mirabyte GmbH & Co. KG |
| File Size | 1726 kb |
| Version | 2.0.10 (history) |
| Last updated | Sep 26, 2007 |
| License | Free Trial, $13.95 to buy |
| Windows | 98/ME/2000/XP |
| Requirements | None |
| Other products | All 2 products from this developer |
| Trial Limitations | 30 day trial. Some features disabled. |
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