Feedreader

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API and SDK availability

The reviewed official pages describe integration methods and an embeddable engine but do not publish a conventional public REST API, SDK package or API reference.feedreader.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Connect demo limit

The Connect Personal demo functions work for about one day before Feedreader must be restarted to reenable them.feedreader.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Connect distribution

Feedreader Connect can publish normal and smart feeds to remote servers, intranets or extranets.feedreader.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Connect free edition limit

The Feedreader Connect Server free version is limited to four subscribed feeds and 1,200 archived articles per feed.feedreader.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Connect messaging

Feedreader Connect can forward articles to Windows Live Messenger users through an instant messaging gateway.feedreader.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Connect sharing

Feedreader Connect can upload feeds to a remote FTP server, forward articles by email, and publish feeds to an intranet or extranet.feedreader.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Database support

The documented engine supports Firebird local SQL, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and MySQL 5.x, with ADO enabling additional database back ends.feedreader.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Desktop aggregation

The desktop product automatically downloads updates from websites and organizes syndicated web content for users.feedreader.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Developer and origin

Wikipedia identifies i-Systems Inc. as developer, Microsoft Windows as the operating system, proprietary licensing, and distribution of Feedreader 1.54 on 24 April 2001.en.wikipedia.org · read 15 Oct 2026

Developer integration

The technical white paper says Connect Server exposes methods for integrating feeds and articles into third-party applications.feedreader.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Documentation

Official documentation covers feed creation, smart feeds, search feeds, search, podcasts, alerts, tags, shortcuts, advanced usage, FAQs, database schema and installation.feedreader.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Email integration

Connect includes a Mail Forwarder that sends article XML or transformed output to configured email recipients.feedreader.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Extensibility

The Newsbrain engine is separated from the interface and can be embedded in user-interface applications or background services.feedreader.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Feed formats

Feedreader states that it supports all mainstream feed formats.feedreader.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Feed handling

Feedreader supports mainstream feed formats, nested folders, Unicode, and SSL connections.feedreader.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Filtering

Normal feeds can be converted into smart feeds, filtered for included or excluded information, and combined into one stream.feedreader.com · read 15 Oct 2026

FTP integration

Connect includes a Feed Uploader that sends aggregated XML or stylesheet-rendered output to an FTP server.feedreader.com · read 15 Oct 2026

IMAP integration

Connect Server includes an IMAP mail server for reading RSS articles through standard mail clients such as Outlook or Thunderbird.feedreader.com · read 15 Oct 2026

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