I'm almost there...

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mwoffenden

I'm almost ready to jump from RSSowl to QuiteRSS.

I want to move over for some key reasons:

  1. QuiteRSS is much faster
  2. QuiteRSS does not need Java runtime
  3. QuiteRSS has adblock and a stable/usable embedded browser
  4. QuiteRSS is being actively developed (this is huge)
  5. QuiteRSS has a great interface (I'm big on really nice icons)
  6. QuiteRSS deals with truly duplicate news for me (saves a lot of time)

I'm still a little hesitant though...

  1. Issues with importing feeds
  2. Occasional unexplained crashes
  3. Notifier is currently less reliable/useful than RSSOwl
  4. Filters still have some limitations (can't base a filter on a date column)

I believe that these issues are being addressed, and I do like that the developers are engaging with those of us who really want and need a great desktop reader.  Although it's fun trying out different software, at some point, most of us just want to settle down and use a single product every day.

Personally I try not to ask for "every little thing" I want, because there are just a few core issues that are of primary concern.  No need to muddy the waters with lots of minor requests.

Hats off to the developers who have done an awesome job thus far -- and I look forward to seeing this product move forward!

mwoffenden
I'm not there yet.  I tried

I'm not there yet.  I tried staying with QuiteRSS all day today -- did not even open RssOwl -- and QuiteRSS crashed at least 50 times.

Love the functionality, interface, etc. of QuiteRSS, but it's way too unstable on Windows.

Hoping the developers can focus on eliminating the program crashes 100%.  Also the notifier is messed up and I can't get notices to show hardly at all.

mwoffenden
Well I tried to go back to

Well I tried to go back to RssOwl and could not!

After just a few days, I really got used to the look and feel of QuiteRSS.  It's delightful to use and is improving fast.

So in I'm going to hang in there with QuiteRSS and work with the developers on appcrashes.  I'm trying to avoid specific feeds in the meantime that tend to generate appcrashes.