NewsBar RSS reader App Reviews

Its a great idea to keep headlines on the desktop, just a glance to see whats going on. Lot of appearance settings !!

I use the app as an RSS reader for scientific papers, i.e. to get updates about the early view papers. You can group the feeds by topic and adjust the colors accordingly. The app shows you the abstract, but clicking on the title opens the journal article in your web brower. In general, the app is very flexible and and the bar can be adjusted to your need. I can highly recommend that great app!

NewsBar has a lovely look and feel, but it frequently freezes when I try to click on an RSS entry or edit preferences. Also, on my laptop, the battery menubar icon tells me that NewsBar is a battery hog. That may be unavoidable as the app is constantly checking the internet for new posts. My main concern is that it so often freezes when I try to use it.