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Essential Features in a Feed Aggregator?

2 pointsby tmarttyover 6 years ago

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tmarttyover 6 years ago
Hey, I&#x27;m building an RSS Reader &#x2F; Feed Aggregator and currently looking for feedback and ideas on what features would users want.<p>I want to build a better alternative to Feedly and other readers.<p>My value proposition points are the following:<p>1) Modern design<p>2) Simpler use and minimalistic interface<p>3) Cheaper paid subscriptions<p>4) Wide feature availability in the free tier<p>5) Pocket-like browser extensions for saving urls to a Read Later section<p>6) Aim at the regular internet user so it&#x27;s really seamless to get up and running (not like aaronpk&#x27;s Monocle for which you need to setup your own Microsub server and stuff)<p>7) Highly customizable: shortcuts, colors, layouts and other options<p>8) Add a tool to make a feed out of any website (like an integrated <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;fetchrss.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;fetchrss.com&#x2F;</a>)<p>9) Save articles as PDF for offline reading or sharing<p>10) Probably offering an in-app reader but I also want to emphasis the importance of reading content on the actual website to show support and &#x27;live the real experience&#x27; just how the creator intended to (and not just my parsed content, stealing traffic from his site)<p>Should I give it a try or should I quit already?