NetNewsWire 3.1.3 rolls back a change in the behavior of folders and the Latest News subscription. The change triggered a crashing bug for some folks, so we rolled it back. (We’ll get back to this issue with the next release—step one was to deal with the crashing bug.)
06 Feb 2008 03:37:16 pm #

NetNewsWire 3.1.2b2 fixes some syncing bugs and a bug with folders and the Latest-News subscription dropping read items too quickly.
01 Feb 2008 05:20:50 am #

This is just a reminder for NetNewsWire Lite users: we released the full version of NetNewsWire for free. You can upgrade and get all the features of the new version. And all the bug fixes. It’s a better NetNewsWire.

(We noticed a few folks still running Lite in our logs, and we wanted to make sure they got the news about the free upgrade.)
24 Jan 2008 10:35:15 am #

Earlier today we released NetNewsWire 3.1—and announced that it, along with other RSS readers from NewsGator, are free. See my post on inessential.com for more info.

There were a couple bugs that weren’t found until after shipping 3.1, so we released a public beta of 3.1.1b1 on nnwbeta.com.

It fixes a crash-at-startup bug a few people reported, and it fixes a bug where the description view could disappear. (Otherwise 3.1.1b1 is the same as 3.1.)
09 Jan 2008 08:50:38 pm #

NetNewsWire Lite 3.1b1 is the first 3.x public beta of NetNewsWire Lite, the freeware version of NetNewsWire.

This version fixes some Leopard compatibilities and adds a Date column and Dinosaurs report.

See nnwbeta.com for the download and see the announcement on inessential.com for screenshots.
06 Nov 2007 08:27:30 pm #

NetNewsWire 3.1b21 includes a new Combined View, Leopard changes and fixes, and a bunch of bug fixes.

The new Combined View is designed for better readability and skim-ability. It also breaks lots of news items up into pages, so that performance doesn’t suffer when trying to load hundreds or thousands of items at once.

Leopard changes include things like using the new folder icon in the subscriptions list and using the new dock badge standard.

See nnwbeta.com for the download and more in-depth change notes. (Yes, NetNewsWire betas now have their own domain name. ;)
01 Nov 2007 11:39:42 am #

NetNewsWire 3.0.1b7 addresses the top-priority bugs from the 3.0 release.

- Smart lists and searching no longer use Spotlight, which wasn’t working for some people. (However, you can still search news items via the system’s Spotlight search.)

- The Combined View is now based on the version that was in 2.x, since that version doesn’t rely on JavaScript and thus doesn’t crash. There is more to do with the Combined View: pagination (for performance) and UI (to make titles easier to read and make it look cooler).

We’re working on other bugs, too—but these are the highest-priority items.
08 Jun 2007 04:17:34 pm #

NetNewsWire 3.0 has been released. New features include Spotlight searching; integration with iCal, Address Book, Twitterrific, and other apps; Growl notifications; clippings (synced or not-synced); tabs-with-thumbnails; microformat detection; automatic update checking; and plenty more.

And, inevitably, we’re already at work on 3.0.1, and will post a beta probably later today. ;)
05 Jun 2007 02:59:50 pm #

NetNewsWire 3.0a8 has bugs and unfinished features, but it’s getting closer to shipping. If you’re comfortable running pre-release software, you can download it.

The change notes page lists what’s new since 3.0d62, the previous sneak-peek release.

Highlights include clippings, going back/forward through news items, hiding read items, a send-to-Twitterrific command, attention report, smaller/bigger text commands, support for microformats (contacts and events), and plenty more (including performance enhancements and lots of bug fixes).

(The change notes page is, as usual, rather long. Some people write novels, others write change notes. ;)
14 May 2007 05:58:09 pm #

We just posted a new sneak-peek release of NetNewsWire 3. It’s still not even a beta—it’s still dangerous. You can download it from the beta page. (But really, it is dangerous, and if you’re uncomfortable with unfinished software, please wait for now.)

The change notes page lists what’s new since 3.0d46 (released a month ago). Highlights include automatic updates via Sparkle, choice between vertical and horizontal tabs, tabs export command, hide/show tabs, easy crash reporting, restored enclosures and dinosaurs features, memory use and performance enhancements, cache cleanups, removal of the Bonjour feature, bug fixes, and more.
17 Mar 2007 05:55:37 pm #

We just posted a sneak-peek release of NetNewsWire 3 today. It’s not even a beta yet, and it has bugs, unfinished features, unstarted features, and it still needs more polish and testing. All that said, you can download it from the beta page. ;)

The change notes page lists what’s new since 2.1.1. Highlights include Spotlight searching, new Combined View, feed ‘cover art’, full screen mode, Growl notifications, tabs with thumbnails and animations, the ability to choose a folder when subscribing, hiding/showing the subscriptions list, and lots more.

I’ll be writing more about it on inessential.com. Here’s the initial post and here’s a post on a hidden pref for a monochrome toolbar.
16 Feb 2007 03:00:28 pm #

See inessential.com for a super-early sneak peek release of NetNewsWire 3.0. It’s not even a beta yet—it’s definitely a work in progress, with a bunch of features and bug fixes still to come. But it has a rewritten Combined View that is very much an improvement over the old one. (NetNewsWire 3.0 will be a free upgrade.)
05 Aug 2006 04:42:32 pm #

NetNewsWire Lite 2.1 has been released!

This release of NetNewsWire Lite includes NewsGator syncing—for free, with a free NewsGator account. Other new features include posting to del.icio.us and printing. It’s a universal binary and includes lots of performance enhancements and bug fixes.

Read the change notes for details on all the changes since 2.0.1. (The change notes include full-version-specific changes too, so not all of it applies. But it includes all the Lite version changes.)

You can download NetNewsWire Lite 2.1 via the NetNewsWire Lite home page. Scroll down to “NetNewsWire Lite 2.1 Now Available.” (Don’t click “Download Trial”—that’s for the full version.)

NetNewsWire Lite is freeware. A feature comparison chart shows the differences between the Lite and full versions of NetNewsWire.
30 Jun 2006 11:09:32 am #

NetNewsWire 2.1 has been released!

This release of NetNewsWire includes new features such as NewsGator syncing, posting to del.icio.us, sending articles via email, printing, and sorting subscriptions by attention. It’s also a universal binary and includes lots of performance enhancements and bug fixes.

Read the change notes for details on all the changes since 2.0.1.

You can download NetNewsWire 2.1 via the NetNewsWire home page. This is a free upgrade for everyone who already bought a NetNewsWire license.

(Note to Lite users: NetNewsWire Lite 2.1 is still in beta; you can download a beta via the betas page.)
09 May 2006 06:32:52 pm #

NetNewsWire Lite 2.1b37 has been released!

This release gets NetNewsWire Lite caught up with the current beta of the full version, including syncing fixes and enhancements and a few smaller fixes.

Read the change notes for more details.

You can download NetNewsWire Lite 2.1b37 via the NetNewsWire Betas page.
03 May 2006 05:12:24 pm #

NetNewsWire 2.1b37 has been released!

This release encrypts your subscriptions list using https, adds French localization, and probably fixes a crashing bug usually related to downloading favicons.

Read the change notes for the full scoop.

Download NetNewsWire 2.1b37 via the NetNewsWire Betas page.

The full version remains on sale for $19.95 until 2.1 ships. Here are more details on the sale.

(NetNewsWire Lite users: we’re working on a new beta for you, hopefully later today or tonight.)
03 May 2006 10:22:42 am #

NetNewsWire 2.1b36 has been released!

The main point of this release is to make sure that, if you have NewsGator syncing turned on, you still get news even if there is some kind of problem connecting to NewsGator (server or local or remote network).

Read the change notes for more details.

You can download NetNewsWire 2.1b36 via the NetNewsWire Betas page.

Reminder: the full version remains on sale for $19.95 until 2.1 ships. Here’s the full scoop on the sale.

(Note to NetNewsWire Lite users: we don’t have a new beta for you yet, but we’re working on it, of course.)
01 May 2006 03:24:34 pm #

NetNewsWire 2.1b33 (full and Lite) has been released!

This release includes several bug fixes: see the full version or Lite version change notes for details.

You can download NetNewsWire 2.1b33 via the NetNewsWire Betas page.

This beta will get existing users of the full version of NetNewsWire their two years free NewsGator premium subscription and two years of NetNewsWire updates. (For people who didn’t already do this in 2.1b32.) (If you have questions, please contact the support folks at support at newsgator dot com.)

Reminder: the full version remains on sale for $19.95 until 2.1 ships. Here’s the full scoop on the sale.
24 Apr 2006 10:29:23 am #

NetNewsWire 2.1b30 has been released!

This release includes fixes and enhancements for NewsGator syncing—including better error reporting and handling of authentication errors. See the change notes for details.

You can download NetNewsWire 2.1b30 via the NetNewsWire Betas page.

Reminder: the full version remains on sale for $19.95 until 2.1 ships.
19 Apr 2006 01:51:33 pm #

NetNewsWire 2.1b28 has been released!

Highlights of this release include fixes and enhancements for NewsGator syncing—including removing the sync-at-shutdown sheets introduced in the previous beta. See the change notes for more details.

You can download the latest betas via the NetNewsWire Betas page.

Both full and Lite 2.1b28 betas are available. The full version remains on sale for $19.95 until 2.1 ships.
09 Apr 2006 05:48:29 pm #

NetNewsWire Lite 2.1b24 has been released!

This release includes lots of bug fixes, a major performance enhancement in the RSS parser, and 10.3.9 compatibility fixes. Read the change notes for more details.

You can download it via the NetNewsWire Betas page.
05 Apr 2006 06:41:49 pm #

Hot on the heels of 2.1b23 comes NetNewsWire 2.1b24!

It fixes a bug introduced in the previous beta where, in some circumstances, with some feeds, you could get duplicated items when you refresh.

You can download it via the NetNewsWire Betas page.

P.S. We have a beta of NetNewsWire Lite coming soon-ish, too—today or tomorrow.
05 Apr 2006 04:03:06 pm #

NetNewsWire 2.1b23 has been released!

Highlights of this release include lots of bug fixes, a major performance enhancement in the RSS parser, AppleScript read/write access to each feed’s attention rating, and 10.3.9 compatibility fixes.

Download it via the NetNewsWire Betas page.

Read the NetNewsWire 2.1b23 change notes for the full scoop.

Reminder: NetNewsWire is on sale for $19.95 until NetNewsWire 2.1 ships. It will be a free upgrade for all current NetNewsWire users.
05 Apr 2006 01:20:26 pm #

NetNewsWire Lite 2.1b18—the first public beta of Lite 2.1—has been released!

It’s a Universal binary, of course. It has the same changes as the full version, except for the things that don’t apply.

New features in Lite 2.1 include NewsGator syncing, printing, and posting to del.icio.us.

Read the NetNewsWire Lite 2.1b18 change notes for the full scoop!

You can download it from the NetNewsWire betas page. (Just remember that it is a beta: it’s not finished software and it will have bugs.)

NetNewsWire Lite is freeware.
22 Mar 2006 10:51:25 am #

NetNewsWire 2.1b17 fixes a few bugs found since the public beta release earlier today...

- It now runs on 10.3.9.

- Fixed a bug where, for some people, the refresh commands would never appear and feeds would never refresh.

- Fixed an issue with long startup times (the first time you ran it) for some people.

You can download it from the NetNewsWire betas page. (Just remember that it is, still, a beta.)
17 Mar 2006 05:24:53 pm #

NetNewsWire 2.1b16 has been released!

Highlights of this release include NewsGator syncing, performance enhancements, new commands for emailing, printing, and posting to del.icio.us. It’s a Universal binary.

Read the NetNewsWire 2.1b16 change notes for more (lots more) details.

Some screen shots: NewsGator syncing, refreshing plus XML source window, crazy colors, choosing post-to-del.icio.us app, Print command, sort-by-attention command.

NetNewsWire 2.1 is a free upgrade for all current users.
17 Mar 2006 09:47:35 am #

NetNewsWire 2.0.1 adds support for Atom 1.0 feeds, fixes a couple crashing bugs, and updates the Sites Drawer—read the change notes for the full scoop. Both full and Lite versions of 2.0.1 have been released.

Atom 1.0 is a new syndication format. NetNewsWire already supported Atom 0.3, an earlier draft of this format, and it will continue to support Atom 0.3 for the foreseeable future. (Just as multiple versions of RSS are supported.)

To learn more about Atom, see AtomEnabled.org and the Atom Wiki.
21 Jul 2005 02:46:32 pm #

NetNewsWire 2.0 streamlines the award-winning RSS and Atom newsreader by removing the weblog editor and adding many new newsreading features.

NetNewsWire 2.0 includes a tabbed browser so you can read web pages with the convenience of staying in the same window.

You can search your news items with a standard Apple search widget—as in Mail and other applications.

NetNewsWire 2.0 downloads podcasts and enclosures, and sends podcasts to iTunes with with your choice of genre and playlist.

The flagged items feature lets you mark items that you want to keep—they stay forever or until you mark them as unflagged.

NetNewsWire 2.0 is Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) compatible, and includes Automator actions to control functions in NetNewsWire.

Other new features include syncing, smart lists, search subscriptions, and built-in styles. NetNewsWire's built-in list of feeds, the Sites Drawer, has been updated to include new categories and over 1000 new feeds that can be easily subscribed to.

See What's New in NetNewsWire 2.0 for more features, details and screen shots.

The full and Lite versions of NetNewsWire 2.0 are available for download at the NetNewsWire home page.

NetNewsWire 2.0 costs $24.95 for a single-user license and $19.95 per person for multi-user licenses. It’s available bundled with MarsEdit 1.0 for $39.95.

NetNewsWire 2.0 is a free upgrade for licensed users of NetNewsWire 1.x. See the Licenses and Upgrades page for more information.

NetNewsWire Lite is freeware. The Full Version Features page lists the features exclusive to the full version.
12 May 2005 01:15:05 pm #

NetNewsWire 2.0b45 adds Automator actions, supports Atom enclosures, and fixes a bunch of bugs. See the change notes for details.

(Automator is a new application in OS X 10.4 Tiger for automating repetitive tasks.)

You can download this release from the NetNewsWire betas page.

A new beta of NetNewsWire Lite has been posted too. Here are the change notes for the Lite version. (It’s also available from the betas page.)

(NetNewsWire 2.0 costs $24.95; NetNewsWire Lite is freeware.)
28 Apr 2005 10:18:18 am #

NetNewsWire 2.0b41 brings NetNewsWire 2.0 even closer to shipping. This release fixes a bunch of bugs—see the change notes for details.

You can download this release from the NetNewsWire betas page.

NetNewsWire Lite 2.0b41 has been posted too. Here are the change notes for the Lite version. (It’s also available from the betas page.)

(NetNewsWire 2.0 costs $24.95; NetNewsWire Lite is freeware.)
13 Apr 2005 11:14:25 am #

NetNewsWire 2.0b37 is the “almost-there” release. It includes some new features—tag subscriptions, syncing, per-feed enclosures (and podcasts) settings—and fixes lots of bugs and increases performance.

Read the change notes for more details. You can download it from the NetNewsWire betas page.

NetNewsWire Lite 2.0b37 has also been posted. Here are the change notes for the Lite version. (It’s also available from the betas page.)

(NetNewsWire 2.0 costs $24.95; NetNewsWire Lite is freeware.)

Among the many changes in this beta is an updated look for the browser tabs. (Click the thumbnail for a larger screen shot.) Also note the new Feed button in the lower-right corner: it appears when a page you’re viewing has a feed. Just click to subscribe.
04 Apr 2005 09:53:30 am #

NetNewsWire 2.0b25 fixes a few bugs—most importantly, it fixes a crashing bug that some people using the Bloglines subscriptions feature were running into.

See the change notes for more details.

NetNewsWire 2.0b25 can be downloaded from the NetNewsWire Betas page.
18 Feb 2005 02:15:39 pm #

NetNewsWire Lite 2.0b23 has one small but important bug fix—a bug was fixed where the description pane could stop updating in certain circumstances.

Otherwise it’s the same as 2.0b22. If you’re already using 2.0b22, we recommend updating, since this is an important bug fix.

NetNewsWire Lite can be downloaded from the NetNewsWire Betas page.

The Lite version is free. (The full version of NetNewsWire 2.0 costs $24.95.)
08 Feb 2005 03:21:19 pm #