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FeedEk is a jQuery plugin for parsing and displaying RSS and Atom feeds.

The plugin is so easy to use and can grab the feed items from any domain with a few lines of code.

Just mention the feed URL, how many items to be displayed, description and publish date to be shown or not and that's all.

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selfoss is an open source and lightweight web application that can fetch content from any number of sources.

RSS is the content type supported by default, however, with its plugin system, any new source types (log files, e-mails, etc.) can be implemented by adding a single class.

The application has a simple-yet-functional interface which also supports navigating via keyboard.

It is also flexible in means of the database used; you can either go with MySQL, SQLite or MongoDB.

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Tiny Tiny RSS is an open source and web-based feed reader application that offers a desktop-like user experience.

It is built with PHP, uses MySQL or PostgreSQL for storing data and makes use of the Magpie and SimplePie libraries (check PHP RSS Parsers) for fetching the feeds.

The interface is completely Ajaxed, there is support for RSS, RDF + Atom and protected/authenticated feeds can be read as well.

Tiny Tiny RSS not only fetches data but can re-publish them as well (again as a RSS feed). The data is also reachable via a JSON-based API.

The application supports multiple users, it is multilingual and has a mobile-version as well.

And, there are many other features like OPML import/export, keyboard shortcuts, duplicate content filtering or article scoring.

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One of the best ways to keep getting inspired and informed regularly is following the feeds of the websites we like.

And, Google Reader is the most popular application used in this case, thanks to the simplicity and price it offers.

WebReader is a free and cross-platform application that carries Google Reader to the desktop.

Once logged in with the Google account, it synchronizes with Google Reader and offers many features like subscribing/unsubscribing, starring items, searching them and more.

Any item can be easily shared in social networking websites, there are multiple view options and a notifier can inform you when a new item is available.

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Newswall is an open source web application that can display feeds and e-mails from any number of sources.

It shows the items as blocks in a dynamical way: the browser width determines the number of blocks per row. Also, depending on the text size of a message, the block contains text only, a header image and text below or just an image.

Besides the intros, full feeds and e-mails (pop and imap are supported) can be read on a click.

The application is multilingual (several languages are already included) and its look can be customized by updating the CSS file.

Newswall is built with PHP and doesn't require any database.

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PHP RSS Reader, a free application with a paid/premium version that was shared before at WRD, now has a new version with nice features.

The application can crawl any number of feeds and can organize them inside categories created.

Similar to how Google News does, it can now show related news articles appear below each new item, in clusters nice way of discovering more.

The premium version has the ability to categorize contents that include pre-defined keywords which is very useful if you're monitoring your brand or a specific subject.

That version also has a multi-user interface where each user can create his/her own feeds and vote on the stories displayed.

Who is it good for?

It fits to various scenarios:

• creating a website from scratch which totally feeds from other sources.
• a companion to a website for displaying content from other similar websites.
• monitoring your brand or specific keywords from preferred sources (Twitter, newspapers and more).

P.S. The premium version also comes with an optional free installation.

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Managing News is an open source application that aggregate RSS/Atom based content with search, republishing and mapping.

It is built on Drupal and 30 other open source resources (mostly Drupal modules) and can display the content as list or on a map (by geotagging them).

Using Managing News, it is possible to search for key trends within the feeds followed and graph the results.

Also, it enables you to share any story using Facebook, Twitter or email.

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PHP RSS Reader is an application which can crawl an unlimited number of feeds & presents them with an easy-to-use interface.

For an organized navigation, It is possible to create categories & place feeds inside them.

A handy feature is "keyword-based" categories which can auto-move items with the keywords mentioned into the related categories which is great for anyone who follows multiple feeds but hunts for specific keywords.

PHP RSS Reader comes with a complete admin panel where every setting can be controlled.

The application creates SEO-friendly URLs for every category & article which is important for anyone who will use PHP RSS Reader for creating a feed-based website rather than using it as a personal feed-reader.

It is possible to change the look & feel of the interface by simply playing with the CSS files.

There is a web-based installer that help making the application online in a few minutes.

PHP RSS Reader comes with 2 versions:

• free version (has some limitations like no keyword-categorization & unlimited sub-categories)
• complete, paid version which includes all the features.

The application is a must-check for anyone looking for an advanced RSS reader, planning to create a feed-based website or integrate feeds into an application (where PHP RSS Reader can be used only as the backend engine).

P.S. This post is a sponsored review.

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Lilina is an open source PHP application for aggregating feeds from a web-based interface.

It supports RSS, Atom & podcasts inside them. It is also possible to import/export feeds with an OPML file.

The application only requires PHP(5) to run & makes use of 2 built-in libraries: HTML Purifier and SimplePie.

Lilina has a plugin system for extending its capabilities & the look/feel can be customized with the theming support.

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rsslounge is an open source, full-featured & web-based RSS feed reader application that is built with PHP-MySQL.

It allows you to read your feeds, categorize or filter them, set priorities & more from an Ajax-based slick interface.

Besides the standard feed items, rsslounge supports images & photoblogs.

For periodically fetching content from feeds, it offers 2 options: cron job or Ajax-based requests (that work while the application is running).

The application makes switching feed readers so easy with the OPML export/import functionality.

Also, rsslounge is a guide-like application for jQuery fans as it makes use of this library fully with the Ajax requests, accordions, sliders, modal boxes & more..

P.S. It works perfectly in all major browsers except IE.

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