I use NetNewsWire as my default RSS feeds reader on my Macbook. I find it simple and straightforward, proving a fair amount of features for the stuff I need. But I know many people still uses the web interface available at google.com/reader, which allows you to do some extra things like sharing and liking objects.
Today I was browsing Ember (also, be sure to follow me) and I stumbled upon some nice screenshots of what it seemed Google Reader running in a web browser, but with a custom style that looked like a Mac app. Userstyle, I said. I found the style, I posted a screenshot on Twitter and it turned out many of you guys liked it.
Here’s a brief guide on how to install the style.
Actually, I’m using two separate styles. They are “Google Reader: Mac OS X Snow Leopard” and “Google Reader: Prettier Add Subscription, Edit Tag” available over at Userstyles.org here and here. They basically style Google Reader so that it looks like a Mac app: there’s a blue-ish sidebar with folders, and some nice translucent blacks popups for the add subscription box and edit tags menu. See the screenshots below to have a preview.
To install the scripts, you have to install Greasekit first (go download) and then select “Firefox” in the Userstyles dropdown menu.
Enjoy!
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That's what Brad Rhine said 1 month ago:
I made a SSB with Fluid and applied the Userstyle there. Now it’s a dedicated app and always stays perfectly in sync with Reeder on my iPhone.
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Federico Viticci Reply:
febbraio 2nd, 2010
@Brad Rhine, That’s great Brad, I think I’ll do the same.
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Ellen Reply:
febbraio 2nd, 2010
@Brad Rhine,
Thank you so much for pointing out Fluid. I did the same.
@Federico,
Thanks for the post. I have been using Gruml for my Google Reader client on the Mac and it has some quirks being a beta. It’s nice now to have it look like n application with the Greasescripts and Brad’s suggestion.
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James Eilers Reply:
febbraio 2nd, 2010
@Brad Rhine, I couldn’t get these user scripts to work at all with Fluid. I’ve been using Helvetireader fine. Any idea whats going wrong?
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That's what Daniele said 1 month ago:
is his available only on firefox?
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Federico Viticci Reply:
febbraio 2nd, 2010
@Daniele, You can either install Greasemonkey or Stylish on Firefox, or Greasekit on Safari. You just need something to load the custom style.
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That's what Ed said 1 month ago:
Nice. I’ve been using Helvetireader until now, but will give this a try. I also use an SBB with Fluid, it’s really handy.
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That's what Jono said 1 month ago:
I’ve also been using Helvetireader. Giving this a try, thanks
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That's what fellowweb said 1 month ago:
Thank you Federico! Very nice idea! Looks great!
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That's what Nguyen said 1 month ago:
Also, take a look at "Google Reader: Mac OS X Snow Leopard+ Delicious"
http://userstyles.org/styles/19191p
It adds some nice icons to your sidebar, though sadly it messes up this style http://userstyles.org/styles/16901
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That's what Heather St. Marie said 1 month ago:
I was using OS X style for Google Reader, but this is much nicer. Thanks for the tip!
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#8
That's what Jesse Forest said 1 month ago:
If you’re a Firefox user…use Feedly with Google Reader. I’ve been using it for a year now, and love how it has improved my daily RSS reading.
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Federico Viticci Reply:
febbraio 3rd, 2010
@Jesse Forest, I heard that there’s a Feedly for Safari now. Maybe I should give it a try.
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That's what Jay said 1 month ago:
What does this do if you use google reader sometimes in Mac and sometimes in Win? Conflict?
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