{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "Golden Hill Software", "home_page_url": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/", "feed_url": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/feed.json", "icon": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/unread/unreadiconv2.png", "expired": false, "language": "en-US", "items": [ { "id": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2024/03/unread-361-new-beta-version-of-unread-for-macos/", "title": "Unread 3.6.1, New Beta Version of Unread for macOS", "content_html": "
Unread 3.6.1 for iPhone and iPad is available from the App Store. This update fixes a crash that would occur when subscribing to feeds under some circumstances.
A new beta of Unread for macOS, build 400182, is available from TestFlight with the same bug fix.
", "url": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2024/03/unread-361-new-beta-version-of-unread-for-macos/", "date_published": "2024-03-22T15:23:25-04:00", "date_modified": "2024-03-22T15:23:25-04:00", "author": { "name": "John Brayton" }, "authors": [{ "name": "John Brayton" }] }, { "id": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2024/03/unread-for-macos-beta-update-article-actions/", "title": "Unread for macOS Beta Update: Article Actions", "content_html": "A new build of Unread for macOS is available via TestFlight: build 400180.
This build adds these article actions to Unread for macOS:
Save Article Actions: Instapaper, Pinboard, Pocket, Raindrop.io, Readwise, and Safari Reading List
Share Article Actions: Mail Link, Messages
Enabled article actions can be invoked via the Article menu, the context menu for an article in an article list, the context menu for a link, or keyboard shortcut. There is also a toolbar button for each article action. You can add an article action to the toolbar of main viewer windows or standalone article windows by selecting Customize Toolbar… from the View menu.
When Unread for macOS is released through the Mac App Store, article actions will require a subscription.
Notes About Article Actions on macOS
Both articles on my personal blog include Apple Feedback IDs, for the benefit of readers who happen to work for Apple.
Unread 3.6 for iPhone and iPad is available from the App Store. This is a modest update with a variety of improvements.
Copy Article Link and View on Web are no longer considered premium article actions. Both are available with or without a subscription. They are still optional and off by default. To enable them, open Settings and then open its Articles screen. These actions are always available via hardware keyboard shortcut on iPad.
The Article Actions settings screen now divides actions into two categories: Save Article Actions for bookmarking and read later services, and Share Article Actions for those pertaining to email or Messages.
Article actions in context menus and swipe left menus are now sorted differently: first by category and then by name.
This update also adds these improvements:
Unread 3.6 requires iOS/iPadOS 17.0 or later.
If you enjoy using Unread, please consider purchasing a subscription. A subscription adds premium features to Unread and supports development.
", "url": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2024/03/unread-36/", "date_published": "2024-03-19T11:08:00-04:00", "date_modified": "2024-03-19T11:08:00-04:00", "author": { "name": "John Brayton" }, "authors": [{ "name": "John Brayton" }] }, { "id": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2024/03/unread-for-macos-beta-update-toolbar-additions-keyboard-navigation-improvements-and-more/", "title": "Unread for macOS Beta Update: Toolbar Additions, Keyboard Navigation Improvements, and More", "content_html": "I just posted a new beta version of Unread for macOS, build 400175. This build adds toolbar improvements, keyboard navigation improvements, the ability to see a link URL when hovering over it, the ability to print articles, and more.
This build adds new toolbar items: Mark All Read, Mark Unread, Save/Star/Read Later, Clear Read, Hide Read, View on Web, and Print. All of these items are available in the main window. Some are also available in standalone article windows. Some are not present by default, but can be added by customizing the toolbar. Toolbars can be customized by selecting Customize Toolbar… under the View menu.
The Sidebar toolbar item is no longer present in the main viewer window by default, but you can add it by customizing the toolbar. The Account toolbar menu is now present in the main window toolbar regardless of whether you have multiple accounts. You can remove it by customizing the toolbar.
The space key now scrolls the article view down a page, even when the sidebar or article list has keyboard focus. Similarly shift-space now always scrolls the article view up a page.
When at the end of an article in the main viewer window and the space key is pressed, Unread now opens the next article in the article list. Similarly when at the top of an article in a viewer window and shift-space is pressed, Unread now opens the previous article in the article list.
When in the main viewer window, the H
key now puts keyboard focus on the pane to the left of that which currently has keyboard focus. Similarly the L
key puts keyboard focus on the pane to the right of that which currently has keyboard focus. Thank you to Rob Fahrni (developer of Stream, another RSS reader) for this suggestion.
When scrolling up and down an article list using the Page Up, Page Down, Fn–Up Arrow, or Fn-Down Arrow keyboard shortcuts, article lists now break based on where article rows start and end.
When hovering the mouse cursor over a link in an article, the link URL will now be displayed at the bottom of the window.
This build adds the ability to print articles. To print an article, select Print… from the File menu while viewing the article.
As always I am eager to receive any input you may have. If you enjoy using Unread and are not currently a subscriber, please consider purchasing a subscription from Unread on your iPhone or iPad.
", "url": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2024/03/unread-for-macos-beta-update-toolbar-additions-keyboard-navigation-improvements-and-more/", "date_published": "2024-03-06T12:23:41-05:00", "date_modified": "2024-03-06T12:23:41-05:00", "author": { "name": "John Brayton" }, "authors": [{ "name": "John Brayton" }] }, { "id": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2024/02/unread-for-macos-beta-update-bulk-subscription-editing-drag-and-drop-additional-keyboard-shortcuts/", "title": "Unread for macOS Beta Update: Bulk Subscription Editing, Drag and Drop, Additional Keyboard Shortcuts", "content_html": "I just posted a new beta version of Unread for macOS, build number 400165, to TestFlight with some improvements. If you have not already done so you can join the TestFlight now.
This build adds the ability to select any combination of folders, tags, and feed subscriptions. Select any set of folders, tags, and feed subscriptions to see their combined set of articles.
When a set of feeds is selected, you can edit the set of associated folders or tags via the context menu with a new “Move To” menu item and a new “Folders” or “Tags” menu item.
You can also select “Edit Subscriptions…” from the context menu to assign or remove folders or tags for all selected feed subscriptions.
You can unsubscribe from multiple feeds at once. Similarly you can delete multiple folders or tags at once.
You can also associate feeds with folders or tags via drag and drop.
Adding and removing existing folders or tags to feeds via the context menu or drag and drop works when offline. Those changes will sync later. Those changes are also undoable.
Since the Fever API does not facilitate subscription management, much of this functionality is not available in Fever accounts.
This build adds the ability to select multiple articles in an article list and perform bulk operations on them such as marking them read. The specifics are dependent on the type of account.
This build adds the ability to drag and drop an article from the article list to almost any web browser window to open the article in that window. This build also adds the ability to drag a set of articles from the article list to the Finder to create bookmark (.webloc) files.
This build adds a “Source” menu to the menu bar. This menu contains items that perform actions on the currently selected sidebar items. The “Edit Subscription…” and “Unsubscribe…” menu items are now in the “Source” menu. This menu has items with keyboard shortcuts that allow you to select “Unread Articles”, “All Articles”, etc. It also has menu items with keyboard shortcuts that let you select the next and previous item in the sidebar.
There is much more to do, but I hope you enjoy this set of improvements. Please let me know what you think.
", "url": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2024/02/unread-for-macos-beta-update-bulk-subscription-editing-drag-and-drop-additional-keyboard-shortcuts/", "date_published": "2024-02-13T11:14:37-05:00", "date_modified": "2024-02-13T11:14:37-05:00", "author": { "name": "John Brayton" }, "authors": [{ "name": "John Brayton" }] }, { "id": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2024/01/unread-for-macos-beta-update-with-bug-fix/", "title": "Unread for macOS Beta Update With Bug Fix", "content_html": "I just posted another beta version of Unread for macOS. The build number is 400156. This build fixes a crash that I inadvertently introduced into the prior build.
", "url": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2024/01/unread-for-macos-beta-update-with-bug-fix/", "date_published": "2024-01-14T11:30:03-05:00", "date_modified": "2024-01-14T11:30:03-05:00", "author": { "name": "John Brayton" }, "authors": [{ "name": "John Brayton" }] }, { "id": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2024/01/unread-for-macos-beta-update-bug-fixes/", "title": "Unread for macOS Beta Update: Bug Fixes", "content_html": "I posted a new beta version of Unread for macOS to TestFlight. The build number is 400155. This update contains these improvements:
Thank you for all the suggestions you have sent. Keep them coming. You can join the TestFlight now if you have not done so already.
", "url": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2024/01/unread-for-macos-beta-update-bug-fixes/", "date_published": "2024-01-12T10:50:17-05:00", "date_modified": "2024-01-12T10:50:17-05:00", "author": { "name": "John Brayton" }, "authors": [{ "name": "John Brayton" }] }, { "id": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2024/01/early-beta-version-of-unread-for-macos/", "title": "Early Beta Version of Unread for macOS", "content_html": "Just about a year ago I wrote about focusing my 2023 Unread development work on a macOS version. While Unread for macOS is not ready for release, I am excited to offer access to a beta version. I invite you to join the TestFlight and let me know what you think.
While Unread for macOS is not yet feature-complete, it does provide more than enough functionality to serve as a solid RSS reader on macOS. It syncs with Unread Cloud, Feedbin, Feedly, Fever, Inoreader, and NewsBlur accounts. It also supports Local accounts. It includes Unread’s webpage text retrieval features, themes, search functionality, and both the Subscribe in Unread and Save to Unread share extensions.
I set a limit on the number of allowed testers. I do not expect to exceed that limit, but if you want to get into the beta I recommend doing so now so that you do not miss the chance.
There are some ways in which Unread for macOS goes even further than the iOS version.
Search Suggestion Menu
Unread for macOS includes a search suggestion menu. When you search articles for a term and one or more of your feed titles match that term, Unread will present a search suggestion menu letting you select a matching feed in the sidebar. This is convenient when you subscribe to a large number of feeds and you want to quickly get to articles from a specific feed.
Switching Between Feed Text and Webpage Text
Like on iOS, you can easily switch between showing feed text, webpage text, or both for an individual article. After doing so, you are prompted to apply that change to other articles from the same feed.
A nice additional touch is that you have the ability to see the result of that change on the current article before applying it to other articles from the same feed. After switching the display mode, the prompt to apply that change to other articles from the same feed is at the top of the article. This lets you see the result of the display mode change before deciding whether to apply it to other articles from the same feed.
This is a list of the most significant items that have not been implemented, but that I intend to implement before releasing Unread for macOS:
All functionality in Unread for macOS is available without a subscription while Unread for macOS is in beta. Premium functionality will require a subscription when Unread for macOS is released.
I have not yet implemented article actions, widgets, or alternative dock icons. Caching and Save to Unread functionality is available in the macOS beta now, regardless of whether you have an Unread subscription.
This beta release requires macOS 14.2 or later. I plan to continue aggressively targeting the newest version of macOS.
To keep up with the latest developments and find out when Unread for macOS is released:
@unread@mastodon.goldenhillsoftware.com
)I made two changes to the privacy policy:
The next version of Unread for iOS will contain the updated policy document.
Please send me suggestions, bug reports, and any other input you have. The best way to provide input is to email support@goldenhillsoftware.com. The Help menu contains a Contact Developer… menu item that will create an email message to this address.
Thank you in advance for joining the TestFlight, sending me your input, and helping me deliver a high quality release of Unread for macOS. Happy new year.
", "url": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2024/01/early-beta-version-of-unread-for-macos/", "date_published": "2024-01-01T15:52:31-05:00", "date_modified": "2024-01-01T15:52:31-05:00", "author": { "name": "John Brayton" }, "authors": [{ "name": "John Brayton" }] }, { "id": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2023/11/server-issues/", "title": "Server Issues", "content_html": "I am investigating server issues that are preventing webpage text from loading in Unread.
Update 1:21 PM New York City time: I resolved the server issues. I am sorry about the downtime.
", "url": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2023/11/server-issues/", "date_published": "2023-11-01T12:18:43-04:00", "date_modified": "2023-11-01T12:18:43-04:00", "author": { "name": "John Brayton" }, "authors": [{ "name": "John Brayton" }] }, { "id": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2023/10/unread-351/", "title": "Unread 3.5.1", "content_html": "Unread 3.5.1 is available from the App Store. This update fixes a bug that caused bad article list summaries for some Substack newsletters.
", "url": "https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/2023/10/unread-351/", "date_published": "2023-10-09T20:50:09-04:00", "date_modified": "2023-10-09T20:50:09-04:00", "author": { "name": "John Brayton" }, "authors": [{ "name": "John Brayton" }] } ] }