Here is the list of 5 free RSS desktop ticker to see latest feed items in form of a ticker on desktop.
I really like that all these tickers support multiple RSS feeds (if they didn’t, we would have to combine RSS feeds). So, whether you want to track news from Tech world, finance world, sports world, or even politics; you can do that using these RSS ticker software.
All these RSS tickers are unique in their own way. I will start with Snackr, which I personally find very exciting.
Snackr
Snackr is the best RSS ticker in this list (IMHO). There are many reasons which makes this ticker very special.
First of all, it comes with a very nice user-interface. You can add multiple RSS feeds to this ticker. It shows multiple feed items in one go. For each feed item, it shows headline only. If you want to read more, just click on the headline to see details of that feed item. It will also show URL to read that feed item completely in your web browser.
Some other key feature of this nice RSS desktop ticker:
- Ticker transparency and news feed speed can be adjusted.
- You can move this ticker to left, right, top, and bottom position of the screen.
- This ticker provides starred ticker option where you can save important feed items.
- This ticker always remain on top.
- It can minimize to system tray.
You can read its full review here.
Desktop ticker
Desktop ticker is the second in the list. It is another good desktop ticker.
This ticker also supports multiple RSS feed. It shows all the feed items of one RSS feed first and then shows news from the next RSS feed. It also lets you view the summary of any news by just pointing mouse on that feed.
It has a unique feature that you can adjust the ticker items to move from left to right, or right to left.
Some other feature of this desktop ticker are:
- Ticker color, and its font text size can be customized.
- You can manage the ticker speed and its transparency.
- This ticker can be aligned at top or bottom of your screen.
You can read its full review here.
FeedRoller
FeedRoller is another feature rich desktop RSS ticker. It also shows multiple RSS feeds. Instead of other RSS tickers in which feed items move from Right to left (or left to right), FeedRoller moves feed items from top to bottom, or bottom to top. The advantage of this format is that the entire feed item is visible in one go, and you do not have to wait for it to scroll from side.
Some other features of this RSS ticker are:
- This ticker sits permanently at the top of your desktop.
- It auto-hides when you point mouse to it, which is quite a nice feature.
- It has animation feature which lets feed slide in and slide out.
- Feed speed, color, font style, font size, transparency can be customized.
- You need to close this ticker from system tray.
- It constantly shows feed items. So, when all the feed items are finished, it starts from the beginning.
You can read its full review here.
Tickr
Next in the list is Tickr. It is simple ticker which shows RSS Feed in simple way. This RSS ticker does not takes a lot of space on screen, so you can leave it constantly running.
Unique feature of this RSS ticker is that apart from showing feeds items from RSS feeds, it can also show items from a text file on your computer. This is an especially useful feature if you want to put it in a public place and show some standard items in form of ticker.
The transparency, color, font style, font size, etc. can be customized.
You can read its full review here.
RSSNewsTicker
The last in the list of free RSS Desktop ticker is RSSNewsTicker. Changing the background image of the ticker is the unique feature of this software.
Some of the other feature of RSSNewsTicker:
- It auto starts when Windows start.
- It always remain on top of the windows.
- You can edit the size of the ticker, its speed, transparency, font style, and font size.
You can also try these free RSS Reader software.
Conclusion:
All the above mentioned RSS ticker are very easy to use, and provide all sort of customization options, including positioning on screen, transparency, speed, direction, etc. So, whatever your need be, I am sure you will find a RSS Ticker in this list that fits your requirements.
Know of some other good free RSS Ticker? Let me know in comments below.
