Announcing EspressoReader (alpha): A desktop client for Google Reader

I am excited to finally announce the alpha release of EspressoReader. EspressoReader, in its current incarnation, is a desktop app for Google Reader. However the goal is to create an application for managing all the information streams you read on a daily basis, and providing user interfaces that help sifting through all of that. For example, this release includes a PhotoView that lays out all the images in different feeds one below the other, which works out really well if you are subscribed to image heavy feeds like web comics.

Espresso Text View

Espresso Reader Image View

You can download the application from here.
Update: I am removing the link to the installer as more and more people keep having a broken experience with version 1. Please get on the alpha list for version 2 at EspressoReader.com. The new system should be a lot more stable since it uses a different authentication system that seems to be working much better.

Features:
Multiple view support like Text, Images and Browser (more coming soon)
FullScreen support
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Related entries from your other subscriptions

Features coming soon (almost done but couldn’t finish for this release):
Offline support / Prefetch support (allowing you to load all subscriptions for a category when reading an entry for more useful Related Feeds functionality)
Improved Related Feeds Algorithm

Other list of proposed features can be found here. Feel free to add to that list.

Also the application is completely charityware. Please consider donating to Unicef if you find this application useful.

EspressoReader was built completely with OpenPyro.

Update:
EspressoReader v2 is now available on Adobe AIR marketplace as a free download. Check it out

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  • Dans

    Cant see any feeds. Shame, looks good otherwise.

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    App looks great but it doesn’t seem to be working, I’m on Mac OSX 10.6.1 and it is unable to setup any accounts.

  • OÄŸuz Çelikdemir

    The application doesn’t working with actual AIR framework. The settings screen has null and we can’t add any feed settings.

  • Sid

    App dosent work, after reading all the threads seems like the creators are not bothered to fix it. Seems to be an email/password collection utility.

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    Hi, Got same prob here, app is not working properly, Any body got a solution?

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    this looks really great