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Winds 2.0 - Open source podcast & RSS desktop app

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Winds 2.0 is a beautiful Open Source podcast & RSS reader created by Stream. Free desktop apps are available for macOS, Linux and Windows.

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This looks great! One problem, I couldn't reset my password from around when v1 launched.
Maker
Hey Jarod - we completely rewrote Winds 2.0 from the ground up, so your user account wasn't transitioned over from the original version of Winds. Just go ahead and create a new one :)
done! Great work
I'd love to be able to test drive it w/o being forced to choose 3 topics and signing up before seeing how it works or if I can import my own list from Feedly.
Maker
that's a good point, we're going to add a skip button to make it easier to get setup with just your own feeds.
Yeah I'd love a desktop app to read Feedly. Might be possible here but I deleted the app when it made me select interests and create an account.
Hi, thank you for create it, is possible create rules for filter the feed I will receive?
Maker
what sort of filters did you have in mind?
For example, if I have a twitter account with RSS and I want filter the retweets ot the titles with thw world "EEUU" ..etc
Love the look and feel of this. However, there are issues which are preventing me from actually using it. 1) UX issue with the signup flow. I couldn't figure out what the problem was with signup. I was editing all the fields until the button had become active and it seems the password requirement is > 8 chars as opposed to the standard >= 8. This is fine but some feedback on the password constraints would be helpful. 2) I can't listen to any of the podcasts. I was trying to play a a16z podcast and nothing loaded. So I clicked to play another one, paused it, and then clicked to play the a16z one. It looked as though the a16z one was supposed to be playing from the UI but nope, it was the previous one I clicked on. I love the concept and would have loved to play with this if it worked.

Enjoying it so far but have spent less than a day with it. So far so good, but I hope they keep improving it in the future as there a few little nuances that could be made better.

Pros:

Interface invites you to discover new feeds.

Cons:

Lack of on-boarding makes it a bit confusing when you first open the app. There should also be clearer field validation on the sign up.

Maker
This is great feedback, we're going to work on the onboarding and polish that.
This looks awesome!
It looks lovely and I appreciate the need for a start somewhere - but my feed reading and podcast listening habits tend to be between my Macbook (albeit via the browser), Android phone and Android tablet. Having my history synchronised across them all is fundamental to how I read and listen, so a stand-alone desktop client is unlikely to be something I'll attempt to work with. Good luck with the platform's development!
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I wanted to give it a try but it won't let me import my feedly OPML file.
Maker
the latest releases of Winds have become much more stable, great to see such a community effort
It says available for iPhone and iPad but when i go to the app store it doesnt let me download it.
Maker
it's desktop only at the moment. mobile apps are on the roadmap though
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