Since Safari 5 was released by Apple on Monday, June 7, I’ve been looking into making Safari extensions. I used Google Reader way too much to just wait for someone to make the perfect Google Reader extension for me. Thus, I started working on GReader-Checker, which I released last night, and finally this morning, I released GReader. In my opinion, it’s the most complete Google Reader extension out on the web. So, without further adieu I’d like to introduce you to GReader for Safari 5. To learn more about GReader and to download GReader v2.00, visit my Safari Extensions page.
GReader: v2.00 — June 10, 2010
The GReader extension is for Safari 5.0 or later. I based this off of my previous GReader-Checker extension and made it to become a complete Google Reader extension.
What GReader does:
- Updates a toolbar icon when there is a new feed item in Google Reader.
- This updates you on your total unread count.
- Enables “Add to Google Reader” functionality to add an RSS feed to Google Reader when the RSS icon is clicked upon in the address bar.
- Direct feed integration into Google Reader and bypasses any hoopla needed to add the feed to your Reader.
- Adds many options for update interval from as frequent at 5 seconds to as infrequent as 1 hour.
Why should you use GReader?
- It works
- It’s pretty
- It has more options than others out there
- It’s even better than GReader-Checker
To do list for future GReader releases:
- Customizable Google Reader styles
- Complete integration with Google Reader
- Give the best possible user experience for Google Reader on Safari 5
- Become the most functional Google Reader extension for Safari 5
