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What are the best RSS readers for Windows?
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Best RSS readers for Windows
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Inoreader
$0-$4.99/m
Web, iOS, Android, Windows Phone
Yes
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QuiteRSS
FREE
Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux, *BSD, OS/2
Yes
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NewsBlur
$0 - $24/yr
Web, iOS, Android
Yes
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Feedly
$0 - $5.41/mo
Web, iOS, Android, Kindle
Yes
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Winds
FREE
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Inoreader
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Inoreader
My Recommendation for
Inoreader
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Experiences
1
Pros
18
Cons
7
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Statistics about sources
Using the built in dashboard, users can see most read sources, how often they update over time, etc.
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Can't have unread items older than a month
If you don't read items older than 1 month they are automatically marked as read, with no possibility to "unread" them.
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bustozoni's Experience
Been using it for more than 5 years, web and android. There's room for improvment, but does work like no other.
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Specs
Platforms:
Web, iOS, Android, Windows Phone
Search:
Yes
Filtering:
Yes
Offline support:
Yes
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Social media integration
Pro version has the ability to search Facebook, Google+ and Twitter feeds as well.
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No sub folders
You can't create sub folders. This makes it a bit harder to organize saved content.
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Cross platform
Inoreader has clients for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. As well as a web app.
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Many limits on free users
While Inoreader's basic functions are still available for free users, many of the options involving customization and search options are limited to paying users.
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Supports multiple views
List, card, or expanded view.
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Price change / Feature capping instituted
In February 2019 Inoreader announced that the "Professional" plan will be capped (big change from unlimited filters to just 30!): Based on our observations, the new premium feature limits on the “Pro” plan are as follows: 10 Rules - *** Increased to 30 Rules after Inoreader evaluated feedback from their users. 30 Active Searches 100 Boosted Feeds 30 Social media feeds per service (Facebook, Twitter, VKontakte). These limitations will be applied to your account at the start of your next subscription period. All features that you use above the new limits will be deactivated, and only those that were created earliest chronologically will remain (For e.g. your earliest 10 Rules created).
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Loads fast
The lightweight UI allows Inoreader to display feeds quickly.
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Mail2Tags is buggy
Only a small amount of e-mails looks OK. Most e-mails are unreadable.
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Supports OPML files
Collections from other readers can be downloaded in OPML (outline processor markup language) files.
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Con
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Uses Ram when it is not active (stays in memory)
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Can filter articles by keyword
Allows user to filter rss feeds based on keywords and regular expressions. 1 Filter for Free, 10 for Plus members, and Unlimited filters for Professional members.
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Limits free users
While Inoreader's basic functions are still available for free users, many of the options involving customization and search options are limited to paying users.
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Has a night mode
For people who prefer reading articles at night.
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RSS and HTML tags export
Create tags and turn them into RSS feeds or HTML files.
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Free search for all users
Unlike Feedly where search is a paid service, Inoreader allows search for free users. If you want to find content you have read by some keyword, it is free for everyone.
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Easy to remove duplicate content
If you read from a large list of feeds that may contain overlapping information, Inoreader offers removing one of the duplicates.
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Easy to overview interface so you can quickly find articles that interest you
All the feeds are easily accessible, allowing for a quick access to the most relevant articles, thanks to the interface’s design: minimal and free of distracting, unnecessary elements.
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Tags and filter tags
This is one of the best features.
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Extensive keyboard shortcut support
Shift + O and shift + N can be used in order to scroll quickly through feeds.
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Premium users can search in all public RSS feeds, even in those that they haven't subscribed to
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Optional login using Google or Facebook accounts
You can either use a username/password pair, or you can use your Facebook or Google account to login.
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In-depth statistics about sources
Using the built-in dashboard, users can see most read sources, how often they update over time, etc.
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Can disable social features
Social interaction features can be disabled if they are not wanted.
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$0-$4.99/m
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QuiteRSS
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QuiteRSS
My Recommendation for
QuiteRSS
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4
Experiences
1
Pros
2
Specs
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Pro
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Variety of filters
You can sort your feed by adding filters such as: new, unread, starred, and deleted. It also allows the user to add its own filters.
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EnthusiasticEbisu's Experience
Easy to setup, works great.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux, *BSD, OS/2
Search:
Yes
Filtering:
Yes
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Sound and popup notification
You can be notified about updates on your feed by sound and popup notifications, both of these options can also be turned off in the settings.
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FREE
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NewsBlur
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NewsBlur
My Recommendation for
NewsBlur
All
9
Pros
6
Cons
2
Specs
Top
Con
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Can't have unread items older than a 14 days/month
This is a premium feature.
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Pro
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Recommended articles that improves over time
NewsBlur has a discovery algorithm that users can "train" to show stories they are interested in and hide ones they don't care about.
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Specs
Platforms:
Web, iOS, Android
Search:
Yes
Top
Con
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Freemium
This service is free, but can cost up to $24 per year for premium users.
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Pro
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Aggregates email newsletters
You can forward email newsletters to a user-specific email address to have them aggregated in your feed reader along with your RSS content.
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Organize feeds into folders
Feeds can be grouped into folders for easier management and to allow users to separate feeds for work, comics, research, etc.
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Top
Pro
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View content the way it is originally displayed
NewsBlur offers an option of reading articles just like they are displayed on the original site.
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Multiple layout & style options
NewsBlur allows users to customize the font size, line spacing, story layout, and type faces.
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Keyboard shortcuts for fast navigation
By default arrow keys and spacebar are used to quickly navigate stories, but they can be rebound for premium accounts.
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$0 - $24/yr
Recommend
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Feedly
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Feedly
My Recommendation for
Feedly
All
20
Pros
8
Cons
11
Specs
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Pro
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Supports OPML export/import
With this feature, all subscriptions can be saved.
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Con
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Long list of paid-only features
Free features are pretty basic. It seems like all the new development goes into paid-only features. Paid features include sharing and saving options, alerts, backup, support or integrations with collaborative tools.
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Specs
Platforms:
Web, iOS, Android, Kindle
Search:
Yes
Filtering:
Yes
Offline support:
Yes
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Pro
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Share to Pocket
Allows sharing to Pocket for later reading.
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Slow interface
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Seamless Google Reader migration
Feedly have made it especially easy to navigate away from Google Reader.
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Con
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Forces external account to log in
Users are forced to use Twitter, Facebook, Google, or Microsoft login credentials.
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Clean, easy to overview UI
Feedly has an easy to overview interface. While this interface is clean and simple, it is still full of bright colors. A great feature that adds to the clean feel is "eliminate clutter", which keeps only the text of the desired topic.
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Log-in is buggy
Logging in can sometimes cause Feedly to struggle. It can become unresponsive and force close.
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Pro
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Open API
There are multitudes of third party clients available for many platforms.
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Con
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No push notifications
Among the most requested features for Feedly is push notification support. The feature was officially requested in 2011 and currently has over 600 votes on Feedly's Uservoice.
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Browser extensions
Feedly's extension lets users add feeds directly from websites, but also lets users curate pages, save them to Evernote or Facebook, email, or Tweet pages.
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Con
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Organization/sorting features lacking
There is no ability to sort feeds within a folder, and moving feeds between folders is difficult with lots of content.
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Pro
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Similar mobile experience to Google Reader
It supports a list UI similar to Google Reader, among other more graphical layouts.
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Steals page views
Feedly has had issues multiple times with hijacking page views from original publishers. See: Feedly WAS (is) Hijacking Shared Links And Cutting Out Original Publishers Feedly Found a New Way to Steal Page Views From Publishers
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Pro
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Great article recommendations
Search a topic and Feedly will offer resources that are related to that topic.
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Con
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Inline adds
Free version puts adds in your feeds
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Con
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The layout isn't like Google's original or Inoreader's of which is much easier to browse and read quickly
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Con
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No offline support
There is no offline support with the official client.
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No keyword filtering
Feedly has no ability to filter a feed by keyword like a lot of other RSS readers do.
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$0 - $5.41/mo
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12
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Winds
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Winds
My Recommendation for
Winds
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7
Experiences
2
Pros
5
Top
Pro
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Looks good
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SociableIusaaset's Experience
No longer available. Please do your research properly
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Pro
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Open source
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ResourcefulHanXiangzi's Experience
Can't sign up, can't log in... Should be without log in version
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It's free
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Supports podcast feeds
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Personalised article recommendations
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FREE
Recommend
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RSSOwl
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RSSOwl
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RSSOwl
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5
Experiences
2
Pros
1
Cons
2
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Outdated
Hasn't seen any updates since 2014.
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even outdated it beats all pay as you go rip offs.
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GenuineTawals's Experience
lots of features
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Does not support TLS
The client is unable to read feeds using a secure connection with TLS.
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OrganizedHotuMatua's Experience
even outdated it beats all pay as you go rip offs.
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Feedspot
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Feedspot
My Recommendation for
Feedspot
All
1
Cons
1
Top
Con
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No native application for Windows
There is currently no native application for Windows, users will need to install a Chrome app in order to have an app like interface. This means that Chrome will need to be installed on ones PC in order to use it.
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PaperOak
My Rec
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PaperOak
My Recommendation for
PaperOak
All
15
Experiences
3
Pros
9
Cons
2
Specs
Top
Pro
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It's fast
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Con
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Not available on iOS
PaperOak does not have an iOS version yet.
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Arun Kumar's Experience
Very simple and straightforward UI, no bright colours and unwanted distractions. The user doesn't have to log in unless they want to, even though it lacks personalization. After logging in you can personalize feeds, read seamlessly from the website and android app as well
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Specs
Platforms:
Web, Android
Search:
Yes
Filtering:
Yes
Offline support:
Yes
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Pro
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Can save articles offline by adding them to your bookmarks
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Con
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No filter
Presently no filtering of feeds option is available.
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Steve smith's Experience
Free RSS reader with lots of features. No ads and available in web and android
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Website and Android application for reading
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Jeremy's Experience
Free
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Pro
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Simple UI
Very simple and straightforward UI, no bright colours and unwanted distractions.
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Doesn't contain ads
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It's free
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Night theme
Got a dark mode.
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Supports multiple languages like English, German, Portuguese at the same time
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Import sources to PaperOak with RSS URL
It is possible to import new sources to PaperOak. Just give the RSS URL of the source and submit the source, source will be added and articles will be fetched in a flash. Read the latest blog post for the tutorial https://bit.ly/2IcoZyj
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FREE
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Feedmill
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Feedmill
My Recommendation for
Feedmill
All
4
Pros
3
Cons
1
Top
Pro
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Supports services like Feedbin, Instapaper, Pocket, and more
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Paid app
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Offline support
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Modern UWP app
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