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+4  Q: 

Testing RSS feeds

I am looking to test an RSS Feed I have created and I am looking for some good RSS Feed applications to test with.

A: 

Google Reader

Andy White
+9  A: 

Don't just try a bunch and see if it works -validate it. Let me google those for you:

Alister Bulman
Do both. The feed might be valid, but be otherwise broken - it could display weirdly, not properly set GUID's and constantly mark all articles as "new" etc..
dbr
A: 

Firefox should work well enough for basic testing. You could also try using Google reader.

vezult
A: 

Feed Demon

JPrescottSanders
+1  A: 

It would be worth testing the feed in Safari.

Also, if you're using Mac OS X, here are some good applications to test it in:

However, if it is a valid feed, you should be OK.

Steve

Steve Harrison
A: 

RSS Reader applications - Greatnews

Online RSS reader - Google Reader

Also, some useful FF add-ons for such:

Simple RSS reader

RSS Validator

Sage

Beatnik

ldigas
+1  A: 

http://www.feedvalidator.org/

andrew
A: 

Don't forget Outlook. Large market share and its own quirks.

Jim