> Your news, folded into the taskbar. Click the tray icon and Taskbar RSS Reader opens a small front page made from your feeds: a lead story with its…

# Taskbar RSS Reader

Your news, folded into the taskbar. Click the tray icon and Taskbar RSS Reader opens a small front page made from your feeds: a lead story with its picture, sections for each kind of news, and a count on the icon of what you haven't read.

$1.99 · lifetime · One payment. No subscription.

3.0 from 2 ratings

## See it in action

![The tray icon counts what you haven't read.](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/taskbar-rss-feed/s2.jpg)

The tray icon counts what you haven't read.

![Every section gets its own page.](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/taskbar-rss-feed/s3.jpg)

Every section gets its own page.

![Read stories fade. New ones keep their dot.](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/taskbar-rss-feed/s1.jpg)

Read stories fade. New ones keep their dot.

![Add any feed and give it a section.](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/taskbar-rss-feed/s6.jpg)

Add any feed and give it a section.

![The late edition, in dark.](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/taskbar-rss-feed/s5.jpg)

The late edition, in dark.

## About Taskbar RSS Reader

Click the tray icon and the news is there. Taskbar RSS Reader turns your feeds into a small newspaper that opens right above the taskbar.

## A front page, not a list

The masthead carries today's date, how many stories are new and when the edition was printed. The newest story with a picture leads, and the rest of the news runs in two columns underneath.

## Sections

Give each feed a section, like Tech, World or Local, and each section gets its own page. The front page shows everything. BBC News, NPR, BBC Technology, NASA and ScienceDaily are ready to go, and you can change them or add any RSS or Atom feed.

## Knows what you've read

New stories carry a blue dot and read ones fade, even after a restart. The tray icon counts what you haven't read, so you can tell at a glance whether there is anything new. Mark all read clears a section in one click.

## One click to read

Click a story and it opens in your browser. Click the masthead for a fresh edition any time. Otherwise a new edition arrives every 15 minutes, or every 5, 30 or 60 if you prefer. Offline, the last edition stays on the page.

## Out of the way

The paper opens above the tray and tucks away when you click elsewhere. It starts with Windows and waits in the notification area. Upgrading? The feed you set in the earlier version carries over.

## Features

-   Your feeds as a newspaper front page, one click from the taskbar
-   A lead story with its picture, then the rest of the news in two columns
-   Give feeds a section and each section gets its own page. Front page shows everything
-   AP News, BBC World, The Verge and Hacker News are ready to go, and every one can be changed
-   Any RSS or Atom feed works. Paste its address, name it and pick a section
-   The tray icon counts your unread stories
-   New stories carry a blue dot. Read ones fade, and are remembered after a restart
-   Click a story to open it in your browser. Mark all read clears a section in one click
-   Click the masthead for a fresh edition. Fetches a new one every 15 minutes, or every 5, 30 or 60
-   Shows the last edition when you are offline
-   Opens above the tray and tucks away when you click elsewhere
-   Starts with Windows, so the paper is waiting when you sign in
-   The feed you set in the earlier version carries over
-   Light and dark themes, or match Windows
-   Pin the paper to the desktop and it stays open where you drag it. Unpin and it goes back to the tray
-   Hides adult topics by default, even from mainstream outlets

## Details

Works on

Windows 10 (1809 or later) and Windows 11

Download

About 2.7 MB

Version

2.0.3, updated October 2026

First released

October 2022

Price

$1.99, lifetime license. No subscription.

Category

News & weather

## What's new in 2.0.3

-   New: a front page in a flyout above the tray, in place of the old menu
-   New: several feeds, with a section tab for each group
-   New: a lead story with its picture
-   New: unread dots, a count on the tray icon, and Mark all read
-   New: fetches every 15 minutes, or when you click the masthead
-   Your feed from the earlier version carries over

## Questions

Anything else? [Ask us](https://evlarsoft.com/contact?topic=support&app=Taskbar%20RSS%20Reader)

### Which versions of Windows does it run on?

Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) and Windows 11.

### Is it a subscription?

No. Taskbar RSS Reader is a one-time purchase of $1.99, and updates are included.

### How do I get it?

EvlarSoft apps are moving to direct downloads from this site. Ask to be notified and we will email you as soon as Taskbar RSS Reader is ready to download.

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