Ok, while I’m at it, thought I would go ahead and post a quick tutorial as well for how to move from Google Reader to Feedly. (If you want to move to Bloglovin‘, you can find my tutorial here.)
I have been using Feedly on my phone for a long time now, but only learned how to download it on my computer this week. It is a SUPER easy transition! And it probably is a closer fit to Reader than Bloglovin’, and they have tons of cool apps and formatting options so that you can make your reader look just the way you want it. But still, both Feedly and Bloglovin’ have their pros and cons.
I have listed the steps below for transferring your Google Reader blogs over to Feedly. But note that you will need to repeat this process if you use multiple browsers (like Chrome, Firefox, etc.). Also note that Feedly does not currently work on Explorer.
Cheers to all of these great sites stepping in to replace Reader!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
Thank you for this post! With Reader shutting down, this could not come at a more perfect time as I’ve been looking for YEARS for a feed/reader that I like as well as Google Reader, which isn’t always perfect but it’s been my Reader for 5 yrs!
Thanks so much Ali for those tutorials! I think Feedly is cozier than
Bloglovin but I’m gonna try both and explore more before GR is down. :)
Thanks for this tutorial also. I haven’t used Feedly, but looking at it, I think I’ll do this!
That was super easy! Thanks Ali! Once Reader goes away, Feedly won’t have access anymore, will the feeds still be there?
Thank you! I was thinking about what to do with Google Reader yesterday and today I woke up and discovered your post.
im so bummed about it. thanks Ali for sharing this. will have to look into it :)
Does Feedly work if you use Explorer? I only see Chrome, Firefox and Safari as options. Thanks!
Eek – you’re right! Sorry about that, I thought it said Explorer. Looks like that browser is not an option right now. I will change that!
Thanks for sharing this Ali! I just heard the news about Google Reader and am so bummed.
I’m very impressed with feedly so far, I wish I’d discovered it a couple of years ago when I first started reading blogs!