Nextgen Reader launches its UWP Windows 10 PC app; Mobile support coming down the road

Nextgen Reader, which is one of the most popular RSS reader apps, has launched a dedicated version for Windows 10 PCs in the Windows Store.

The app allows users to pin their favorite RSS Feeds to the Start menu, along with support for light or dark themes and keyboards. Here are some of its other features and improvements:

  • Upgraded to Universal Windows Platform (UWP).
  • Improved scaling and rendering of text.
  • Enhanced Grid View UI (tap the three dots and select grid view).
  • New: Feed management - add, edit, move or delete feeds.
  • New: Search feeds by title, URL or #topic.
  • New: List style with story thumbnails.
  • New: Support full-screen mode (press F11 key or tap the app logo in left corner).
  • Transparent live tiles with unread count up to 9999.
  • Updated context menu's with icons.
  • Enable/disable swiping in reading pane.
  • Lots of other improvements.
  • Many bug fixes.

While the Nextgen Reader app is using UWP, support for Windows 10 Mobile is coming at some point in the future.

Download Nextgen Reader from the Windows Store

John Callaham