What is an OPML file...?

Actually, I don't really need to know what an OPML file is, but any easy answers welcome.

What I would like to know is how to create one for all the feeds in my desktop based feedreader so I can export them to Bloglines.

Traditionalist as I am I have finally got around to using Bloglines for my feeds. but I don't want to have to manually subsribe to all my favourite blogs. Anyone with the technical know-how out there that can help?

While I'm on the call ofr help, I am also going to be upgrasding my mobile phone shortly and am quite keen to be able to 'moblog' (remember that, kids?).

Anyone got any suggestions what I should be going for or avoiding?

Comments

[Stuart Bruce - Wolfstar]

Depends on what desktop reader you are using but on most you go to File... Export feeds.

I use FeedDemon as my desktop reader because I can sync it with Newsgator Online and Newsgator Mobile. This means wherever you read a feed it is marked as read, which is a big time saver. The mobile one is still in beta and doesn't always work.

[Stephen Davies]

Hey Simon,

Wise choice my friend. Bloglines is the dog's. :-)

P.S. Like the new design. Very nice!

[Simon Wakeman]

Hi Simon,

I used bloglines for some time, but now being a PDA freak I just read feeds using a great little bit of WM5 software called Newsbreak.

It doesn't sync like Newsgator/FeedDemon, but I only read feeds on my PDA so it doesn't matter.

cheers
sw

If you're looking for a web-only reader I'd be with your choice of bloglines

[Rob Skinner]

I'm pleased with my Sony Ericsson K800i phone. Photo blogging is so simple - if you use Blogger! Not so simple with Typepad, unfortunately.

[Peter Cruickshank]

Hi Simon

You've maybe solved this by now, but if you're currently using Firefox for tracking feeds, there seems to be an OPML Support addin, which you can download via https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2625/

I've not tested it, but it seems to do what you need.