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NetNewsWire 7.3 beta starts showing media: enclosures, Media RSS and timeline thumbnails.

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◆Current state
NetNewsWire shipped 7.2 on Mac and iOS in mid-October with a column timeline layout and unread-count controls, followed by a 7.2.1 Mac patch. The 7.3 Mac betas first restored the status bar, and 7.3b3 now renders enclosures and Media RSS in the article view, plays YouTube enclosures in the no-cookie player and adds optional timeline thumbnails.
◆Where it's heading
The 7.3 cycle is widening what a feed item can show, from text-only articles to images, audio and video carried as enclosures, which matters for Mastodon and podcast feeds. The project still ships through frequent public betas and keeps a server-friendly stance, now rate-limiting image downloads per host.
◆Prediction
Further 7.3 Mac betas are likely before a final release; the entries do not show whether enclosure and thumbnail support will reach iOS in the same cycle.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1d ago

    NetNewsWire 7.3b3 for Mac

    7.3b3 adds enclosure and Media RSS support, so Mastodon images and MP3s show at the bottom of articles, plus optional timeline thumbnails in the standard layout. It is the first 7.3 beta that changes what feeds can display, not only how the window is arranged.

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  2. 14d ago

    NetNewsWire 7.3b2 for Mac

    A beta that adds last-refresh time and commands to the status bar and fixes a midnight crash. Small polish on the Mac app.

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  3. 16d ago

    NetNewsWire 7.3b1 for Mac

    The 7.3 beta brings back the status bar from early NetNewsWire versions, toggled from the View menu. A small, visible UI addition in beta.

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  4. 16d ago

    NetNewsWire 7.2.1 for Mac

    Two layout fixes and magnet added as an allowed link scheme. A small Mac patch.

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  5. 18d ago

    NetNewsWire 7.2.1b1 for Mac

    A Mac beta fixing column-layout row placement and sidebar layout, and allowing magnet links.

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  6. 21d ago

    NetNewsWire 7.2 (7221) for iOS

    NetNewsWire 7.2 for iOS adds an unread-count display setting for badge, feeds list and widgets and speeds up Today and unread queries. The iOS half of the 7.2 cycle.

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