Viewdown vs Glanced

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Viewdown compared with Glanced
Detail	Viewdown	Glanced
What it does	Markdown viewer for Mac, with live preview	RSS reader with AI summaries, full-text search, and podcast support
Stage	Established	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	NL	Not given
Pricing model	Not given	Freemium
Pricing	$11.99 USD one-time purchase, with 14-day free trial and no credit card required	Free plan with 100 feeds included. Lite: $4.99/month or $49.99/year with 1,000 feeds, AI summaries, and top stories. Plus: $7.99/month or $79.99/year with 2,500 feeds, saved searches, API access, webhooks, and MCP. All new accounts get a 14-day free trial of Plus.
Key features	Live preview with automatic file watching Automatic scrolling to changed content Mermaid diagram rendering LaTeX mathematics typesetting Syntax highlighting for 80+ languages Table of contents sidebar Smart search matching rendered text Support for tables and task lists	AI-generated summaries of articles Full-text search across all articles Automatic grouping of related articles by story Smart tag suggestions while reading Multiple layout options: grid, list, and magazine view API access and webhooks on Plus plan Saved searches and custom smart feeds Browser extensions for easy subscription Integration with read-later apps Cross-device sync and offline access
What makes it different	Works with any editor already in use without plugins or extensions Automatic scrolling marks recently edited content	Automatically fetches full article content instead of truncated previews Groups coverage of the same story across multiple outlets to eliminate repetition AI summaries help you decide what to read in seconds Free plan available with no credit card required
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	29 +29 (up) since last check	32 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	24	9
Citation Flow (Majestic)	19	26
Referring domains (Majestic)	39	140

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