---
title: Good Bye Google Reader. May You Rest In Peace
date: 2013-07-02 16:10:50
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2013/07/02/good-bye-google-reader-may-you-rest-in-peace/
author: Lester Chan
excerpt: "Google Reader has officially gone offline, following its shutdown announcement on 14th March 2013. Farewell, Google Reader, may you rest in peace. I'll be moving on to Feedly, which seems the most natural successor for managing all my RSS feeds."
categories:
  - Web
tags:
  - Feedly
  - Google Reader
  - RIP
---

Google Reader has been officially taken offline since it’s [shut down announcement was made on the 14th March 2013](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2013/03/14/google-shutting-down-google-reader/).

Farewell Google Reader! May you rest in peace. I will be moving on to [Feedly](https://feedly.com/).

> Thank you for stopping by.  
>   
> Google Reader has been discontinued. We want to thank all our loyal fans. We understand you may not agree with this decision, but we hope you’ll come to love these alternatives as much as you loved Reader.  
>   
> Sincerely,  
> The Google Reader team

[![Google Reader](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3780/9188787107_4cf8915e1a_c.jpg "Google Reader")](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3780/9188787107_d3c047c881_o.png "Google Reader")

[![Google Reader Trends](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3699/9191581970_8baa1470bd_c.jpg "Google Reader Trends")](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3699/9191581970_ced3f258ed_o.png "Google Reader Trends")

[![RIP Google Reader](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3705/9191581980_c191080f5c_c.jpg "RIP Google Reader")](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3705/9191581980_2175de257c_o.png "RIP Google Reader")

[![Feedly](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7452/9188845021_9362faef7c_c.jpg "Feedly")](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7452/9188845021_e25d06b080_o.png "Feedly")