Digg Reader gets Mark as Unread, View Unread Only options

Digg had previously confirmed that it would be introducing a slew of new features to its Reader service in the coming weeks, including a Mark as Unread button.

The Mark as Unread button and two additional features – View Unread Only and the ability to export one’s subscriptions – have now made it to the Digg Reader. If they choose to, users can browse through their unread items only. All they have to do is click on the All Items option in the top right corner (see below) and then select Unread Only.

The new features at a glance

Additionally, they can mark read items as unread by clicking on the button at the bottom of the item or by using the keyboard shortcut “m”. Digg Reader users can also download their subscriptions as an OPML file now by going to the Settings page and clicking on Export.

Earlier this month, Digg Reader users got the ability to view unread counts for feeds and folders. At the time of making the Reader fully accessible to the public, Digg had said that their feed count had grown from over 3.3 million feeds to roughly 4.5 million feeds. There are over 7.7 million feeds on Digg Reader now.

Digg Reader has content from publishers in 25 categories and sources that have been recommended by Digg’s editors. Digg promises that those used to Google Reader will find themselves at home – at least as far as keyboard shortcuts are concerned; for instance, j and k to move between articles, s to save, d to Digg and v to view URL.