Yes, the rumors are true. Starting July 1, 2013, Google will shut down its reader service, giving us dedicated users around three months to find an alternative.

Many of you might be saying to yourselves, “But I use Google Reader every day. Why would Google do such a thing?”

According to Google, usage for the application has been declining; therefore, it wants to move forward with its strategy to focus on fewer products that could have more impact. So just a little over eight years since its launch, this Google product will come to an end.

But many dedicated users aren’t letting Reader go without a fight.

One New York lawyer started a campaign on Change.org to save this service. As of yesterday morning, it’s gotten over 100,000 signatures. But it doesn’t seem like Google will budge on its decision to shut down the service.

In a few months, if you haven’t switched your RSS feeds to a different platform, your morning routine (and all your years of creating a robust directory of the best readings on the web) will vanish.

What’s a Google Reader lover to do?

While many people (including myself) may be feeling at a loss, there is a way to keep your hard work intact. Say goodbye to Google Reader and hello to these four services that will give you the chance to save your RSS feeds with just a few clicks.

1. Feedly

Feedly is quickly becoming the popular choice for many Google Reader users.

In fact, just two days after Google’s announcement to shut down Reader, Feedly racked up 500,000 new users. This curation tool has some power which makes it no surprise that many people have converted.

Making it easy for you, Feedly is working on a project which is basically a clone of Reader’s API. This will allow users a seamless transition once Reader goes dark. But that’s not all. The service is mobile friendly, you can sync it across all your devices, and you can share articles on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Evernote, Pinterest or LinkedIn. Oh, and its interface is pretty sleek. This is definitely a forerunner as a Google Reader alternative.

2. The Old Reader

The Old Reader is the most Google Reader-like of the alternatives. Just log in via Google or Facebook to see what I mean.

This reader was built as a replacement for Google Reader, and it feels that way. It’s super simple to use as it lets you import your Google Reader feed—although, be ready to wait. A lot of people are choosing this as their alternative as well. I had to wait a few days to even be able to import my feeds, and now that I have, there are more than 47,000 users in the import queue ahead of me. If you’re willing to wait and don’t want any additional features in your Reader experience, this is probably a good fit for you.

3. NewsBlur

NewsBlur’s interface is similar to Google Reader’s but gives you some cool extras that may excite you to make the switch.

One example is that it allows you to read articles in three ways: as they show up on their respective sites, as they’re presented in their RSS feeds, or in a text-only format to get rid of the images. There is a free version of NewsBlur, but it limits you to 12 sites and shows only 10 stories at a time. You can get the premium account for more features, but that all depends on whether you want to shell out some cash.

4. Pulse

Of this list, Pulse is the most different from the original Google Reader.

Its user interface is much more visual, as it uses a tiled approach (kind of like Pinterest). The coolest part? It has its own news filtering algorithm to push stories it thinks you’ll find interesting to the top. Unfortunately, Pulse doesn’t let you import your Google Reader RSS feeds (sigh). It does have a web app and mobile app, which may make up for the lack of importing services. It also allows you to break sites into categories for easier searching and filtering. If you’re looking for change, Pulse is definitely a choice to experiment with.

Saying goodbye is hard to do.

But look on the bright side: There are a lot of tools to switch to (and that are pretty cool).

Have you moved your feeds to another platform?

Bonus: Here’s a list of 40 alternatives to Google Reader in case none of the options above sparked your fancy—and if anything, it’s a cool resource to bookmark.

This post originally appeared on Engage.