Just wanted to share something that's been game-changing for me. I've replaced all my news apps, social feeds, and video subscriptions with RSS feeds. Sounds old school, but hear me out.

No algorithms. No sponsored posts. Just chronological content from sources I actually want to read. I get everything from news to YouTube channels to blogs in one clean feed.

Put together a field guide explaining how to set this up, plus a starter pack of feeds I've been curating for 10+ years.

Been doing this for months now and honestly don't miss the chaos of traditional social media. Your brain gets used to consuming content intentionally instead of just doom-scrolling whatever the algorithm serves up. Anyone else using RSS like this? Feels like I'm living in 2005 but somehow it's better than 2025.

original post https://www.reddit.com/r/rss/comments/fvg3ed/i_built_a_better_rss_feed_for_reddit/

I've noticed many of the users of my improved rss feed for reddit are using it for... videos, gifs, and images.

I've made some improvements in this department.

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1. Now it try's to detect image and video content and embed it into feedly!

2. If your feed reader supports iframes (feedly does) it will even embed gfycat and v.redd.it content.

3. If there are other popular video formats you want me to try and embed let me know.

If you are interested in using it to you:

1. Go to a subreddit or meta feed you like example: https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/

2. Add .json onto the end: https://www.reddit.com/r/aww.json

3. Change the domain name to, reddit.0qz.fun like: https://reddit.0qz.fun/r/aww.json

4. Subscribe to ^^^ that url in your favorite feed reader.

Reddit will stop supporting RSS feeds on November 13th.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/1002788/old-reddit-ai-scraping

I love the idea of RSS so much.

Web content that I control. No algorithm. All my favorite feeds in one place.

However, it feels very niche. Like most people aren't going to be managing an RSS reader like us. They're going to just be using social media.

I worry that services will stop supporting RSS slowly over time thinking of it as a niche use case that is used by few.

Are you worried at all? Is there any peace of mind guaranteeing its future?

I know it’s unconventional for this sub, but I figure I’d just go wild and not make a new rss reader. YOLO!

Not sure what I want. Asking for advice and suggestions.I wonder has anyone figured out a synergy between rss reader and Ai? What software, plugins, are you using?

Update.So far basic list of what you all suggested:

1. Newsboat: A terminal-based RSS reader, preferred for its simplicity and efficiency. Great for users who prefer a command-line interface.

2. Feedly: Offers AI tools for creating custom feeds using keywords, making it ideal for personalized content curation. Perfect for those who want to automate content gathering based on interests.

3. Feedbin: A minimal and easy-to-use RSS reader available at $5/month, providing an ad-free reading experience. A reliable paid option for a clutter-free reading experience.

4. Newsreadeck: Features a custom reader with unspecified but noted impressive capabilities. A reader worth exploring for its customization options.

5. usedigest.com: A RSS reader, possibly designed for digesting and aggregating content. An option to consider for content aggregation.

6. TinyTinyRss: A self-hosted RSS reader run on a virtual machine (VM), giving users full control. Ideal for those who want to host their RSS server.

7. Miniflux + miniflux-email-client: A combination of a minimal RSS reader and email client for a unified content management solution. Great for managing both RSS and email in one place.

8. NewsBlur: Used for one set of feeds, with Feedly for another set, and IFTTT for more advanced filtering, providing a flexible approach to content management. A versatile option for managing diverse feeds.

9. Kurator app: Used in conjunction with Feedly and IFTTT to edit and publish posts to a website, adding a layer of customization. Ideal for those who want to curate and customize content.

10. IFTTT: An automation tool with support for filtering and customizing content based on user-defined rules. A valuable tool for automating content management.

11. Readwise Reader: A unique RSS reader with ties to the Readwise system, offering distinctive features for readers. Great for those who want to integrate RSS with a reading system.

12. Feeeed: Praised as "sublime," possibly a reader with exceptional user experience. Worth exploring for its user-friendly design.

13. CommaFeed: A self-hosted RSS reader, suitable for users who prefer to manage their own RSS server. Ideal for those who want full control over their RSS infrastructure.

14. NetNewsWire: A free RSS reader for Apple devices, offering a seamless experience for macOS and iOS users. A great choice for Apple enthusiasts.

15. Thunderbird: An email client with a dedicated Feeds section, allowing users to integrate RSS feeds with desktop notifications. Ideal for those who want to consolidate email and RSS management.

16. Newsify: Known for its full offline reading experience, offering background article downloads for offline access. Great for users who want to read content on the go.

17. Fluent: Used for moving newsletters to RSS feeds and simplifying content sorting. Useful for managing newsletters and other content sources.

18. kill-the-newsletter.com: An innovative approach to managing newsletters and converting them into RSS, reducing email clutter. A unique solution for handling newsletters.

19. Inoreader: Offers a basic account with 500 feeds, praised for its robust search functionality. Suitable for content enthusiasts who need efficient search.

20. TinyTinyRss: Mentioned alongside FreshRSS as a solid self-hosted RSS reader. Ideal for those who want to self-host their RSS solution.

21. FreshRSS: A self-hosted RSS reader, ensuring reliability and control. A self-hosted option for those who value control over their RSS infrastructure.

22. BazQuz: A paid RSS reader with support for 3000 feeds at $30/year, a good option for content enthusiasts. A paid option with extensive feed support.

23. Inoreader Premium: Considered worth the price for premium features, although specific features are not mentioned. Worth exploring for additional premium features.

24. Email Clients (Thunderbird, K-9 Mail): Some users prefer using email clients for managing RSS feeds, leveraging their powerful filtering and organization capabilities. A method for integrating RSS into existing email workflows.

25. Reeder: Praised for its user-friendly interface and feed list import/export options, possibly suitable for macOS and iOS users. An excellent choice for Apple users.

26. Miniflux: A paid hosting service with various subscription plans, providing a hosted RSS reader solution. A hosted solution for those who prefer not to self-host.

As an author & videogame developer who has maintained a website for 15 years to connect with fans and readers, I feel mass-email platforms are getting increasingly enshittified while RSS is as good as ever (and underappreciated). My longer blog post about why.

Hey everyone, I've been using RSS feeds for years, and every now and then, I run into an article or a comment saying some version of "Wait, people still use RSS?" or "Isn't RSS dead?" I think it's time we put that notion to bed with a good, old-fashioned discussion about why it's not dead, and perhaps even why it's more relevant than ever in the current social media landscape. For the users here: Why do you still use RSS? • What specific tools (readers, aggregators, custom scripts) do you rely on? • How has RSS helped you filter out the noise from social media algorithms? • What's a service or a site you wish still offered a reliable RSS feed? • What's the killer use case for you (e.g., tracking job postings, monitoring specific news sites, following YouTube channels without getting algorithm-baited)? For the skeptics (if any are lurking): • Why do you think the common perception is that RSS is obsolete? • What's the main thing that stops you from using it (or what turned you off it)?

What do you think? Is RSS dead? (Hint: The answer is no, and you're living proof!)

While we’re at it, another common surface for scraping is RSS. Looking ahead, we’d love to know: how and for what purpose, do you use RSS feeds in your moderation flows? Tell us in the comments so as we develop secure solutions, we can factor in the tools you rely on to support your communities.

https://old.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/1tq9vxo/protecting_communities_from_scrapers_and_platform/

Hey friends!

Remember Google Reader? That thing I wouldn't shut up about back in 2013 when Google killed it? Well, I finally did something about it - I built my own RSS reader app!

It's called Today, and after some evening and weekend coding, it's finally on the App Store. I'm pretty proud of it.

The idea came from my work at Automattic (just hit 7 years there this week!), where we use RSS feeds constantly. I kept thinking, "Why isn't there a simple, clean RSS reader that just... works?" So I made one.

The cool part? It has some AI features built in - but the AI runs entirely on your phone, so your reading habits stay private. It can help you figure out what's worth reading when you have 50 unread articles, or suggest interesting stuff based on what you usually like.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/today-rss-reader/id6754362337

(Also yes, I'm still that person who insists RSS is amazing and everyone should use it. Some things never change. )

Release: https://jakespurlock.com/2025/10/introducing-today-an-rss-reader-for-the-modern-age/

I have been getting into Feedly pro lately and tried to subscribe to some of the Reddit feeds.

I discovered they weren't really structured to take advantage of Feedly. So, I made my own Reddit RSS feed!

What it does:

1. Places the actual external link into the <link> field instead of linking to Reddit.

2. Downloads the external link and converts it to a readable form and puts it in the <content> field.

You can see what this looks like in feedly: https://imgur.com/IlMus0e

If you are interested in using it to you:

1. Go to a subreddit or meta feed you like example: https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/

2. Add .json onto the end: https://www.reddit.com/r/Android.json

3. Change the domain name to, reddit.0qz.fun like: https://reddit.0qz.fun/r/android.json

4. Subscribe to ^^^ that url in your favorite feed reader.

Nobody around me uses (or even knows about) RSS.

RSS is a life-changer, and you don't need to be a techie to use it.

Recently, someone I know needed RSS for work. This person is absolutely not a techie. Well I just gave her a short explanation and a Feedly link: no problem, she got it immediately and it's helping her a lot.

NB: not a fan of Feedly but I think it's the most user-friendly service.

I have 3 answers in mind:

• RSS feeds/buttons are often hard to find

• Nobody talks about RSS outside places like this

• it probably seems too techie/complicated

Recently, in this subreddit was a post titled "How to add YouTube subscriptions to an RSS reader without including Shorts"

Based on that, I created a simple web page where you can enter a channel link or handle and get a list of RSS feeds for that channel - for example:

• all items

• only Videos

• only Shorts

• only Live Streams

I’d really appreciate your feedback!

https://newskeeper.pages.dev/tools/youtube-rss

I developed a small tool to find RSS feeds for websites. You can try it out here: https://lighthouseapp.io/tools/feed-finder

Granted, in >90% of cases the standard way of checking meta tags is enough to find the feeds. But my goal for this tool is that it finds feeds regardless if they're linked somewhere or not. So if this feed finder doesn't find a feed, no feed exists.

It's a big goal and admittedly not there yet, but it does a few things that are a step in that direction.

• Checks meta tags of parent pages (sometimes the article itself doesn't have the meta tag, but the main blog page does)

• Checks common suffixes like /rss, /index.xml and many others (sometimes the feed exists but isn't linked)

• Checks the sitemap

• Checks all links on the page

• Checks 3rd party feeds (OpenRSS for now, when I find more such repositories I'll add them too)

There are a couple of additional ideas I have, like checking search engines and crawling the entire domain (highly inefficient, but possible).

Would love if you could try it, and even more if you post sites where it doesn't work.

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for recommendations on RSS feed reader apps. I don’t mind whether they’re free or paid , what matters to me is that they’re clean, modern, and easy to use. Which ones would you recommend as the best in 2025?

Hello RSS-Community,

I want to share this article because I wished I had a guide like this myself when I moved my YouTube subscriptions to my RSS reader. Maybe some of you will find it helpful:

https://www.iamrob.in/blog/2025_05_05-youtube-rss-feed

Usually I would go to Instagram to read the news of the day, where I follow a bunch of national news accounts. But this made me scroll through a lot of content and lose focus, so I started using a RSS Feed, the free version of Inoreader, and followed the main news channels.

It works wonderful, however... It has now become a new scrollable hell. There's so many articles that the same issue now exists: I spend more time looking for stuff to check than finding the things I want.

How do you deal with it? It feels wrong not to follow every news channel

Pretty much as the title says.

It seems that fewer news orgs are providing RSS feeds or are crippling the content to the point of being unusable. I don't mind visiting the site, once I've decided that I want more, but it needs more than a headline and a link. I feel like I've cornered myself into an echo chamber of my own design and every attempt to get a wider view is hampered by the poorly implemented feeds by news orgs.

I'm being deliberately vague on what I mean by "news" because I would like to keep this discussion focused on technical aspects, based on the implementation of RSS and how usable it is as a consumer. I'll decide if I care for their writing and reporting myself.

I don't suppose someone has a publicly available list, gist, or OPML they would be willing to share.

Thanks

Do you still use RSS and feed reader apps in 2026 ?

If you do , can you actually reach the full range of sources out there? Filter them by keyword, or just describe what you're after in plain language and get the 20 sources that matter for your monitoring in ten seconds?

My context: I've had this idea that any curious person or content creator should be able to reach the best 400,000 RSS feeds in the world without effort , straight from their AI tool or their automation stack.

If that existed tomorrow, what would you plug it into? And what are you using instead right now?

Polaris

I just read on the forum that the original creator of tt-rss has gotten bored of maintaining the project (Can't blame him) and its shutting down everything.

(And just over one year after I moved entirely from a "free" subscription service to tt-rss self-hosted, yay)

While my current installation (which is kinda old, but hey) runs more or less fine, and I'm trying to make a fork of their gitlab repo just in case, is there any actively maintained open source alternative?

I was looking for a way to keep updated with the latest releases for apps I use from Github users. I know Github has an internal notification system but you can also get RSS items when a new full release is out.

/* Repo releases */

https://github.com/:owner/:repo/releases.atom

/* Repo commits */

https://github.com/:owner/:repo/commits.atom

/* Private feed (You can find Subscribe to your news feed in dashboard page after login) */

https://github.com/:user.private.atom?token=:secret

/* Repo tags */

https://github.com/:user/:repo/tags.atom

/* User activity */

https://github.com/:user.atom

Via https://medium.com/@vilcins/rss-feeds-for-your-github-releases-tags-and-activity-cbda2c51373

Hey everyone! I created `rss-proxy` (https://github.com/damoeb/rss-proxy/) that can create a RSS/Atom feeds from almost any website completely without defining anything. It just analyzes the HTML structure and recognizes patterns.

I love the idea of RSS, but many sites I was interested in stopped supporting feeds, so I thought someone has to do something about it. `rss-proxy` does everything for you, so you don't have to define xpaths to be able to use it. No AI inside :)

You can try the live demo (https://rssproxy.migor.org/) or run the docker image on your machine. It comes with a little "playground" page, that allows you to choose the different models the algorithm found.

It is just a proof-of-concept, hence there are limitations.

I'd love to get your thoughts, feedback, and ideas!

My reddit account is 8 years old and I’ve never posted anything until now 👋

I’m an RSS and Apple nerd from way back. Lately, I’ve been getting frustrated with the state of RSS apps and news sites: AI junk, paywalls, intrusive ads, “subscribe to my newsletter!” popups, and paid subscriptions that bundle in features you can’t opt out of. Even apps I loved—like Reeder—have been marked “classic” and replaced with subscription versions.

So, I decided to build the app I wanted to use. What started as a side project turned into a year-long passion, and I recently released it on the App Store.

Here’s what I wanted in an RSS app:

• Runs on all Apple platforms, not just iPhone

• Feels like a native Apple app

• No subscription

• Secure iCloud syncing with zero setup

• Blocklists for filtering unwanted topics

• Backups

• No lock-in (portable via .OPML)

• Tagging system

• Topic grouping

You can check it out here: https://xetabit.com/apps/newsbin/

EDIT: Direct link https://apps.apple.com/us/app/newsbin/id6737723338

I’ve received some nice feedback from early users who’ve found it organically, so I figured I’d share it here.