About RSS Feed Reader

Our Mission

RSS Feed Reader was created with a simple mission: to give people back control over their online reading experience. In an era dominated by algorithmic feeds, targeted advertising, and data harvesting, we believe there's still room for the open web—where you decide what content matters to you.

We built this tool because we were frustrated with the current state of news consumption. Social media platforms decide what you see based on engagement metrics, not relevance. News aggregators track your every click. Cloud-based RSS readers require accounts and store your data on their servers. We wanted something different.

Why Local-First?

The "local-first" approach means your data never leaves your device. When you add a feed or read an article, that information is stored directly in your browser's IndexedDB—a powerful, built-in database that requires no server connection.

This architectural choice provides several benefits:

  • Privacy: Your reading habits, subscriptions, and preferences are never transmitted to any server. We literally can't see what you're reading.
  • Speed: No network requests to fetch your feed list or article history means instant load times.
  • Offline Access: Once articles are fetched, they're available even without internet.
  • No Account Required: Just open the site and start using it. No signup, no email, no password.

How It Works

RSS Feed Reader uses modern web technologies to deliver a native-app-like experience in your browser:

  • IndexedDB via Dexie.js: A robust local database stores all your feeds and articles.
  • Serverless Proxy: To fetch RSS feeds (which have CORS restrictions), we use a minimal Vercel serverless function that simply proxies the request. This proxy doesn't log or store any data.
  • Auto-Discovery: When you enter a website URL, our system automatically finds the RSS feed by parsing the page's HTML for feed links.
  • OPML Support: Import and export your feed subscriptions using the industry-standard OPML format.

Open Source Spirit

RSS Feed Reader is built with transparency in mind. We use only essential, well-audited open-source libraries:

  • Dexie.js: IndexedDB wrapper for reliable local storage
  • DOMPurify: HTML sanitization to prevent XSS attacks in feed content
  • date-fns: Lightweight date formatting

No tracking scripts, no analytics, no third-party cookies. Just a clean, fast RSS reader.

The Future of RSS

RSS isn't dead—it's more relevant than ever. As people grow tired of algorithmic manipulation and seek alternatives to ad-driven platforms, RSS offers a proven, decentralized solution. Every major website still publishes RSS feeds, from The New York Times to individual blogs.

We're committed to keeping RSS Feed Reader free, fast, and private. Try our free RSS reader tool and take back control of your reading experience.