changedetection.io can be your new favourite RSS reader!

🎉 Fall in Love with RSS Feeds Again!

Remember when RSS was the best way to stay updated on everything you cared about? It's back, and it's better than ever with changedetection.io's RSS Reader Mode!

RSS Reader Mode transforms messy RSS/Atom feeds (with CDATA tags, escaped entities, and XML markup) into clean, readable text that's perfect for both reading and change detection.

How to Enable 'RSS Reader Mode'

1. Go to Settings
2. Check the "RSS READER MODE" checkbox
3. Save!

That's it! All your RSS page watches are now clean and beautiful text, you can easily use any of the existing filters such as word triggers, detection of new content and more

Why changedetection.io is Your New Favorite RSS Reader

🕐 Never Miss Anything Again

Unlike traditional RSS readers that only show current items, changedetection.io archives every version of your feeds. That article that was published and then removed? You still have it. Content that got updated? You can see both versions.

🔍 See Exactly What Changed

This is the magic moment. changedetection.io shows you a beautiful diff view highlighting:

• New articles that appeared
• Updated content in existing articles
• Changed publication dates
• Modified descriptions

You'll never wonder "wait, was that article here yesterday?" again.

🎯 Powerful Filtering That Traditional RSS Readers Can't Do

Traditional RSS readers like Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, and FreshRSS just show you everything in a feed. changedetection.io lets you apply powerful filters:

• Trigger text - Only get notified when specific keywords appear (e.g., "Python", "security vulnerability", "50% off")
• Extract text - Pull out just the parts you care about using regex
• Remove duplicate lines - Clean up noisy feeds automatically
• Only trigger on unique lines - Get alerted only when something appears that's never been in the feed's entire history
• Ignore text - Filter out content you don't want to see

Example: Follow a general tech news RSS feed, but only get notified about articles mentioning "machine learning" or "AI". Or watch a deals feed and only track items with "RTX 4090" in them. Traditional RSS readers can't do this!

📚 Your Personal RSS Archive

Every check creates a snapshot. Go back in time and see what your feeds looked like last week, last month, or last year. Perfect for:

• Research and content tracking
• Monitoring how news stories develop
• Keeping records of announcements
• Never losing important content

Inspiring Ways to Use RSS Reader Mode

🔒 Security Professional

Monitor security advisory RSS feeds (Ubuntu Security Notices, CVE feeds, vendor bulletins) and see exactly when new vulnerabilities are published. Use trigger text filters to only get alerted for CVEs affecting your stack (e.g., "CVE" + "PostgreSQL"). Compare versions to catch updates to advisories.

Bonus: Enable Discord notifications to get instant alerts with colored diffs showing new CVEs!

📰 News Junkie

Follow your favorite blogs, news sites, and podcasts via RSS. Use trigger text to only get notified about topics you care about. See when articles get updated or corrected (journalists love doing stealth edits!). Track breaking news as it develops with full version history.

Example: Subscribe to a general news feed but only get alerts for articles mentioning "climate change" or "renewable energy".

Bonus: Send important articles to your Kindle via email notifications!

🚀 Product Manager

Watch release RSS feeds from GitHub, competitor blogs, and industry news. Use unique lines only filter to get notified only when genuinely new announcements appear. Track exactly when new versions are announced. Compare release notes across versions.

Bonus: Send updates to your Teams channel so the whole team stays in sync!

🎯 Content Creator

Monitor content in your niche and track trending topics. Use trigger text filters to only see content relevant to your specialty. See when competitors publish (and what they publish). Build an inspiration archive with full history.

Example: Watch 20 marketing blogs but only get notified about posts mentioning "SEO" or "content strategy".

Bonus: Get email digests of new content while you sleep!

📚 Researcher

Follow academic journals, preprint servers, and research blogs. Use trigger text to filter for your specific research area. Archive every publication announcement permanently. Use extract text with regex to pull out just author names or paper titles.

Bonus: Use webhooks to integrate with your research management tools!

🛍️ Deal Hunter

Subscribe to deal RSS feeds (Slickdeals, TechBargains, etc.) but use trigger text to only get notified about products you're interested in. Use remove duplicate lines to clean up spammy feeds. Never miss a deal on exactly what you want!

Example: Watch multiple deal feeds but only get alerts for "Nintendo Switch" or "Steam Deck".

🏠 RSS Enthusiast

Just love RSS and want a better reader? changedetection.io gives you:

• Clean, readable formatting
• Permanent archival of all content
• Version comparison and history
• Beautiful diff views
• Powerful filtering that Feedly, Inoreader, and others can't match
• Optional notifications to 90+ services

It's the RSS reader you've always wanted.

Notifications are Optional (But Amazing!)

Want notifications when feeds update? Connect to 90+ services including:

• Discord - Beautiful colored embeds showing diffs
• Email - Gmail, Office365, any SMTP
• Slack - Post updates to channels
• Telegram - Mobile push notifications
• Webhooks - Integrate with anything

• And 85+ more!

   

Getting Started

1. Enable RSS Reader Mode in Settings
2. Add an RSS feed URL as a new watch
3. Set how often to check (every hour? every day?)
4. Optional: Add filters (trigger text, extract text, etc.)
5. Click the watch to read clean, beautiful content
6. Click "Diff" to see exactly what changed
7. Optional: Add notifications if you want alerts

Welcome Home, RSS Lover

RSS never died—it just needed the right tools. With RSS Reader Mode, changedetection.io gives you:

• ✨ Clean, beautiful formatting
• ✨ Complete version history
• ✨ Powerful diff/history views
• ✨ Permanent archival
• ✨ Intelligent filtering (trigger text, extract, dedupe, unique lines)
• ✨ Optional notifications to 90+ services

This isn't just an RSS reader. It's an RSS superpower.

Traditional RSS readers like Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, and FreshRSS show you feeds. changedetection.io shows you feeds and their history, with powerful filtering that lets you focus on exactly what matters. You can see what changed, when it changed, filter for specific content, and never lose anything again.

RSS is back. And with changedetection.io, it's better than ever.

Give it a try today. Enable RSS Reader Mode, add your favorite feeds, apply some filters, and fall in love with RSS all over again! 🚀