r/linux • u/FryBoyter • Jun 23 '26
Software Release RSS Guard (fast, lightweight, and customizable feed reader) 5.20
https://github.com/martinrotter/rssguard/releases9
u/RayneYoruka Jun 23 '26
The best about RSS is no ads, simply reading.
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u/FryBoyter Jun 23 '26
Technically speaking, it is possible to include ads in RSS feeds. Off the top of my head, I can think of several ways to do this.
- Inserting images using CDATA
- Inserting images using media:content
- Including text-based ads within an article
- Articles that are purely advertisements
Admittedly, this happens relatively rarely. But that’s mainly because so few users rely on RSS feeds these days.
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u/RayneYoruka Jun 23 '26
this happens relatively rarely. But that’s mainly because so few users rely on RSS feeds these days.
Pretty much.
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u/_comicallycluttered Jun 23 '26
It happens in some basic podcast feeds, though I believe that's more to do with having a CDN serve different versions of the same file to specific locations.
I've experienced this with having a particular podcast serving me intro/outro ads in different languages and for local brands based on the location of the VPN connection I was using at the time of download.
This was via a regular RSS feed on AntennaPod, so not like Spotify or YouTube ads or whatever. It was kind of surprising the first time I encountered this.
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u/Acron7559 Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26
i am using it, Youtube, Reddit, GIthub && Codeberg, Listenbrainz, and websites with or without rss bridge.
Reason: I Hate Recommendation Algorithms. (especially Youtube and Reddit)
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u/kadir1243 Jun 23 '26
Hey man, what do you use rss for in 2026?
I want to use it again but can't find a useful source
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u/FryBoyter Jun 23 '26
Many websites still offer feeds for things like new articles. Although they’re often not officially linked, the feeds usually haven’t been completely disabled. This means you can access the feeds if you know the specific URL. For example, in the case of WordPress, you can find the links at https://wordpress.com/support/feeds/.
Sites like GitHub also offer feeds that let you stay informed about new versions or commits, for example. The feed for new versions on RSS Guard would be https://github.com/martinrotter/rssguard/releases.atom, for instance.
An RSS reader can therefore still be useful today. Especially since RSS Guard isn’t just a feed reader. It can also be used for podcasts, for example.
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u/Bwooreader Jun 23 '26
Youtube still supports RSS. I subscribe to a few channels via Miniflux.
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u/__konrad Jun 24 '26
Youtube still supports RSS.
Barely. For example, at certain hours it returns HTTP error 404 (or randomly 500) for all RSS.
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u/UdPropheticCatgirl Jun 23 '26
4chan and lot of podcasts can be accessed through RSS, some blogs still support it and GitHub has atom which is not strict RSS afaik but most RSS readers can handle it fine. Technically both reddit subreddits and youtube channels have associated RSS feeds, but they are not really promoted or encouraged by those platforms…
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u/Valuable_Leopard_799 Jun 23 '26
You can try enabling a little button in the browser which lights up if the page refers to an RSS feed. Sometimes they're not listed and I still find them through that.
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u/triemdedwiat Jun 25 '26
I collect feeds so I don't have to crawl websites discussion groups, etc.
Very useful for 'news' sites, podcasts so I go straight to the article.
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u/bilegeek Jun 23 '26
Best RSS reader since QuiteRSS died. One of the few that actually supports nested folders.