Put simply, I organize all the web content I subscribe to in Thunderbird the same way I organize my email. If you already use Thunderbird as your main email client, you know how powerful it is. It all clicked for me when I realized how intuitive it was treating news content just like email. Why You’ll Love The Thunderbird + RSS Combo

Shameless plug: You can read this Thunderbird blog in Thunderbird!.It’s easy to move your RSS feed subscriptions to other desktop and mobile apps.All podcasts (except Spotify exclusives) use RSS feeds.Bypass algorithms, intrusive ads and privacy-invading trackers.Organize your favorite content into categories, tags, folders and sub-folders just like your email.(Especially useful for sites that don’t update regularly.) Stay on top of updates from your favorite sites without needing to subscribe to newsletters or remembering to manually check in.You don’t have to track down the news.Here are a few compelling reasons for using RSS feeds to consume your favorite web content: Want to learn more about RSS feeds? Read this great explainer.

Here’s what a raw RSS feed looks likeĪdding that resulting URL (for example ) to RSS-compatible software like Thunderbird gives you an always-updating, free subscription to that content.Īnd RSS supports more than text: it’s also built for images, audio and video “enclosures.” (As a Thunderbird user, just think of them as attachments!) This is done through an auto-generated XML file that feed readers (and software like Thunderbird) transform back into a tidy, human-readable format. RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication.” It’s a web technology that regularly monitors web pages for frequently updated content, and then delivers that content outside of the web page in a universal, computer-readable format. But if you’re hearing about RSS for the first time, here’s a brief description since it’s not exactly a household name. Skip ahead if you’re old-school and already know this.

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