What RSS Tools, Services, and Integrations Are Covered on ALL-about-RSS?
ALL-about-RSS (rss.tips) is a curated directory of RSS-related software, services, communities, and tutorials. It covers the full RSS ecosystem: feed specifications and validators, readers across every platform, self-hosted servers and backend tools, bots and integrations for messaging and social platforms, and an interactive node chart that maps how readers, tools, and services connect to one another. It is explicitly not an "Awesome list" — the site states that any service or tool that functions well and is maintained well can be listed, with no particular order.
What the directory covers
The site organizes its content into several broad areas, based on its own section headings:
- What is RSS — introductory explanations in image, video, and webpage form (English and Chinese).
- Web Feed Specifications or Extensions — specifications, specification converters, a specification comparison tool, RSS extensions, and an RSS feed validator.
- RSS Readers — broken down by platform and hosting model (see below).
- RSS Readers/Tools/Services Connections — an interactive node chart demonstrating how these pieces link together.
- Services that support RSS — including RSSHub, TTRSS, FreshRSS, RSS-Bridge, and Full-Text RSS.
- RSS bots — for Telegram, QQ, WeChat, Mastodon, and Matrix.
- Other resources — free servers, customized themes for RSS readers, and other lists that collect RSS things.
RSS readers, by category
The reader section is the largest part of the list, and it is split by how and where you run the reader:
| Category | What it means |
|---|---|
| Apps | Standalone reader applications |
| WeChat Mini Apps | Readers delivered inside WeChat |
| Hosted Readers | Readers run by a third party for you |
| Self Hosted Readers | Readers you deploy and run yourself |
| RSS Reader in Email System | Reading feeds through your email client |
| Terminal-based / programmable RSS Readers | Command-line or scriptable readers |
| RSS services powered by utilizing GitHub | Feed services built on GitHub |
| RSS services powered by utilizing Notion | Feed services built on Notion |
| RSS services powered by utilizing Obsidian | Feed services built on Obsidian |
| Players | Media/player-oriented feed tools |
| Server / Backend | The server software behind a reader |
| Smart Watch Apps | Readers for smartwatches |
| Other Apps | Readers that don't fit the categories above |
| TestFlight / Early Access | Readers in beta or pre-release |
This structure matters if you are choosing a reader: the same feed can be consumed through a hosted service, a self-hosted server, an email client, or a terminal program, and the list separates those paths rather than ranking them against each other.
The interactive node chart
The section "RSS Readers/Tools/Services Connections Demonstrated by An Interactive Node Chart" is the part of the site that answers a different question than a plain tool list: not what exists, but what connects to what. A node chart of this kind typically shows which readers can talk to which backends, which services feed into which tools, and where integrations bridge otherwise separate products. If your question is "can this reader work with that server" or "what sits between these two services," the node chart is the section to open first.
Services that support RSS
The list names several backend and bridging services under "Services that support RSS":
- RSSHub — generates feeds for sites that don't provide them.
- TTRSS (Tiny Tiny RSS) — a self-hosted feed reader/server.
- FreshRSS — a self-hosted feed aggregator.
- RSS-Bridge — generates feeds for sites without one.
- Full-Text RSS — extracts full article text from partial feeds.
Alongside these, the site also lists free servers, customized themes for RSS readers, and other lists that collect RSS things, so the section functions as both a tool index and a pointer to further directories.
Bots and platform integrations
The bot section covers RSS delivery into messaging and social platforms:
- Telegram — including Telegram RSS bots and a bot for RSS屋, described as a full-article extractor service.
- QQ — via a 酷Q plugin.
- Mastodon
- Matrix
These entries are about pushing feed content into a chat or social timeline rather than reading it in a dedicated reader, which is a different workflow from the reader categories above.
How to read the list's annotations
ALL-about-RSS marks each entry with icons that tell you what you are getting before you click. According to the site's own icon key:
- Open-source software, with a link to its repository if one exists.
- Totally free web service, with a link to its official webpage.
- Platform availability for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS/iPadOS, Android, and Chrome/Firefox extensions, each with a link to the relevant store or download page.
- Markers for podcast episodes, videos/vlogs, and AI-integrated tools.
- Superscript numbers link an entry to the Telegram channel @AboutRSS post that introduced it; superscripts starting with "t" are Twitter links.
The site notes that its contents are mainly organized around posts in the Telegram channel @AboutRSS (in Chinese) and were inspired by Awesome lists and archived Telegram channel posts.
What the list does not tell you
The directory is a catalog, not a review site: it states that any well-functioning, well-maintained tool can be listed and that entries appear in no particular order. It does not rank readers, compare them on the same criteria, or state pricing for the tools it lists — the only pricing-related signal in the site's own metadata is the word "subscription," with no pricing pages or payment platforms linked. Treat the list as a starting point for finding candidates, then check each tool's own page for cost, platform support, and maintenance status.