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Does anyone have a good RSS feed reader for Firefox? I don't need to be able to read the actual feed in the reader, I just want a list that'll notify me when a

by Nition 9y ago

Does anyone have a good RSS feed reader for Firefox? I don't need to be able to read the actual feed in the reader, I just want a list that'll notify me when a blog I've subscribed to has a new post. "Feeder"[1] looks like exactly what I want, but the requested permissions list is insane. Are there any that don't request to "Access [my] data on all websites"? I've tried a bunch and they all seem to - I guess so they can detect RSS links in web pages? I know Firefox has the built-in Live Bookmarks thing, but it doesn't give a notification when there's a new post to read. [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/feeder https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/feeder

felixgallo 9y ago
Rss files live on the websites' servers just like the HTML files do. All feed readers will need access to data on all websites (it's not your data, it's the websites' data).
juststeve 9y ago
thunderbird?
contravariant 9y ago
There were a couple that used firefox's native live-bookmarks system to register new feeds but I think that was killed off along with the old extension system. Now they can't handle RSS feeds natively so they need to access webpages to be able to register RSS links. Guess it shows how sacrificing usability for security doesn't necessarily lead to more security. I'm currently using Brief, and have been using it for quite some time. Still haven't found an alternative I liked. And I guess with the live-bookmarks dead it's harder than ever to switch. I might give Feeder a try.
- severine 9y ago
  That's the 2nd reference to some trouble with Firefox and RSS or live-bookmarks. I use both a reader extension (Feedbro) and the native live-bookmarks, in Nightly (60.0b10-32bits) and haven't noticed anything. Anyone can clarify?
severine 9y ago
Feedbro is really good: https://nodetics.com/feedbro/ https://nodetics.com/feedbro/ Not affiliated, just a user.

by Nition 9y ago

felixgallo 9y ago

Rss files live on the websites' servers just like the HTML files do. All feed readers will need access to data on all websites (it's not your data, it's the websites' data).

juststeve 9y ago

thunderbird?

contravariant 9y ago

There were a couple that used firefox's native live-bookmarks system to register new feeds but I think that was killed off along with the old extension system. Now they can't handle RSS feeds natively so they need to access webpages to be able to register RSS links. Guess it shows how sacrificing usability for security doesn't necessarily lead to more security. I'm currently using Brief, and have been using it for quite some time. Still haven't found an alternative I liked. And I guess with the live-bookmarks dead it's harder than ever to switch. I might give Feeder a try.

severine 9y ago
That's the 2nd reference to some trouble with Firefox and RSS or live-bookmarks. I use both a reader extension (Feedbro) and the native live-bookmarks, in Nightly (60.0b10-32bits) and haven't noticed anything. Anyone can clarify?

severine 9y ago

Feedbro is really good: https://nodetics.com/feedbro/ https://nodetics.com/feedbro/ Not affiliated, just a user.