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Good news. Firefox removed support for displaying feed XML in version 64 in Dec 2018. If Mozilla follows Chrome like normal it should be back soon. Being able

Good news. Firefox removed support for displaying feed XML in version 64 in Dec 2018. If Mozilla follows Chrome like normal it should be back soon. Being able to display feeds is a nice thing to have in a browser. But a dedicated native feed reader is almost always a better way to go. QuiteRSS handles large (1000+) feed lists well.

yakubin 4y ago
They serve different purposes. The viewer in the browser is only to preview what you're going to get if you subscribe without switching context to another application (most feeds I view I don't end up subscribing to). A feed reader is for subscribing and reading regularly. A shout-out to NetNewsWire from me. It's perfect.
- torstenvl 4y ago
  > A shout-out to NetNewsWire from me. It's perfect. It would be a lot more perfect if you could force it to push local state to the cloud when it syncs (or vice versa). Automagically applying heuristics doesn't always work so well. I really need to sit down one weekend and figure out how to make this work (by iterating through DB.sqlite3 and pushing the appropriate entries to Sync.sqlite3... I think...).
apostacy 4y ago
It was really disappointing that Firefox removed RSS support. I could understand Chrome was abandoning an essential open standard, as they are a for-profit company. But Mozilla doing it was senseless. The only thing that seems to reliably motivate Mozilla to change their browser is when Google adds a new feature, so I am confident that Firefox will get RSS support again.
butz 4y ago
I really miss RSS integration in Firefox. Now I have to dig in website source code to see if it has RSS feed or not. Hopefully after Chrome RSS reader will get some success, Mozilla might build RSS reader into Firefox too. It would be even more useful to sync RSS feeds using Firefox account between devices, like bookmarks.
- LinAGKar 4y ago
  I use the Livemarks extension just for finding feeds, even though I don't use it as my feed reader
- hammyhavoc 4y ago
  This is Mozilla we are talking about. Moh-zill-uh.
- Sithwuth 4y ago
  I use Guido Berhörster Feed Preview extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/feed-preview/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/feed-preview/
KronisLV 4y ago
> But a dedicated native feed reader is almost always a better way to go. Currently actually using Thunderbird for this, since I couldn't find standalone software that I actually liked (though RSS Guard felt close to what I was looking for https://github.com/martinrotter/rssguard https://github.com/martinrotter/rssguard) and I wasn't looking for an online reader for this, nor did I want browser integration (too many separate browser installs across multiple computers). Turns out that Thunderbird's built in functionality is pretty much sufficient and works nicely: https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/05/thunderbird-rss-feeds-guide-favorite-content-to-the-inbox/ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/05/thunderbird-rss-feeds-g... Essentially now I have a few folders next to my e-mail accounts and I can read them when I want, the usage mode being surprisingly similar to e-mails (e.g. ignoring an account or two until I feel like browsing them, vs the immediate notifications of instant messaging). Plus, the UI/UX is pretty much regular Thunderbird as well, so nothing new there - it's familiar and usable.
- hedora 4y ago
  Dumb question: Does it sync between your devices through IMAP or something? That'd be a killer feature for me.
  - LinAGKar 4y ago
    It does not, unfortunately. One of the main reason I left it.
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oliwarner 4y ago
Having a browser that gives you the choice is an essential first step. Without XSLT, Firefox displays an ugly XML view and offers no suggestion that the URL might serve any useful purpose. With XSLT (see mine below), you can make it much healthier, but you're then still the person trying to explain how to use RSS. Browsers used to form part of this protocol handling element. https://thepcspy.com/feeds/full.xml https://thepcspy.com/feeds/full.xml

yakubin 4y ago

They serve different purposes. The viewer in the browser is only to preview what you're going to get if you subscribe without switching context to another application (most feeds I view I don't end up subscribing to). A feed reader is for subscribing and reading regularly. A shout-out to NetNewsWire from me. It's perfect.

torstenvl 4y ago
> A shout-out to NetNewsWire from me. It's perfect. It would be a lot more perfect if you could force it to push local state to the cloud when it syncs (or vice versa). Automagically applying heuristics doesn't always work so well. I really need to sit down one weekend and figure out how to make this work (by iterating through DB.sqlite3 and pushing the appropriate entries to Sync.sqlite3... I think...).

apostacy 4y ago

It was really disappointing that Firefox removed RSS support. I could understand Chrome was abandoning an essential open standard, as they are a for-profit company. But Mozilla doing it was senseless. The only thing that seems to reliably motivate Mozilla to change their browser is when Google adds a new feature, so I am confident that Firefox will get RSS support again.

butz 4y ago

I really miss RSS integration in Firefox. Now I have to dig in website source code to see if it has RSS feed or not. Hopefully after Chrome RSS reader will get some success, Mozilla might build RSS reader into Firefox too. It would be even more useful to sync RSS feeds using Firefox account between devices, like bookmarks.

LinAGKar 4y ago
I use the Livemarks extension just for finding feeds, even though I don't use it as my feed reader
hammyhavoc 4y ago
This is Mozilla we are talking about. Moh-zill-uh.
Sithwuth 4y ago
I use Guido Berhörster Feed Preview extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/feed-preview/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/feed-preview/

KronisLV 4y ago

> But a dedicated native feed reader is almost always a better way to go. Currently actually using Thunderbird for this, since I couldn't find standalone software that I actually liked (though RSS Guard felt close to what I was looking for https://github.com/martinrotter/rssguard https://github.com/martinrotter/rssguard) and I wasn't looking for an online reader for this, nor did I want browser integration (too many separate browser installs across multiple computers). Turns out that Thunderbird's built in functionality is pretty much sufficient and works nicely: https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/05/thunderbird-rss-feeds-guide-favorite-content-to-the-inbox/ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/05/thunderbird-rss-feeds-g... Essentially now I have a few folders next to my e-mail accounts and I can read them when I want, the usage mode being surprisingly similar to e-mails (e.g. ignoring an account or two until I feel like browsing them, vs the immediate notifications of instant messaging). Plus, the UI/UX is pretty much regular Thunderbird as well, so nothing new there - it's familiar and usable.

hedora 4y ago
Dumb question: Does it sync between your devices through IMAP or something? That'd be a killer feature for me.
- LinAGKar 4y ago
  It does not, unfortunately. One of the main reason I left it.

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oliwarner 4y ago

Having a browser that gives you the choice is an essential first step. Without XSLT, Firefox displays an ugly XML view and offers no suggestion that the URL might serve any useful purpose. With XSLT (see mine below), you can make it much healthier, but you're then still the person trying to explain how to use RSS. Browsers used to form part of this protocol handling element. https://thepcspy.com/feeds/full.xml https://thepcspy.com/feeds/full.xml