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Kill the Newsletter

Ranked 2 of 3 feed generators by recommenders

Turns email newsletters into RSS feeds so you can read them in an RSS reader instead of your inbox. No critical comments were recorded.

Turns email newsletters into RSS feeds so you can read them in an RSS reader instead of your inbox. No critical comments were recorded.

6 people gave an opinion

recommend it
6
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 5 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: recommended
  8. June 2026: recommended
  9. July 2026: recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Turns email newsletters into RSS feeds

    “I use https://kill-the-newsletter.com/ to put them in my rss though.”

    Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Substack writers, you need a website”

    “You can use https://kill-the-newsletter.com/ to turn it into RSS”

    Comment from 17 Jan 2026 in “After 25 years, Wikipedia has proved that news doesn't need to look like news”

    “Given that FS does not offer a feed (boo!) I recommend using”

    Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “Should I unsubscribe from Shane Parrish's AI-generated newsletter?”

Other feed generators people recommend

The two most recommended other feed generators, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Kill the Newsletter compared with 2 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
hnrss130100%7—Approved
Kill the NewsletterThis page60100%5——
RSS-Bridge50100%4——
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What people said

All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“I use https://kill-the-newsletter.com/ to put them in my rss though.”

RecommendsComment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Substack writers, you need a website”

“Great idea and just a note to anyone doing this (as I just did)”

RecommendsComment from 4 Jun 2026 in “The desperation of NYTimes”

“If you prefer pull, subscribe to it with”

RecommendsComment from 4 Jun 2026 in “The desperation of NYTimes”

“My relationship to subscriptions has changed since I started using”

RecommendsComment from 26 May 2026 in “Don't Subscribe So Casually”

“killthenewsletter helps patch in some email stuff too”

RecommendsComment from 5 Mar 2026 in “The View from RSS”

“Given that FS does not offer a feed (boo!) I recommend using”

RecommendsComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “Should I unsubscribe from Shane Parrish's AI-generated newsletter?”

“You can use https://kill-the-newsletter.com/ to turn it into RSS”

RecommendsComment from 17 Jan 2026 in “After 25 years, Wikipedia has proved that news doesn't need to look like news”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.