RSS-Bridge
Ranked 3 of 3 feed generators by recommenders
Self-hosted app that turns websites and services without RSS feeds into feeds, such as YouTube channels and subreddits, so you can follow them in one reader.
Self-hosted app that turns websites and services without RSS feeds into feeds, such as YouTube channels and subreddits, so you can follow them in one reader.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Puts many subscriptions in one place
“RSS can replace checking all your subscriptions (youtube, subreddits, etc.) to just one place.”
Comment from 17 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What self-hosted apps do you use daily?” Expands feeds into full content
“expand these feeds into full feeds”
Comment from 9 Mar 2026 in “The Death of Social Media Is the Renaissance of RSS” Filters out YouTube Shorts
“If you want to filter out shorts using the selfhosted application rssbridge allows you to do this.”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: YouTube search barely works, I made a search form with advanced filters” Seen as a close fit
“rss-bridge which is in the ballpark”
Comment from 12 Feb 2026 in “NetNewsWire Turns 23”
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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hnrss | 13 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Kill the Newsletter | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| RSS-BridgeThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“RSS can replace checking all your subscriptions (youtube, subreddits, etc.) to just one place.”
“If you want to filter out shorts using the selfhosted application rssbridge allows you to do this.”
“expand these feeds into full feeds”
“rss-bridge which is in the ballpark”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.