RSS and Atom Feed Reader Online

RSS & Atom Feed Reader - online, fast, free

RSSAtom Reader Online lets you read RSS and Atom feeds directly in your browser without registration or extra reader software. Enter a feed URL or website URL and the content is displayed right away.

How it works

  1. Enter a feed URL: Use a direct feed link such as example.com/rss.xml, or enter a website URL. The reader detects RSS or Atom automatically.
  2. Display the feed: Current entries are shown in a readable view, including title, description, date, author and category where available.
  3. Check details: The reader also shows technical information such as feed type, language, encoding and the number of feed entries.

No https:// is required. The reader can add the missing protocol automatically. Feeds with umlauts, special characters or common encoding issues are handled as robustly as possible.

Integration into your website

You can link RSSAtom Reader from your own website and open a specific feed directly in the online reader.

Option 1: You have the direct feed URL:

Option 2: Your website includes the feed in its head area, for example <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://your-website.com/rss.xml">. In that case this is enough:

What is an RSS or Atom feed?

An RSS or Atom feed is a standardized XML file that websites use to publish current content such as news, blog posts, podcasts or articles. It lets you follow new content without manually checking the website again and again.

Benefits of RSS and Atom feeds

  • Automatically fetch current content
  • Read updates from different websites in one place
  • Easy integration into your own projects or websites
  • Useful for news sites, blogs, portals and specialist magazines

How RSS began

RSS, short for Really Simple Syndication, is an XML-based format that was originally developed by Netscape in the late 1990s. The first version appeared in 1999 as RDF Site Summary. Later variants such as RSS 1.0 and RSS 2.0 became established worldwide standards for automatically publishing content. In parallel, the Atom format was created. It offers similar functions, but is technically somewhat more flexible.

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find the RSS feed of a website?

Many websites include their feed in the source code. You can often open it via /feed or /rss.xml.

Website address or direct feed URL?

The direct feed URL is usually more precise. A normal website address helps when you do not know the exact feed address yet.

Can I save feeds?

Yes. Use the star next to the feed title. Saved feeds stay locally in this browser under “My Feeds” and can be exported or imported for backup and transfer.

How does RSSAtom detect new content?

When you open the saved feed collection, saved feeds can be checked in the background and marked if new or changed content is found.

Are feed contents stored?

Feeds may be cached briefly for technical reasons. Successful public feed sources can appear in the latest feed requests overview.

Does RSSAtom translate external feed content?

No. The interface is localized, but external feed content stays unchanged.

All questions and answers about RSS & Atom

Technical details

  • Server-side processing of RSS and Atom feeds
  • Automatic detection of RSS and Atom
  • Support for different encodings such as UTF-8 and ISO-8859-1
  • Safer display through HTML entity handling
  • Responsive design for desktop, tablet and smartphone