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title: Nathan Upchurch | About Feeds
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# How to use feeds.
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Get all the latest content from your favorite creators with no algorithm, no spam, and no spying. This page is based on [Matt Webb](https://interconnected.org)'s *[About Feeds](https://aboutfeeds.com/)*.
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[](../img/akregator.png)
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## What is a feed?
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* A "web feed," or an "RSS feed," is a stream of all latest content from a blog or a website. You can subscribe to these feeds using a newsreader app.
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* Many websites such as news sites and blogs already have feeds. You'll often see a link at the top or bottom of the page that says "RSS," "Feed," or an icon like this: <img src="../img/RSS-Orange.svg" style="height: .75rem;">.
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* Whenever you see a website with a feed, that means you can subscribe to that site.
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## Why use feeds?
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* Subscribing to feeds is a quick way to access news and content from many different sources in one place: your newsreader.
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* With feeds, there's no spam, no social media drama, and no algorithm choosing what you see — just a curated collection of all the content you want to see, for free.
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## How do I get a newsreader app?
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**To subscribe to feeds, you'll need a newsreader app.** Once you've subscribed to a feed, your newsreader will check it regularly and show you the latest in an inbox, a bit like email.
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There are many different newsreader apps to choose from. Below are a few you could try; find more by searching "RSS Feed Reader" on the internet, or in the app store on your device.[^1]
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* Feeder (Android — [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nononsenseapps.feeder.play), [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/packages/com.nononsenseapps.feeder/))
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* [Fluent Reader (Windows, macOS)](https://hyliu.me/fluent-reader/)
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* [Raven (GNU/Linux, Windows, macOS)](https://ravenreader.app/)
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* [NetNewsWire (macOS, iOS)](https://ravenreader.app/)
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* [FreshRSS (Online)](https://www.freshrss.org/)
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* [Akregator (GNU/Linux)](https://apps.kde.org/akregator/)
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* [RSSOwl (GNU/Linux, Windows, macOS)](https://www.rssowl.org/)
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* [RSS Guard (GNU/Linux, Windows, macOS, BSD, OS/2)](https://github.com/martinrotter/rssguard)
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It doesn't matter which you choose; newsreaders usually make it fairly easy to export your list of subscriptions and move them to another app in the future.
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## How do I use my new newsreader app to subscribe to a feed?
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[](../img/akregator_add_feed.png)
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1. Get the Feed URL. To get this, go to the website you want to subscribe to and find that RSS link or the feed icon. Then...
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* On **desktop**, right click on the link and choose "Copy Link Address" or similar.
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* On **mobile**, tap and hold the link until a menu comes up. Choose "Copy Link" or similar.
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2. Add the URL to your newsreader; go to your newsreader app and look for something like "Subscribe," "Add Web Feed," or maybe you'll just see a "+" icon. Once you've found this, paste in the feed URL and you're done!
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## What next?
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* Find more to read: Browse [Blogroll](https://blogroll.org) and [ooh.directory](https://ooh.directory), both hand-curated directories of blogs, organised by topic.
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* Why not start a blog of your own? [Get Blogging!](https://getblogging.org) is a guide to the practicalities of starting a blog.
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[^1]: Please note that I haven't tested all of these options personally; your mileage may vary.
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