Who should use Open RSS?

Open RSS is a consumer product built for RSS users and privacy-conscious readers.

Yes — Open RSS is free to use.

Is Open RSS still maintained?

Unverified. Open RSS has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Open RSS?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Focus Wall, Site Update Notification, and QuickExplorer.

Open RSS is developed by Open RSS.

How long has Open RSS been around?

Open RSS first shipped in 2023.

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Open RSS

Name: Open RSS
Author: Open RSS

openrss.orgProductivity & Work

Open RSS is a nonprofit service that generates clean RSS feeds for any website. It strips tracking scripts, removes algorithmic curation, and delivers content chronologically. Users simply prepend openrss.org/ to any URL to create a feed that can be added to any RSS reader. The platform has served hundreds of thousands of feeds and promotes user-controlled consumption of web content without surveillance or manipulation.

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Overview

5 features

Open RSS sits in PulseGate's Productivity & Work category. Websites removing or never providing RSS feeds, forcing users into intrusive algorithmic timelines. Open RSS is a consumer product aimed at RSS users and privacy-conscious readers. It is available for free. It runs on the web.

It is developed by Open RSS, and it first shipped in 2023. Among its 5 catalogued features are RSS Feed Generation, Algorithm-Free Reading, and Privacy Protection.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

RSS Feed Generation
Algorithm-Free Reading
Privacy Protection
Real-time Updates
Reader App Integration

Built with & integrations

Hosting

Cloudflare

Runs on

Browser

Detected from

Cloudflare: cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceFree tier

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed1 Aug · 18:08 UTC
How Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023) verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Open RSS

What is Open RSS?: Websites removing or never providing RSS feeds, forcing users into intrusive algorithmic timelines. It is catalogued under Productivity & Work on PulseGate.
Who should use Open RSS?: Open RSS is a consumer product built for RSS users and privacy-conscious readers.
Is Open RSS free?: Yes — Open RSS is free to use.
What platforms does Open RSS run on?: Open RSS runs on the web.
Is Open RSS still maintained?: Unverified. Open RSS has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Open RSS?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Focus Wall, Site Update Notification, and QuickExplorer.Focus Wall Site Update Notification QuickExplorer
Who makes Open RSS?: Open RSS is developed by Open RSS.
How long has Open RSS been around?: Open RSS first shipped in 2023.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Built for: RSS users and privacy-conscious readers
Model: B2C
Solves: Websites removing or never providing RSS feeds, forcing users into intrusive algorithmic timelines.

Live coverage

Identity confidence: High · 92
Indexed: 1 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 1 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: how-google-helped-destroy-adoption-of-rss-feeds-2023-openrss-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 1 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 1 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 1 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://openrss.org/

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