RSS Guard is a fast, lightweight, and customizable feed reader designed for modern users.
It runs on Windows, Linux, BSD, OS/2, and macOS, and supports a wide range of feed formats including RSS, ATOM, JSON, iCalendar, and Sitemap.
Beyond standard feeds, RSS Guard integrates seamlessly with many popular online feed services, such as:
- Feedly
- Gmail
- Google Reader API services — Bazqux, FreshRSS, Inoreader, Miniflux, Reedah, The Old Reader, and others
- Nextcloud News
- Reddit (work in progress)
- Tiny Tiny RSS
RSS Guard is also a capable podcast player. It can play both audio and video directly using its built-in mpv-based (or alternatively ffmpeg-based) media player — no external applications required.
RSS Guard includes native support for the Gemini protocol, allowing it to fetch and display feeds securely over Gemini connections.
We welcome all contributions — whether it’s fixing a typo, improving translations, or implementing new features.
To get started, please read the CONTRIBUTING.md guide.
Every contribution helps make RSS Guard better for everyone.
Contributed graphics:
- RSS Guard logo — Siddharth Yadav, @Siddharth_yd
- Flag icons — IconDrawer
© 2011–2025 Martin Rotter. RSS Guard is open-source software licensed under the GNU GPLv3.