RSS Guard

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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 services, such as:

• Feedly
• Gmail
• Google Reader API services — Bazqux, FreshRSS, Inoreader, Miniflux, Reedah, The Old Reader, and others
• Nextcloud News
• Tiny Tiny RSS
• XMPP

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🎧 Podcasts and Media Playback

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.

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🌐 Gemini Protocol Support

RSS Guard includes native support for the Gemini protocol, allowing it to fetch and display feeds securely over Gemini connections.

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XMPP Support

RSS Guard includes basic support for the XMPP PubSub protocol, allowing it to fetch real-time ATOM entries. It is also able to fetch real-time messages from single-user or multi-user chats.

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🤝 Contributing to RSS Guard

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.

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🙏 Acknowledgments

Contributed graphics:

• Flag icons — IconDrawer

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© 2011–2026 Martin Rotter. RSS Guard is open-source software licensed under the GNU GPLv3.