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24 alternatives to Feedsmith — Fast parser & generator for RSS, Atom, OPML feed namespaces

Hi HN! While working on a project that involves frequently parsing a lot of feeds, I needed a fast JavaScript-based parser to extract specific fields from feed namespaces. Existing Node packages were either too slow or merged all feed formats, losing namespace information. So I decided to write it myself and created this NPM package with a simple API. Feedsmith supports all feed formats and many popular namespaces, including: Podcast, Media, iTunes, Dublin Core, and more. It can also parse and generate OPML files. I am currently adding support for more namespaces and feed generation for RSS,…

Feedsmith is a JavaScript parser and generator for RSS, Atom, and OPML feeds that prioritizes speed and namespace preservation. It extracts data from multiple feed formats while maintaining namespace information that… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    Parse RSS, Atom and JSON feeds in Go. Contribute to mmcdole/gofeed development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    RSS feeds for arbitrary websites, using CSS selectors.

    2021 · feed-me-up-scotty.vincenttunru.com · its alternatives →

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    Howdy! RSSfeedASAP scratches my own itch. I run a regional podcasting directory which gets dozens of messy submission for podcasts. Often they don't even include an xml file and me being a good samaritan I sometimes do the manual work and find it myself. I got tired of that manual work and decided to build a microapp. RSSfeedASAP is this app and I decided to release it in case someone else finds any use in it.

    2023 · rssfeedasap.com · its alternatives →

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    Parsers▲300

    Extract structured data and visualize it without code

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    Unix-style filesystem-based RSS/Atom/JSON Feed fetcher/reader - aidlx/rssnix

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Extract data from emails. Automate your workflow.

    2016 · mailparser.io · its alternatives →

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    FeedRiv▲97

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    Ditch your scraper. Make one API call with any tool.

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    Hello HN! I've been working on this new open-source project called [name-redacted]. It is a simple and powerful RSS reader for the web with a modern UI, PWA support, and a built-in article reader. Visit it at [link-redacted] View our GitHub repo at [link-redacted]

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Parse RSS, Atom, RDF, and JSON feeds into datasets

    Jul 2026 · apify.com · its alternatives →

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    I developed a small tool to find RSS feeds for websites. You can try it out here: https://lighthouseapp.io/tools/feed-finder In >90% of cases the standard way of checking meta tags is enough to find the feeds. But my goal for this tool is that it finds feeds regardless if they're linked somewhere or not. That if this feed finder doesn't find a feed, no feed exists. It's a big goal and admittedly not there yet, but it does a few things that are a step in that direction. * Checks meta tags of parent pages (sometimes the article itself doesn't have the meta tag, but the main…

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    RSS API▲122

    Convert & subscribe to RSS, ATOM and JSON-Feeds via API ⚡️

    2019 · rssapi.net · its alternatives →

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    Convert an online sitemap to Atom, RSS and JSON feeds - midzer/sitemap2feed

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I made a small online editor to manage OPML[1] files easily. There are a lot of smart online editors for formats like JSON, but while OPML is supported by most subscriptions services, the experience of editing/managing it is poor outside of what each platform support. The pain of managing the file independently increases as the size of the OPML file grow larger. It's rather simple at the moment but the goal is to provide shortcuts for common desired tasks to make the experience of editing OPML much smoother and streamlined. The editor is a static website that runs locally in your…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Freader : A small yet powerful RSS Feed Reader working with Node.js and Angular

    2013 · geekuillaume.github.io · its alternatives →

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    RSS/Atom feed reader for your desktop.

    2025 · rahuldshetty.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Create beautiful, automated newsletters with content from the sites and apps you love.

    2020 · mailbrew.com · its alternatives →

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    Feed reader for the command line. Contribute to radulucut/cleed development by creating an account on GitHub.

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    Go Terminal Feed Reader. Contribute to Lallassu/gorss development by creating an account on GitHub.

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