RSS-Bridge
Generate RSS/ATOM feeds for websites which don't have one.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 45% of tracked projects; popularity more than 78%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 9.3k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 2025-08-05 · 5 Aug 2025 |
| Repo updated | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Licence | Unlicense |
| Built with | PHP, Docker |
Is RSS-Bridge actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 217 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 56 of them.
The last tagged release, 2025-08-05, is over 1 year old. If you deploy, expect to build from the default branch rather than a stable tag.
RSS-Bridge ranks #11 of 26 in Feed Readers, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What RSS-Bridge actually does
RSS-Bridge is a self-hosted tool that generates standard RSS and Atom feeds for websites that do not natively provide them. It acts as a translation layer, scraping target sites to output syndication formats that your regular feed reader can consume. This allows you to centralise updates from platforms that lack subscription options.
Best fit: Anyone who relies on a central feed reader and wants to follow websites, forums, or social platforms that only display content on their own pages.
Worth knowing: Target websites frequently update their layouts, which can break individual bridges and require constant maintenance or community updates to keep working.
Deployment notes
As a PHP application available via Docker, it typically requires a persistent volume if you modify default configurations, and sits behind a standard reverse proxy handling TLS.
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