RSS2EMail
Fetches RSS/Atom-feeds and pushes new content to any email-receiver, supports OPML.
Little to no recent activity. Treat as unmaintained until proven otherwise.
Commit activity in the bottom 1% of tracked projects; popularity more than 22%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 457 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | 17 Apr 2025 |
| Licence | GPL-2.0 |
| Built with | Python, deb |
Is RSS2EMail actively maintained?
The repository shows zero commits over the last 11 months. That is not automatically fatal for a small, finished tool, but it does mean nobody is shipping fixes right now.
No tagged releases are published, so there is no stable version to pin to — you would deploy from the default branch or a container image built from it.
RSS2EMail ranks #23 of 26 tracked feed readers projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What RSS2EMail actually does
RSS2EMail is a self-hosted tool written in Python that retrieves updates from RSS and Atom web feeds. It processes these entries and delivers new content directly to an email inbox, with support for OPML import files. This bridges traditional web syndication formats and email-based reading workflows.
Best fit: This is suitable if you prefer managing your feed subscriptions entirely through your email client rather than using a dedicated feed reader interface.
Worth knowing: The project exhibits very low maintenance activity and lacks a tagged release history, meaning you may encounter unresolved bugs or missing features without upstream patches. It also competes in a space with many active, better-known alternatives.
Deployment notes
As a Python application packaged via Debian formats, you will typically need to ensure a persistent storage volume for your configuration and feed state. You should also configure a local mail transfer agent or SMTP relay settings so the script can successfully dispatch emails.
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