SimpleReader - Local RSS

Privacy-focused, local-first RSS reader with cross-device sync.

As of June 2026, SimpleReader - Local RSS has 27 users in the Communication category.

Usersup 237.5 percent+237.5%
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Ratingno change0%
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Reviewsno change0%
Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3

History

9 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 2, 2026.

28.6816.54.32Apr 2, 2026Jun 6, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
Apr 2, 202681.0.0
Apr 17, 202691.0.0
Apr 22, 202661.0.0
Apr 27, 202681.0.0
May 5, 202671.0.0
May 10, 2026101.0.0
May 16, 2026141.0.0
May 22, 2026201.0.0
Jun 6, 2026181.0.0
Now271.0.0

Permissions & access

Permissions
storageunlimitedStoragealarms
Host access
*://*/*

Screenshots

SimpleReader - Local RSS screenshot 1

About

SimpleReader is a fast, privacy-focused RSS and Atom feed reader that lives entirely inside your browser. Subscribe to any blog, news site, or podcast feed and read articles without leaving Chrome — no account, no subscription, no data sent anywhere.

Everything stays local.
Your subscriptions and articles are stored in Chrome's built-in storage. Nothing is transmitted to any external server. SimpleReader has no backend, no analytics, and no tracking of any kind.

Sync across devices — without a separate account. Your feed list and settings sync across your signed-in Chrome devices automatically, using Chrome's own sync infrastructure. No new account required.

Features:
• Reads RSS 2.0, Atom 1.0, and RSS 1.0 (RDF) feeds
• OPML import and export — bring your subscriptions from any other reader
• Full-text search across all loaded articles
• Dark mode and three font-size options
• Keyboard navigation: j/k or arrow keys to move, Enter to expand
• Pin/star feeds to keep them at the top of the sidebar
• Automatic refresh every 30 minutes using efficient conditional HTTP requests (ETag / Last-Modified)
• Articles expand inline; a "Read Full Article" link opens the original

About the permissions:
SimpleReader requests broad host permissions solely to fetch RSS feed URLs that you choose to subscribe to. It never accesses sites you haven't added yourself — the permission is required because RSS feeds are served from
arbitrary domains.

Privacy policy: https://leemark.github.io/simplereader/privacy.html
Source code: https://github.com/leemark/simplereader

Technical

Version
1.0.0
Manifest
V3
Size
276KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
uaf476cd998f2f3e2de9e59254abce892
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Feb 26, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
Feb 26, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 6, 2026
Website

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