Blogs Are Back - Feed Fetcher

About

Blogs Are Back is a companion extension for blogsareback.com that makes following blogs effortless.

WHAT IT DOES

Feed Discovery
Browse the web normally and the extension automatically detects RSS and Atom feeds on blogs you visit. Optional floating "follow" button can be enabled for easy additions to your feed collection.

Direct Feed Fetching
Fetches feeds directly from your browser, bypassing CORS restrictions. Your reading activity stays private - feeds are fetched locally without routing through any server.

Readable Article Extraction
Extracts clean, readable text from articles using Mozilla's Readability library. Get the content without the clutter.

TWO MODES

Basic Mode (Default)
A lightweight feed discovery and subscription tool. No background activity, no notifications - just find and subscribe to feeds as you browse.

Featured Mode
The full experience. Get notified when blogs you follow publish new posts:
• Badge shows unread post count
• Desktop notifications for new content
• Periodic background checking (configurable interval)
• Works with both directory blogs and your custom subscriptions

FEATURES

• Automatic RSS/Atom feed detection
• One-click subscription via popup, floating button, or right-click menu
• Queue subscriptions while offline - they sync when you visit blogsareback.com
• Configurable update checking intervals
• Save posts for offline reading
• Statistics tracking (optional)

PRIVACY

This extension:
• Fetches feeds directly in your browser (no proxy server)
• Stores data locally using Chrome's storage API
• Never collects or transmits your browsing history

The "Access all websites" permission is required solely to fetch RSS/Atom feeds from any blog you want to follow.

OPEN SOURCE

View the code, report issues, or contribute at:
https://github.com/blogsareback/extension