I'm sharing a small Firefox extension that I created for my own use (and for fun, of course!). The extension partially restores the RSS support that was removed from major browsers a long time ago: it extracts (or derives) RSS feeds from pages and shows them in a nice way and easy to export to some external reader.
Motive I've been reading HN for quite some time, and some articles there helped me rediscover RSS. Nowadays, it has become my top source for reading, especially on tech topics, helping me to focus and detox from social media.
There are a few reasons for its existence compared to other extensions I was able to find, primarily:
- I wanted an up-to-date extension with the fewest possible permissions (hence, no global background scripts, most FF extensions ask this). This extension can only access the active tab and only when it is used.
- I aimed for a native look and feel, including Firefox for Android.
- I wanted some special logic for websites that support RSS but hide it (like YouTube).
So sharing it here for other RSS enthusiasts! All MIT Licensed.
Links: Gif screencast: https://github.com/ilya-m32/rss-launchpad/raw/master/screenc...
Firefox addons page: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/rss-launchpad...
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