# Blogs Are Back - Feed Fetcher

> Discover RSS feeds on any page, subscribe with one click, and get notified when your favorite blogs publish new posts.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/blogs-are-back](https://chrome-stats.com/d/blogs-are-back)

## Overview

- **ID:** `blogs-are-back`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** BlogsAreBack
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging
- **Daily users:** 36
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.3.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-17
- **First published:** 2025-12-16
- **Size:** 834 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/blogs-are-back/)
- **Website:** [https://www.blogsareback.com/extension](https://www.blogsareback.com/extension)

## Description

<strong>Blogs Are Back</strong> is a companion extension for <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/1efa5fb20a4d3821958b1c220ec55447bfaac4200989261ea389a55ecc60bcc7/https%3A//blogsareback.com" rel="nofollow">blogsareback.com</a> that makes following blogs effortless.

Features
<ul><li><strong>Feed Discovery</strong> — Automatically detects RSS/Atom feeds on every page on blogs you visit. Optional floating "follow" button can be enabled for easy additions to your feed collection.</li><li><strong>Direct Fetching</strong> — Fetches feeds locally in your browser, bypassing CORS. No proxy server means your reading stays private.</li><li><strong>Readable Extraction</strong> — Extracts clean article text using Mozilla's Readability library.</li></ul>
Two Modes

<strong>Basic Mode</strong> (default): Lightweight feed discovery. No background activity.

<strong>Featured Mode</strong>: Full experience with desktop notifications, badge counts for unread posts, and configurable background checking.

Privacy
<ul><li>Feeds fetched directly in your browser</li><li>Data stored locally</li><li>Never collects browsing history</li></ul>
The "Access all websites" permission is required solely to fetch feeds from any blog you follow.

<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/e2d1488813390ca191d3b4843bef915e15d444b37242d4a18fe0191b9dc1278c/https%3A//github.com/blogsareback/extension" rel="nofollow">View source code on GitHub</a>

## Rankings

- #18,881 — Overall
- #14 — blog
- #29 — feedback
- #190 — publish
- #204 — discover

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `contextMenus`
- `tabs`
- `notifications`
- `alarms`
- `scripting`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `blogsareback.com`
- `*.blogsareback.com`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/blogs-are-back)