Brief

Name: Brief
Rating: 4.1753 (194 reviews)
Author: Adam Kowalczyk

Brief makes reading RSS feeds as easy and intuitive as it gets. Designed to have exactly the right set of features, it is powerful and simple at the same time. Feeds are presented on a seamless, interactive page which let's you bookmark and tag items with a single click.

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Features & Capabilities

Brief is a Chrome extension designed to make reading RSS feeds effortless and intuitive. It offers a perfect balance of powerful features and simplicity, presenting feeds on a seamless, interactive page. Users can easily bookmark and tag interesting items with a single click. Brief allows browsing feeds in multiple ways: viewing only unread or bookmarked entries, displaying a single feed or an entire folder, and choosing between full items or headlines.

The extension also includes a search bar to quickly find news items, notifications for new entries, and a status bar to track unread counts. Customization options let users tailor the appearance of their feeds, while keyboard shortcuts enable faster navigation through news. Overall, Brief provides a streamlined, efficient, and user-friendly experience for managing and enjoying RSS feeds.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on News & Magazines

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Version:

2.7.7 Last updated: 2026-03-08

Version code:

6174356

Creation date:

2007-02-25

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Size:

394.50KB

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Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-24

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 1,767 ▲ 29

Other rankings

#53 in Bookmarks ▲ 1

#87 in Feeds, News & Blogging ▲ 2

#71 in item keyword 52

#143 in present keyword 31 ▲ 1

#154 in interest keyword 14

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Developed by:

Adam Kowalczyk

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/brief/

Website:

https://discourse.mozilla-community.org/t/support-brief/6514

Permission Change History

2024-04-25: Version 2.6.1 → 2.7.0

Add Permissions: menus

Remove Permissions: contextMenus

User Reviews

Brief is praised for being handy and highly customizable, with many users calling it flexible and a long-time favorite. However, multiple reviews report stability issues after Firefox updates, including broken extensions and disappearing UI elements. The search feature is often non-functional, and basic feed management (reordering, foldering, bookmarks) is weak or broken. Some users report items auto-deleting after viewing, and difficulties subscribing to new feeds or loading content. Overall, strong concept with great customization, but stability and core features need fixes.

Pros

Handy and easy to use
Highly customizable and free (free as in freedom)
Flexible, powerful and a long-time favorite
Regarded by some as the best and most flexible feed reader

Cons

Reliability problems after Firefox updates; extension breaks
Search box is non-functional in many reports
Feed management issues: cannot reorder feeds, drag to folders, or organize bookmarks
Items auto-delete or vanish after viewing/marking as read
Cannot subscribe to new feeds or feeds not loading

Recent reviews

by ku*****, 2026-06-23

good and handy

by Su*****, 2026-03-02

Very good, but at some point my most recent additions to the feed automatically delete themselves after a few days. Please fix that!

by An*****, 2025-10-08

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Is Brief Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Brief requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

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Brief is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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