Auslese – Your RSS-Briefing

Auslese is an RSS reader that doesn't create more work for you. Instead of an inbox with hundreds of unread articles, you get a calm, limited briefing every day: the top stories and a selection that suits you. Whatever doesn't fit waits neatly bundled – and quietly moves to the archive over time.

No unread counts. No red badges. No guilt.

YOUR BRIEFING • Top Stories: what your news sources are covering together right now – ranked by how many sources pick up a story, not by clicks. • For You: a limited selection based on your interests. Varied, with only a few articles per source and no five takes on the same topic. • More: everything else, bundled by source – there when you want it, never in the way. • Why am I seeing this? Every article shows why it made the cut: "5 sources reporting", "Matches Self-Hosting" or "Similar to what you read".

READING WITHOUT DISTRACTION • A clean reader view without ads, pop-ups or trackers. • "In Short": on devices with Apple Intelligence, Auslese summarizes articles in three or four sentences in English – even articles in other languages – right on your device, no cloud. Can be turned off. • Same story from several sources? One tap shows you who else is reporting. • Save articles, share them or find them again in the archive – full-text search finds everything.

QUICK TO SET UP • Pick topics like tech, self-hosting, science, cooking or cycling and add matching sources from the catalog – English and German. • Local news for regions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. • Add your own sources by link: Auslese finds the feed for you, even for YouTube channels, Mastodon and Bluesky profiles or subreddits. • OPML import and export – your subscriptions belong to you.

THE APP TIDIES UP WITH YOU • Every source gets a fitting lifetime: breaking news fades after hours, essays stay for days. • If you rarely read a source anymore, Auslese occasionally suggests unfollowing it or showing only highlights. You always decide. • Hide paywalled articles – or show them per source if you have a subscription. • Ads and deal posts never make it into the briefing.

READ IN PEACE • While you read, the list doesn't rearrange itself. New articles wait at the bottom for a tap. • Briefing widget for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. • For iPhone and iPad, in light and dark appearance. • Two designs to choose from: "Calm" – simple and understated – or "Vivid" with color and large image cards.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no server, no analytics, no tracking, no ads. • Everything Auslese learns about your interests stays on your device. • Optional: back up your sources and settings end-to-end encrypted in your own iCloud and sync saved articles between your devices.

Auslese is free and available in English and German.