Erinome RSS

RSS reader, a modded port of 'Smart RSS' for Opera by Martin Kadlec
What is Erinome RSS?
Erinome RSS is a Chrome extension offering an improved experience of reading RSS feeds. It's a version of 'Smart RSS' developed for Opera by Martin Kadlec, modified to provide desktop notifications upon feed updates, choice of unread item count for badge counter per feed, and option to display only unread or all items. The extension minimizes required permissions and requests access per feed. For locating feed URLs, use the Erinome RSS Detector.

Extension stats

By: Erinome
Rating: 4.33 (15)
Version: 1.0.4 (Last updated: 2020-06-21)
Creation date: 2020-06-21
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
  • unlimitedStorage
  • alarms
  • notifications
Size: 310.27K

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Extension summary

This is an almost direct port of "Smart RSS" extension made by Martin Kadlec for Opera browser, except for a few modifications:

• Desktop notifications when feeds are updated; • Per feed option to choose whether its unread item count should be included into the badge counter; • An option whether to show only unread items or all items when opening the reader; • Misc changes in code and some tweaks to default option values; • Required permissions are cut down to minimal and hosts access is requested on per feed basis.

For determining feed URLs you can use service extension called Erinome RSS Detector.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Simple, tidy, and logical interface
  • Has all the needed features
  • Efficient in handling RSS feeds
  • Good organization and OPML import support
  • Long-term reliable usage by many users
Cons
  • Design needs modernization, including a dark theme
  • Issues with scrolling and layout in the user interface
  • Problems with exporting deleted news articles
  • Extension settings not accessible in certain browsers (e.g., Brave)
  • No option to delete/read specific articles
Most mentioned
  • Need for a modern design and dark theme
  • Exporting issues with deleted news
  • Scrolling problems in the news column
  • Long-term user satisfaction
  • Missing features like filtering and column for feed names
Recent reviews
Отличный форк. Еще бы осовременить дизайн. Особенно хорошо бы добавить темную тему.

Superb, this does the job in a simple, tidy and logical manner with all the needed features. After using some fiddly, buggy and annoying ones, this is finally it. Thanks. Only improvement I could think of is an option to select/delete read articles.
by Ivan Vuk, 2020-11-23

dobré, import opml soubor, organizace dobrá
by Jiří Klejna, 2020-11-03
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Erinome RSS may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Erinome RSS has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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