RSS Alert

Notifies user of new posts in RSS feeds
What is RSS Alert?
"RSS Alert" is a Chrome extension developed to ensure you stay updated with your favorite blogs and websites. It allows you to subscribe to RSS, Atom, or Media RSS feeds, and alerts you with instant notifications for new posts. This tool lets you monitor multiple feeds concurrently for a holistic web experience. The extension uses Google's Feed API, requiring mandatory permissions. RSS Alert, a solution for smooth, uninterrupted, and timely blog monitoring.

Extension stats

By: adamzr
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 2.85 (34)
Version: 0.3 (Last updated: 2014-12-01)
Creation date: 2014-11-30
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • https://www.google.com/*
  • https://ssl.google-analytics.com/*
  • unlimitedStorage
  • storage
Size: 80.29K

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Extension summary

With RSS Alert you'll never miss a new post on your favorite blog again. Simply click the RSS Alert button add the RSS, Atom, or Media RSS feed for the site you'd like to monitor and you'll get a notification whenever there's a new post. Multiple feeds can be monitored at once!

The permissions required are to use Google's Feed API.

Icons by: http://www.fasticon.com Thank you to TechEmpower!

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 alerts for selected RSS feeds without extra features
  • Works as intended for some users
Cons
  • Does not work for many users due to API issues
  • Cannot add URLs
  • No settings for controlling popup duration
  • Notifies for old feeds with no option to turn off
  • Multiple reports of 'nothing happened' when adding URLs
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work
  • Stopped working
  • Nothing happened adding URL
  • Need to be reprogrammed
  • I love it
Recent reviews
Not working. Should be removed from store.
by Dan Glass, 2024-02-09

Nothing happened. Please fix it.
by Ahmed Kamal, 2022-12-27

nothing happened adding url.
by utkarsh sharma, 2021-04-06
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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

Risk likelihood

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

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