RSS Subscription Extension (by Google)

Adds one-click subscription to your toolbar.

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The RSS Subscription Extension by Google adds seamless one-click subscription to your Chrome toolbar. It automatically detects RSS feeds on any webpage, displaying an RSS icon in the Omnibox. Clicking the icon lets you preview feed content and subscribe instantly using popular feed readers such as Newsblur, Feedly, Inoreader, and more. You can even add your own preferred web-based feed reader to customize your experience.

This extension has undergone continual improvements, including updates to manifest version 3, enhanced security fixes, multi-language support with over 40 languages, options to configure default feed readers, and support for multiple feeds per page. With its streamlined interface and flexibility, it makes RSS feed discovery and subscription easier than ever, right from your browser toolbar.

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Version:

2.2.9 Last updated: 2024-07-04

Creation date:

2014-08-25

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
storage
scripting

Host permissions:

http://*/*
https://*/*

Size:

153.00KB

Email:

fi*****@google.com

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 527 ▲ 117

Other rankings

#59 in News & Weather

#1 in subscription keyword 36

#4 in extension keyword 96 ▼ 1

#5 in subscriptions keyword 20 ▲ 1

#24 in sheets erweiterung keyword 18 ▼ 15

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User reviews

Users find the RSS Subscription Extension lacks reliable functionality, often failing to detect or display feeds and requiring manual permissions. It redirects users to external aggregation sites, which complicates the experience. Although visually appealing and offering basic feed URL retrieval, poor maintenance and weak user experience lead many to consider it abandoned and ineffective.

Pros

Extension icon is visually appealing.
Can obtain feed URLs for use in external feed aggregators.
Simple approach to subscribe to RSS feeds via the browser.

Cons

Extension frequently does not detect or display RSS feeds on many websites.
Requires enabling site data access manually, which is not intuitive for many users.
Redirects users to third-party feed aggregator sites requiring additional registration steps.
Many users report the extension is effectively non-functional or abandoned, with no recent maintenance.
Poor user experience and lack of full feed previews or proper rendering of content, such as images.

Recent reviews

Не рабочее приложение, походу его очень давно уже поддерживать...

Re*****, 2025-04-24

perche a me e sempre spenta,nn mi funziona su nessun sito?dove sbaglio?l icona e sempre grigia,copme devo fare x attivarla?

ma*****, 2025-03-13

私には使いこなせなかった。移行します。

悠羽*****, 2025-03-10

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Extension safety

Risk impact

RSS Subscription Extension (by Google) requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

RSS Subscription Extension (by Google) has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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Medium This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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