# RSS Sidebar

> Simple feed reader and aggregator for RSS and Atom feeds.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/rss-sidebar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/rss-sidebar)

## Overview

- **ID:** `rss-sidebar`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** David Youster
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging
- **Daily users:** 103
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 3.33 / 5 (9 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-21
- **First published:** 2017-12-21
- **Size:** 42 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/rss-sidebar/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/david-youster/really-simple-rss](https://github.com/david-youster/really-simple-rss)

## Description

RSS Sidebar is a lightweight and user-friendly Firefox extension that serves as a simple feed reader and aggregator for RSS and Atom feeds. Access the sidebar via the toolbar or menu to view and manage your saved feeds effortlessly.

With RSS Sidebar, you can easily check for feeds on any page using the built-in detection tool, save feeds to a bookmarks folder called 'Simple Feeds', and customize the display preferences. This extension streamlines your news consumption by letting you browse feed titles and open referenced pages directly from the sidebar, enhancing your browsing and reading experience.

## Rankings

- #11,601 — Overall
- #50 — sidebar
- #54 — deepseek sidebar

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `bookmarks`
- `menus`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/rss-sidebar)