rss2email

A community-maintained command-line tool that forwards new RSS feed items to your email address.

FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line
Official websitegithub.com

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About rss2email

rss2email checks the feeds you add and sends each new item to your email address, so articles arrive in your inbox alongside ordinary mail. It is run from the command line as r2e and is typically scheduled to run periodically.

The project is written in Python, community maintained and published on GitHub, with a man page, shell completion and a Nix setup in the repository. It suits people who already live in their mail client and are comfortable with a terminal.

Strengths

  • Feeds arrive as ordinary email you can filter and archive
  • Runs on your own machine with no third-party service
  • Community maintained with a man page and shell completion

Limitations

  • Command-line setup only
  • Needs a scheduler or manual runs to check feeds

Details

Pricing
FreeFree and open source with no paid tier.
License
Open source, license not stated
Developer
The rss2email contributors
Platforms
Linux, Command line
How it runs
Downloadable app
Account
Not required
Best suited for
Terminal users who want feed items delivered to their own inbox
Last verified
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Provenance
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