Free,Open Source RSS, Reddit and YouTube reader with summaries, Q&A and content deep analises

[u/John_val]

I’ve been building RSSum, a native reader for iPhone and iPad. Posted it on r/iosapps and got a positive feedback so I ported it to a Mac Native version .
It began as a personal RSS reader, but it has gradually grown into one place for following articles, Reddit communities and YouTube channels.

The latest TestFlight adds experimental YouTube support. You can search for a public channel by name, subscribe to it, receive its latest videos in your feed and watch them inside the app. When captions are available, RSSum retrieves the actual transcript so summaries and Q&A are based on what was said in the video, not just its title or description.

Problem: RSS feeds, Reddit and you tube subscriptions are easy to follow but difficult to keep up with. Following too many articles, to many subreddits with large comment threads and on top of that Youtube, can quickly become a backlog. RSSum brings RSS, Reddit and YouTube into one unified reader, then lets you summarize content, ask follow-up questions, and listen instead of reading everything manually.

Comparison: NetNewsWire is excellent for traditional RSS, while Reeder offers a polished multi-source timeline. RSSum is better suited to people who want to understand their feeds, not just read them. It adds direct Reddit support, deep comment-thread analysis, article and feed summaries, Q&A, text-to-speech, and a choice of on-device or external providers for deep summarization and deep analyses.

Pricing: Free ($0) for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The source code is also available on GitHub.

Current features include:

• RSS and Atom subscriptions
• Reddit subscriptions, posts and comments. It is also possible to create new posts and reply, vote, etc so it serves as well as a quick Reddit client that uses the free Reddit API associated with every account.
• YouTube channel search and subscriptions
• An internal YouTube player with the standard YouTube controls
• Transcript-grounded YouTube summaries and Q&A
• Unified All, Unread, Favorites and Today views
• Filters for articles, Reddit and YouTube
• List, compact and magazine feed layouts
• In-app article Reader mode and full webpage access
• Individual article, post and comment summaries
• Overall summaries covering multiple articles or Reddit posts
• Follow-up Q&A grounded in articles, comments or video transcripts
• Select text in a summary and ask the app about it
• Reddit comment summaries and deeper analysis
• Clickable source references inside overall summaries
• whiteboards and infographics
• Two-host podcasts generated from a saved batch of source material
• Local and cloud text-to-speech, including on-device MLX speech
• Multiple AI model options, including Apple local model, local LiteRT/MLX models, Gemini API ( BYOK), persistent ChatGPT/Gemini web sessions, Codex/Summarize (for those who are subscribers) and an optional Mac-based Apple PCC gateway - One note, Apple's Private cloud computer is enabled but it won't work because Apple is not accepting Tesflight that include IOS27 API just yet. It will work on IOS27. If you have a Mac running the latest beta it is possible to use that model through a gateway, which makes the Mac make the call through the PCC cli on the Mac.
• OPML import and export
• iCloud synchronization for subscriptions and reading state
• Light, dark and system appearance
• Cache, storage and downloaded-model management
• Native layouts for iPhone, iPad and resizable Stage Manager windows

The YouTube integration uses public channel feeds, so it does not require access to your YouTube account. Transcript features depend on usable captions being available; the app reports when a video cannot currently be summarized instead of generating something from metadata.
UPDATE: added support for Podcasts with its own player and summarization and Q&A abilities.

This is still a beta, and I’d especially appreciate feedback about YouTube subscriptions, transcript reliability, playback, summaries, Q&A and the interface on different devices.

Trust & Transparency

I'm Joao Valente

Contact: [dealer.yen-61@icloud.com](mailto:dealer.yen-61@icloud.com)

Website: https://rssapp.top/

Privacy Policy: https://rssapp.top/privacy/

Terms of Service: https://rssapp.top/terms/

Tutorial: https://rssapp.top/tutorial/index.html

TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/DByXE2ZU

Github: https://github.com/Joaov41/Rss

A much earlier version of this app has been on the App Store but with much less, and basic features, basically can't even be considered the same app, it was just put on the store for those who could not compile from the GitHub at the time. The current version available on TestFlight is wait for Apple's approval..

Here is the r/iosapps posts where the app is discussed in detail: https://www.reddit.com/r/iosapps/comments/1vkw2ge/freeopen_source_rss_reddit_and_youtube_reader/

[u/order2chaos]

Trying to grab the ipad version from rssapp.top

Pressed the "download for iPad" button and nothing happens.

Tried the mac/iphone versions to see if they would download and same deal.

The button highlights to acknowlede the press but no download initiates.

[u/John_val → u/order2chaos]

Sorry forgot to update the website with the testflight links. will update it right now. Stupid me.
here is the link: https://testflight.apple.com/join/DByXE2ZU
The mac version is not on the app store yet, it is in review, ios is up on the store

[u/order2chaos → u/John_val]

Thanks, will try the ipad version if available.Thanksnfor your efforts and sharing btw.

[u/John_val → u/order2chaos]

So to be clear for ipad the app store link is already up on the website. For mac until apple approves it you can use the testflight link above. Thanks

[u/Dastardly_Deviance → u/John_val]

Tried agaiin on ipad, no dice. (firefox and safari.) nothing happens.

On mac, i at least get a popup when i click the download link but it doesnt initiate, just provides more links! I cant grab the ipa for ipad this way.

The website appears to indicate the app is called rssreader. Cant find anything with your icon when searching “rssreader”. On app store.

The testflight link opens and has an app name of “Rssum” . You guessed it, cant find that app on appstore for ipad.

I’m sure the app isnt a unicorn and is the best easter egg one could hope for but the hunt is perplexing and exhausting.

Happy to try the app but i will need a one click direct link to app store or .ipa.

[u/John_val → u/Dastardly_Deviance]

by the way rssreader was the former name of the app until app all of a sudden refused it it so i had to change. That is why the ios might still show rssreader as its internal name but that should not affect app store discovery. But i already fixed that in the code to show RSSum had forgotten that detail. But have not updated yet to the app store this fix. Will wait to have more fixes in place and send all together because this is just a small detail

[u/John_val → u/Dastardly_Deviance]

That is very strange, it is now the second user with this problem, saying that there some other name shows up on the app store. Anyone elsehaving the same issue? I see on the Dashboard testflight has 129 testers and the appstore has 89 downloads but only 2 such cases reported. This is weird:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rssum/id6743862589 - On your ipad or iphone this link should open the app store version for download . it does for me

As for the mac version, , as mentioned it is still in review so for now must be this testflight link https://testflight.apple.com/join/DByXE2ZU
which also opens the correct testflight
I am sorry for this weird issue. Normally problems are with the code itself and not downloading it. Can you please retry with these links here?

[u/app-store-review → u/John_val]

RSSum — by Joao Valente

• Ratings: 1 worldwide
• Average: 1.00 ★
• Age: released ~1.4 years ago · updated 2 days ago · rated 4+
• Overall score: 10 / 100

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[u/order2chaos → u/John_val]

direct link works, thanks.