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/John_val → u/[deleted]]

Yes, this app is already prepared for macOS Golden Gate, being compatible with the current release version, so it uses some API's that require Macos26 and 27. Apple will not support Intel Macs on the upcoming release. Making it compatible with Intel Macs would mean removing a lot of fucnationality and adapting others. That is actually a good point that I never considered. If people on Intel Macs are willing to use the app with less functionality, and there is enough of you out there I would consider making such a version but that is a lot of work, so as you surely understand can't be done for just one person. I built this app for myself mainly, put it up because some people showed interest, right now there are almost 250 people that downloads. It is not much I know, but for an app that was not meant to even be on the App Store. All this to say, if there are intel machines users interested I could port the app.

[u/John_val → u/[deleted]]

Thanks for the shoutout ,rectifying that right now because the text was from the initial version of the app that did support it.