Reader is built on the belief that you should own your content sources — not outsource that decision to an algorithm.
RSS is the open web’s original subscription protocol, and Reader embraces it fully. Instead of relying on a platform to surface content for you, RSS lets you subscribe directly to the sources you trust. The result is a feed that reflects your actual interests, not a recommendation engine’s best guess at what will keep you scrolling.
RSS articles arrive in your Reading Inbox with colored indicator dots that visually identify their source at a glance. You always know where content is coming from. Unread counts stay clear without becoming anxiety-inducing.
Organizing feeds is inspired by Feedly’s category system and refined for simplicity:
This gives you complete control over your information diet. Your morning tech briefing stays separate from your weekend long-reads. Your inbox serves you, not the other way around.
Reader does not impose limits on how many feeds you can follow, but its interface is designed with deliberate curation in mind. Fewer, better sources produce more valuable reading than a hundred feeds you never check. Reader’s folder architecture makes it practical to organize a focused, high-signal source list.