News Keeper: RSS in Telegram

There are dozens of sites you want to follow, and opening each one is a chore. RSS solved this long ago, and News Keeper brought it into Telegram: fresh articles arrive in your chat on their own. 📰

An important note up front: the bot's own page says News Keeper is no longer supported, and the developer thanks its users. Below is what it did and how to look for a replacement.

What News Keeper could do

• Instant alerts about new posts.
• Folders and order. Feeds were sorted into categories.
• Keyword filters. You could include what matters and hide the rest.
• AI summaries. A short version of an article saved time.
• OPML import. You could move your subscription list over from another reader with a file.

Sources included websites, video platforms, forums and public Telegram channels. It was a full mini app with a settings interface, not only a chat.

How it started

According to the developer, the project grew from a simple need: getting notifications about new blog articles. The author's earlier reader did not send them, so he built his own.

Pricing as the website described it

The project website listed three plans. Free allowed up to 5 feeds, updated every 30 minutes, and showed ads. Basic at $3.99 a month gave up to 200 feeds and 5-minute updates with no ads. Pro at $8.99 a month added AI summaries and up to 500 feeds.

Since the bot is no longer maintained, do not pay for a subscription or enter payment details. Check that the service responds first. ⚠️

Picking a replacement

1. Decide if you need keyword filters or a plain feed is enough.
2. Check OPML support so you can move subscriptions without manual work.
3. Look at update frequency: every five minutes versus every half hour.
4. Make sure the project has a live support chat and recent updates.

For hands-on users there are open source RSS bots you can run on your own server. They take patience, but you decide what happens to them a year from now. 🔧

Why RSS still earns its place

An RSS feed arrives without an algorithm deciding what to show you. You subscribed, and you get everything in order.

To avoid drowning in the stream, limit your subscriptions and use filters. A dozen sources is enough to keep up with your subject. 📌