Microsoft Edge has no built-in RSS reader. To read RSS feeds in Edge, add a feed reader extension, such as Feeder, from the Edge Add-ons store. Feeder keeps your feeds one click away in Edge's toolbar and tells you when a site you visit has a feed.
Does Microsoft Edge have an RSS reader?
No. Edge can't subscribe to a feed or show it as a list of posts. It used to have a Follow feature for sites and creators, but Microsoft has retired it.
So in Edge, you read RSS with an extension or a web-based reader. If you are new to feeds, What is RSS? explains the basics.
How do I read RSS feeds in Edge?
- Get the extension. Open Feeder in the Edge Add-ons store, select Get, then Add extension.
- Keep it in view. If you don't see Feeder's icon next to the address bar, select Extensions (the puzzle piece) and set Feeder to show in the toolbar.
- Choose how to use it. Select the Feeder icon, then create a free account, log in, or continue without an account. With an account, your feeds sync with feeder.co and the Feeder apps for iPhone and Android.
- Add your first feeds. Select the plus button (Add feed) and paste the address of a site you want to follow. Feeder finds its feed. Coming from another reader? Import your feeds as an OPML file.
- Read. New posts show up in the popup, and the icon shows how many are unread.
What does Feeder's Edge extension do?
- Unread count on the icon. You see at a glance when there is something new.
- Your feeds in a popup. Switch between all feeds, unread posts and starred posts without leaving the page you are on.
- Notifications. Get a desktop notification, a sound or both when a feed posts, for all feeds or only the ones you pick. See Get notifications about important things.
- Feed spotting. The icon gets a small green plus when the page you are on has a feed.
- Podcasts. Play podcast episodes from the popup.
How do I find a website's RSS feed in Edge?
With Feeder installed, you rarely need to look:
- Watch the icon. When it shows a green plus, select it, then the plus button, to follow the site.
- Open a feed link. Feeder shows a preview of the feed with a Follow button, for Feeder or for another reader you use.
- No feed at all? Right-click the page and choose Follow this page. Feeder opens a tool where you pick the part of the page to watch. More in How to follow a website that does not support RSS.
To find a feed by hand, look for the orange RSS icon or an RSS link, often in the site's footer. Many sites serve their feed at an address like example.com/feed or example.com/rss. You can also right-click the page, choose View page source and search for rss. YouTube channels have feeds too: see YouTube RSS feeds.
Common questions
Why does an RSS feed look like code in Edge?
A feed is an XML file made for apps, not for people. Edge has no feed preview of its own, so a feed link opens as raw code or downloads as a file. With Feeder installed, it opens as a readable preview with a Follow button.
How do I import my feeds into Edge?
Edge can't import an OPML file by itself. Install Feeder, import the OPML file from your old reader, and your feeds show up in Edge's toolbar.
Can I use other RSS extensions in Edge?
Yes. The Edge Add-ons store has several, and Edge can also install extensions from the Chrome Web Store. Feeder imports and exports OPML, so you can move your feeds whenever you like.
Try Feeder
Feeder is an RSS reader for the web, iOS and Android, with extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Edge. The free plan follows up to 200 feeds, updated as often as every 30 minutes, with no ads. Plus is $7.99 a month, billed yearly, for 2,500 feeds, updates as often as every 5 minutes and e-mail summaries.
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