Glance
Focus: dashboard, start page and self-hosted. Shares rss with Kill the Newsletter. Rated 4.7 (Kill the Newsletter: 4.6).
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit
Web App
Kill the Newsletter
A free tool that turns email newsletters into Atom feeds for your RSS reader.
Rating
4.6 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
Web
Built with love by Shushant Lakhyani. Building bestproductivityresources.com
What is Kill the Newsletter?
Kill the Newsletter gives you a unique email address and a matching Atom feed, so any newsletter you sign up with that address arrives in your feed reader instead of your inbox. It is free and open source, needs no account, and keeps newsletters away from your personal email.
Pros: what Kill the Newsletter does well
- Cleans newsletters out of your inbox
- No account or personal email needed
- Free and open source
Cons: where it falls short
- Some publishers block its addresses
- Cannot reply to confirmation emails
Who Kill the Newsletter is for
People who read newsletters in a feed reader and want a quieter inbox.
Who can skip it
Anyone who does not use RSS.
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Focus: Email, Productivity and Inbox Management. Also in Email and Digital Minimalism, like Kill the Newsletter. Paid but Affordable (Kill the Newsletter: Free). Adds iOS, Android and macOS. Rated 4.1 (Kill the Newsletter: 4.6).
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Focus: rss reader, mac app and news. Also in Reading and Digital Minimalism, like Kill the Newsletter. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS and iOS. Rated 4.7 (Kill the Newsletter: 4.6).
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