rss-moi

iOS shortcut to fetch RSS feeds from files, select articles to read and open them in a web browser.

view in action!

features

• works with almost any URLs you can share!
• can fetch feeds form remote url.
• can automatically copy from clipboard.
• set default feed.
• choose which articles to read and open them.

install

• Make sure you have enabled the untrusted shortcuts option in Settings -> Shortcuts.
• Make sure to have the dependencies installed.
• See the latest release. Access the icloud link, then click on the icloud link. Open it with the Shortcuts app, scroll down and click on add shortcut.

usage

• you can either:
  • a) give it a file or a text selection and choose which feeds to view, or
  • b) launch it from the homescreen and be prompted to type the feeds.
  • c) automatically use the clipboard.
• have a list of rss/atom feeds, either in a text file, in your notes, or somewhere you can select text. (see demo
  • select the list of urls and click on share, then select the RSS-moi shortcut.
  • you will be asked to select which feeds you want to use.
• for each feed, you will have to select at least one article to read. After going through all your selected feeds, the URLs open in Safari.
• You can also run the shortcut with no entry info, meaning you can invoke it from your home screen.
  • if you do this, you will be prompted to write the URLs, you can paste links of course.
  • if you'd like to use the clipboard, you can edit the shortcut configuration (simply change the paste key to true. It is located inside the dictionary, below the comments at the top.)
• you can also retrieve the list of feed URLs from a remote URL (e.g. from a raw gist)
  • to enable this, simply change the get_from key in the dictionary to any URl of your choice that hosts your list of URL feeds. Note that any non-valid RSS feeds might cause the app to break (see: known-issues)

dependencies

• iOS Shortcuts App. install here
  • make sure to have the option 'untrusted shortcuts' in the settings app (-> Shortcuts) enabled. More info here

FAQ

• how did I export the iOS shortcut to a file ?
  • I followed this article's instructions.
  • Although it didn't work at first, I removed the last instruction and added one that saved the Resulting element to a file.
  • here is my modified version of the shortcut exporter
  • note: to import shortcuts you must first move them to your iCloud Drive.

known issues

• you have to select- at least - for each feed, one article.
• any urls that are not RSS links can break the Shortcut.

license

Licensed under the MIT License. see the license file.