blogwatcher

To automatically track RSS feeds, you add blog URLs to the tool and run a scan to fetch new articles. It features automatic feed discovery from homepages and HTML scraping fallback to ensure you surface updates reliably.

Yes, you can bulk subscribe to multiple blogs using the OPML import feature. This allows you to add many RSS or Atom feed sources at once from an OPML file, making it easy to scale your blog monitoring.

You manage read and unread status using the tool's persistent read-state tracking. It marks items as read or unread and saves your progress across sessions, so you always know which articles you have already reviewed.

The best way to filter RSS articles by category is using the built-in category filtering feature. This allows you to focus on relevant topics and scan through your unread items without being overwhelmed by unrelated updates.

No, blog monitoring does not require an explicit RSS or Atom feed URL. The tool features automatic feed discovery that identifies feeds directly from blog homepages, and falls back to HTML scraping when feeds are unavailable.

To set up this command-line RSS feed reader, you need to install the blogwatcher-cli package and configure your environment. Once configured, you can add sources, scan for new posts, and review unread articles in one place.