Screenshots as the store published them when we checked on .
Why we score it 10
- Asks for a wide set of powerful permissions.
What it can access
On the sites it runs on, The RSS Aggregator can reach every site you visit. Its permission set rates 85 out of 100 for reach — a measure of what it could do, not of anything it has done.
Store rating 4.4 out of 5 from 535 people.
| Permission | What it allows | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| management | See your other extensions and turn them on or off. | 15 |
| webRequest | Watch all network traffic from the sites it has access to, including what is sent and received. | 15 |
| scripting | Run its own code inside the pages you visit. | 10 |
| tabs | See the addresses and titles of every tab you have open. | 5 |
| activeTab | Read and change the page in the current tab, but only after you click the extension. | - |
| notifications | Show you desktop notifications. | - |
| offscreen | Do work in a hidden page, for tasks a background script cannot do alone. | - |
| storage | Save its own settings and data in your browser. | - |
| unlimitedStorage | Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser instead of the usual quota. | - |
What to use instead
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Fake news debunker InVID WeVerify VeraAI
Needs similar access, updated 5 weeks ago, 100k+ users, on Manifest V3.
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RSS Feed Reader
Needs similar access, 500k+ users, on Manifest V3.
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Feedly Notifier
Needs similar access, 10k+ users, on Manifest V3.
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Inoreader: Read-later and RSS extension
Same category, 60k+ users, on Manifest V3.
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Get RSS Feed URL
Same category, 40k+ users, on Manifest V3.
Read from this extension's own store listing and published manifest on . JSON · Method · Store listing