I recently set up Tiny Tiny RSS to manage my feeds. If you’re not familiar, RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a web feed format that lets you subscribe to updates from websites, blogs, podcasts, or news sources — all in one place.
RSS gives you control over what you read and when you read it, instead of relying on social media algorithms or having to look for the content. I’ve been using it for years (yes, I’m that old), and I still find it the cleanest way to follow multiple content sources efficiently and track all the content I care about.
Central + Unified
Instead of bouncing between dozens of websites, I open Tiny Tiny RSS and see new posts, articles, and videos from the sources I follow. Recently, I decided to take it a step further—I wanted new YouTube videos from my favorite channels to appear right in my RSS feed reader. The goal: reduce noise and increase focus on the content I want to see.
Adding YouTube Channels to Your Feed
YouTube doesn’t make RSS feeds obvious, but they do exist. Here’s how to find them:
- Navigate to the YouTube channel you want to follow.
- Right-click and select, depending on your browser, “View Page Source” or “Inspect Page“.
- In the source code, search for “RSS” (or “feeds”).
- You’ll find a link tag that looks something like this:
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS" href="https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCcJCTa4PvbOQj50y_HJSxXw"> - Copy the href URL (in the example above: https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCcJCTa4PvbOQj50y_HJSxXw) into Tiny Tiny RSS (or your feed reader of choice), add/subscribe to that URL.
- From that point on, new videos from that channel will appear in your feed reader.
Why It’s Worth It
Having your content—articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos—in one feed is freeing. No distractions and no fluff. Just new content from sources you actually care about. For me, this setup replaced time spent jumping between tabs with one clean, focused dashboard. It lets you:
- Consolidate all your sources (blogs, news, video channels) into one workflow.
- Avoid the distractions and algorithmic noise of YouTube’s homepage or social feeds.
- Get updates when you want them—no jumping through tabs or remembering to check.
- Maintain ownership of your feed: you choose the channels and sites—what you see isn’t curated by someone (or something) else.
Take Back Control of Your Feed
If you’re managing a lot of content across sites and platforms, adding YouTube channels into your RSS workflow is a game-changer. It’s not just about convenience—it’s about intentional consumption.
It’s simple and reliable. With YouTube integrated, your RSS reader becomes a personalized hub for everything that matters to you—no notifications, no autoplay, no “recommended” rabbit holes. Just the information you choose to see.
If you could cut the noise from your digital life and get back to content that actually matters to you—what implications would that have on your day? On your week? On your entire outlook?