内容来源：https://lifehacker.com/tech/why-everyone-should-still-use-an-rss-reader-in-2026?utm_medium=RSS

内容总结：

在信息过载的时代，一种曾被遗忘的技术正悄然回归。RSS（简易信息聚合）作为一种古老的网络内容订阅方式，正重新进入数字原住民的视野。

这项诞生于互联网早期的技术，其核心原理是通过标准化格式聚合网站更新内容。用户只需在RSS阅读器中添加订阅源，即可按时间顺序接收全部更新，无需受算法推荐干扰。尽管社交媒体已成为主流信息获取渠道，但RSS仍以其纯粹、可控的特性，在特定群体中保持着生命力。

当前RSS技术呈现出新的应用特点：除传统博客和新闻网站外，它仍是播客分发的默认标准；现代阅读器能自动为无RSS功能的网站生成订阅源；部分平台如Google Discover也整合了类似功能。

市场调研显示，2026年主流RSS阅读器呈现差异化发展态势：

• Feedly以智能生成订阅源和邮件简报整合功能见长
• Newsify凭借报纸式布局和AI摘要功能吸引苹果生态用户
• Inoreader以强大的内容归档和检索系统著称
• NewsBlur则通过故事标签和全文搜索满足深度用户需求
• 新手友好的Feeder及Google Chat内置订阅功能降低了使用门槛

数字生活观察家指出，RSS的复兴反映了当代用户对信息自主权的追求。在算法主导的内容洪流中，这种“返璞归真”的信息获取方式，为重视内容质量与阅读主动性的群体提供了另一种选择。随着隐私保护意识增强和信息筛选需求提升，这项古老技术或将在移动互联网时代焕发新生。

中文翻译：

如果你错过了获取新闻和在线内容的黄金时代，那么RSS对你来说可能有些陌生。根据不同的解释，RSS可以代表RDF（资源描述框架）站点摘要，也可以代表简易信息聚合——就连维基百科也同时收录了这两种释义。

无论语言细节如何，RSS的主要功能之一就是直接向用户推送网站的最新更新。网站发布的每篇新文章都会以列表形式呈现，并可通过RSS阅读器进行解析。

在互联网早期较为简单的时代，RSS是追踪所有心仪网站动态的主要方式。人们会打开RSS阅读器，按时间顺序逐篇点击新发布的文章，就像查看电子邮件一样。这是一种轻松掌握最新资讯和兴趣内容的有效途径。

遗憾的是，如今大多数人已不再通过RSS获取"内容"（谷歌早在十多年前就关闭了备受喜爱的Google阅读器）。现在的主流做法是通过社交媒体或各类网站首页来查看最新信息。但我认为RSS依然有其存在价值：对于那些不愿错过任何信息、或不想让算法决定阅读内容的人来说，它仍然是探索网络的最佳方式之一。即使在当今这个互联网发展的后期阶段，以下指南仍将为你阐明RSS的持续价值及入门方法。

RSS运作原理
RSS本质上是一种以信息流格式呈现文本和图像的标准，与HTML并无太大差异。通常信息流包含文章标题、部分文本（常为引言）及主图。虽然浏览器无法直接解析RSS数据，但专为RSS设计的应用程序可以完美呈现。

目前播客分发仍主要采用RSS标准——每期新节目的标题、封面图和简介都会作为新条目出现在播客应用的信息流中。当你在Pocket Casts或苹果播客订阅新节目时，本质上是在引导应用指向该播客的RSS源，由应用自动获取每期更新。

过去网站常在首页醒目位置展示RSS源链接，如今虽不常见，但通过深入查找或网络搜索仍能发现这些源（例如Lifehacker的RSS源可在此处找到）。部分网站还会提供涵盖科技、体育等不同内容类别的多个RSS源。

即使网站未明确提供RSS源，现在优秀的RSS阅读器也能通过监测网站更新动态来生成近似的信息流。例如在安卓和iOS系统的Google Discover中，点击文章旁出现的"关注"按钮即可追踪网站新内容。

RSS阅读器的优势
人们获取网络新闻的方式各不相同：有人浏览社交媒体动态，有人每日固定访问某些网站，有人依靠手机推送通知。RSS的价值因个人偏好而异。

但若你有一批钟爱的网站，并希望浏览其全部发布内容（或特定分类内容），RSS显然极具价值。你的阅读选择完全自主——能更好地掌控信息摄入，不受算法干预。

使用RSS意味着即使离线一周，也能按时间顺序系统性地补阅所有内容（当然不必全读，但信息流的无限滚动特性让你可以随心所欲）。这种浏览方式也更简洁高效，只需点击特定文章即可深入阅读。

其他优势则取决于所用阅读器应用的功能：例如多维度分类信息源、回溯特定类型内容存档、为关注链接添加笔记或书签等。若你从未尝试过RSS，现在正是体验的好时机。

2026年优质RSS阅读器推荐
虽然RSS阅读器不再像过去那样普及，但仍有不少优秀选择：

Feedly
堪称当前最佳RSS阅读器，提供免费与付费方案（起价每月8美元）。其界面简洁清晰，能为无RSS源的网站生成信息流，支持多种分类方式，还能整合邮件订阅，功能丰富全面。

Feeder
适合新手上路，能快速入门且界面直观。全平台流畅运行，若需实时仪表盘、更多信息源及高级筛选等进阶功能，付费方案起价为每月9.99美元。

Google Chat
可在个人或群组空间内订阅RSS源。网页端点击"应用"旁的三点菜单，选择"查找应用"：搜索"Feeds"应用，安装后即可添加至任意空间，并通过文本框左侧的"+"按钮订阅信息源。

Newsify
特色功能包括经典报纸式布局和离线阅读，支持苹果设备与网页端。提供高度自定义选项和丰富分享工具，高级账户（每月2.99美元）更增添全文订阅和AI摘要等功能。

Inoreader
这款广受欢迎的阅读器提供精细管理信息源的全套工具，并完整存档所有浏览记录，便于回溯查阅。付费方案（起价每月9.99美元）可去除广告并解锁邮件订阅支持等高级功能。

NewsBlur
功能极为丰富：支持故事标签、全文搜索和第三方应用集成，在自定义信息流展示方面表现突出。基础功能免费开放，若需更多功能与信息源，付费方案年起价36美元。

英文来源：

If you missed out on a better era of consuming news and other online content, RSS either stands for RDF (Resource Description Framework) Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication, depending on who you ask—even Wikipedia includes both expansions of the initialism.
Whatever the linguistic details, one of the main roles of RSS is to supply directly to you a steady stream of updates from a website. Every new article published on that site is served up in a list that can be interpreted by an RSS reader.
In earlier, simpler internet times, RSS was the way to keep up to date with what was happening on all of your favorite sites. You would open your RSS reader and tap through newly published articles one by one, in chronological order, in the same way you would check your email. It was an easy way to keep tabs on what was new and what was of interest.
Unfortunately, RSS is no longer how most of us consume "content." (Google famously killed its beloved Google Reader more than a decade ago.) It's now the norm to check social media or the front pages of many different sites to see what's new. But I think RSS still has a place in your life: Especially for those who don't want to miss anything or have algorithms choosing what they read, it remains one of the best ways to navigate the internet. Here's a primer on what RSS can (still!) do for you, and how to get started with it, even in this late era of online existence.
How RSS works
RSS is essentially a standard for serving up text and images in a feed-like format, and not all that dissimilar to HTML. Typically, the feed includes the headline of an article, some of the text (often just the introduction), and perhaps the main image. RSS data isn't really readable in a browser tab, but it is in an app built to interpret RSS properly.
The RSS standard actually remains the default way of distributing podcasts, with each new episode—together with the episode title, cover art, and descriptive blurb—appearing as a new entry in the feed of your podcast app of choice. When you subscribe to a new show through Pocket Casts or Apple Podcasts, you're essentially pointing the app towards the RSS feed for the podcast you want to listen to, and it takes care of serving up each new episode.
In times gone by, websites would prominently display their RSS feed links somewhere on the front page. That's less common now, but you can often find these feeds if you dig deeper or run a web search for them (incidentally, the Lifehacker RSS feed can be found here). Some sites offer multiple RSS feeds covering different categories of content, such as tech or sports.
Even when a site doesn't explicitly offer RSS feeds, the best RSS readers can now produce their own approximation of them by watching for new activity on a site, so you can direct the app toward the site you want to keep tabs on. In Google Discover for example, available on Android and iOS, you can keep tabs on new content on sites by tapping the Follow button that appears next to stories.
The advantages of using an RSS reader
We're all different when it comes to how we consume news on the web: Some of us will browse social media feeds, some of us will load up the same sites every morning, and some of us will get updates via push notifications on our phones. The benefits of RSS will vary depending on how you like to stay up to date.
However, RSS is clearly useful if you have a selection of favorite websites and you want to skim through everything they publish (or everything they publish in a certain category, if the site has several feeds). No one is choosing what you see but you—you have more control over your news diet, free from any choices made by an algorithm.
Using RSS means you can catch up on everything, methodically and chronologically, even if you've been offline for a week (you don't have to catch up on everything, of course—but you can, if you want, as your feed will operate on an infinite scroll). It's also a cleaner, less cluttered way of using the internet, as you only need to click through on the specific articles you want to read.
Some of the other advantages of RSS will depend on the reader app you're using. You might be able to sort your feeds in different ways, for example, or search back through the archives for specific types of stories, or add notes and bookmarks to links you're particularly interested in. If you've never given RSS a try, it's well worth giving it a go.
The best RSS reader apps in 2026
RSS readers aren't quite as ubiquitous as they once were, but you can still find quite a few if you take a look around.
Feedly
The best RSS reader currently in operation is arguably Feedly, which offers a bunch of features across free and paid-for plans (starting from $8 per month): It has a clean, clear interface, it can generate RSS feeds for sites that don't have them, it can sort feeds in a variety of ways, it can incorporate email newsletters, and plenty more besides.
Feeder
Feeder is a good place to start for RSS newbies because it gets you up and running quickly, and offers a straightforward interface. It works seamlessly across all the major platforms, and if you need extra bells and whistles—including a real time dashboard, access to more feeds, and sophisticated filters for your feeds—paid plans start at $9.99 per month.
Google Chat
You can actually subscribe to RSS feeds inside Google Chat, in spaces that are just for you or for groups of people. On the web, click the three dots next to Apps, then Find apps: Track down the one called Feeds, and once you've installed it, you can add it to any space and subscribe to feeds by clicking the + (plus) button to the left of the text input box.
Newsify
Newsify has some specific features that may appeal to you, including a classic, newspaper-style layout and offline functionality. Available on Apple devices and the web, it offers an impressive level of customization and plenty of sharing tools, while a premium account (yours for $2.99 a month) adds features like full text feeds and AI summaries.
Inoreader
Another RSS reader with a lot of fans is Inoreader. It has all the tools and features you need for carefully curating feeds, and keeps an extensive archive of everything you've ever looked at—handy if you need to retrace your steps. Pay for a premium plan (from $9.99 a month) to remove ads and access even more features, such as email newsletter support.
NewsBlur
Finally, there's NewsBlur, which is bursting at the seams with features: Story tagging, full text search, and third-party app integrations, for example. It's one of the best options for giving you control over how feeds in the app are presented. Many of the features are available for free, but for more features and more feeds, paid plans start at $36 a year.