RSS Button for Safari
RSS Button for Safari is a Mac Safari extension that finds RSS, Atom, JSON Feed, and RDF feeds on the current page and opens them in your reader.
What is RSS Button for Safari?
RSS Button for Safari is a native Safari extension for Mac that helps you discover and subscribe to website feeds while you browse. It adds a toolbar button in Safari that becomes available when a page publishes a compatible feed, letting you view available feeds and send them to a supported desktop or web-based news reader. The app supports RSS, Atom, JSON Feed, and RDF feed discovery, and it also lets you copy a feed address when you do not want to open it directly in a reader. This makes it useful for people who follow blogs, news sites, podcasts, and other regularly updated sources through RSS tools. It is designed for Safari users who want a simple way to restore feed discovery in a modern Mac browsing workflow. RSS Button for Safari is published by Bitpiston.
Key features
- Detect RSS, Atom, JSON Feed, and RDF feeds on the current web page
- Show a list of available feeds directly from the Safari toolbar
- Open a selected feed in a supported desktop news reader
- Send feeds to supported web-based reader services
- Copy a feed URL to the clipboard for manual use
- Choose a preferred default reader for subscriptions
- Work with custom URLs for self-hosted or specialized feed services
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
This is a legitimate Safari extension for feed discovery and subscription, and its browser access is consistent with that purpose. It works by checking pages for published feed links and interacting with Safari so you can open those feeds in a reader you choose. That kind of page access is normal for a browser extension like this. If you use online feed services, the feed address you send may be opened by that service, so use readers you trust and review the settings you choose inside the app.
Recommendation: Keep RSS Button for Safari if you use Safari to discover and subscribe to RSS or Atom feeds. If you no longer use feed readers or prefer another browser workflow, you can remove it without affecting macOS beyond losing this Safari extension's feed button and subscription shortcuts.
Common paths
/Applications/RSS Button for Safari.app
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