Openvibe Combines News and Social Media in One App
Openvibe expands its open-social experience by adding RSS support, enabling users to follow news sites, blogs, and social platforms in one unified feed. Learn how this update strengthens Openvibe’s position in the open-web ecosystem.
Openvibe Now Combines News, Blogs & Social Media in One App
Openvibe, the app known for bringing open social networks like Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, and Nostr together, has now taken a major step forward. The platform has introduced RSS support, allowing users to follow news websites, blogs, and content feeds right alongside their social streams.
This update transforms Openvibe from a social-only hub into a complete open-web aggregator, giving users a central place to track both conversations and content—without juggling multiple apps or newsreaders.
A Unified Open-Web Experience
RSS — or Really Simple Syndication — is an open standard that delivers automatic updates from websites. By integrating it, Openvibe now lets users:
- Follow blogs
- Keep up with news publications
- Track niche websites
- Build custom feeds combining both news & social updates
This positions Openvibe as a serious competitor to other modern aggregators, including:
- Tapestry — from the creators of Twitterrific
- Feeeed — an RSS reader with social integrations
- Surf — the open-social browser by Flipboard’s team
As interest in an open, decentralized web grows, Openvibe’s feature set aligns strongly with the needs of modern readers and creators.
User-Requested & Roadmapped
Openvibe CEO Matej Svancer shared that RSS had always been planned, but growing demand accelerated development. Early testers (around 100 users) collectively added over 4,000 feeds, proving strong interest in the expansion.
Users can integrate RSS by:
- Adding feeds manually
- Choosing from suggested sources
- Tapping “Follow” on recommended sites
- Importing a complete OPML file from another reader
A leaderboard of popular RSS feeds is also planned to help users discover trending sources.
Reading Experience Inside the App
Unlike some RSS readers that redirect users to external browsers, Openvibe opens articles in a clean, distraction-free reading mode. Users who prefer the original website layout can switch to browser view with a quick toggle.
A Performance Mode is also included, allowing users to disable image loading in timelines to save data and improve speed — useful for reading-heavy workflows.
Not Yet Focused on Podcasts or YouTube
Although RSS can track podcasts and YouTube channels, Openvibe is not optimizing for these formats yet. While adding them is technically possible, content often opens in a browser, which the team aims to refine in future versions.
Availability & Future Plans
RSS support is now available across:
- iOS
- Android
Openvibe remains free to download and offers no in-app purchases at the moment, though a subscription model is expected in the future.
The company is backed by:
- Czech Founders VC
- Tensor Ventures
- Automattic — the parent company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, and Beeper
This backing highlights strong industry confidence in the open-web movement.
Conclusion
With RSS integration, Openvibe becomes more than just a social stream viewer — it becomes a personalized hub for the open internet, merging news, blogs, and social conversations in a single interface.
As the internet continues shifting toward decentralization, tools like Openvibe demonstrate how unified, user-controlled content experiences can shape the future. And for creators or businesses looking to amplify content visibility, well-optimized central hubs like this — especially when supported by professional digital strategies such as those offered by N&D Co. — can make a powerful impact.