Name: RSS Dashboard – Obsidian Plugin · Obsidian Stats
Rating: 76 (709 reviews)
Author: Aditya Amatya

by Aditya Amatya

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Description

Category: 3rd Party Integrations

#rss-feeds #podcast #youtube #reader #article

The RSS Dashboard plugin transforms your vault into a comprehensive feed reader supporting RSS, Atom, JSON feeds, YouTube channels and podcasts. Browse articles in a clean reader view, save them as markdown files with customizable templates and organize feeds into folders with tags. The plugin includes a curated Discover page with hand picked feeds across categories. YouTube videos play embedded, podcasts have an integrated audio player and articles convert to markdown automatically. OPML import/export lets you manage subscriptions easily. Auto refresh keeps content current, while filtering and sorting help you navigate large feed collections.

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Latest Version

2.5.0

3 months ago

Changelog

2.5.0 - July 11, 2026

RSS Dashboard 2.5.0 is a focused maintenance release: a new migration prompt steers existing users toward Shard Storage v2, three bugs are fixed, and the plugin closes out its remaining Community Plugin Audit findings with CI safeguards to prevent regressions.

Headline Feature

Storage migration prompt

Added a storage migration pop-up that appears on plugin update, detecting when a vault is still on Legacy or v1 storage and prompting the user to upgrade to Shard Storage v2. This surfaces the migration path proactively rather than requiring users to discover it in the Storage settings tab, and should meaningfully increase v2 adoption ahead of the eventual forced migration flagged in 2.4.0. Eventually, legacy mode (monolith singular data.json file) and shard storage v1 (introduced in 2.3) will be depreciated on future versions.

Fixes

Fixed the shard local storage address not correctly appearing in the Add/Edit feed window.
Fixed scrolling not working on the mobile Discover sidebar.
Fixed the tag icon on cards re-opening the tag window on a second click instead of closing it.

Community Plugin Audit remediation

Fixed an "Unexpected browser feature" warning for multicolumn, which is only partially supported by Obsidian 1.4.5.
Fixed an "Unexpected browser feature" warning for css-scrollbar, which is only partially supported by Obsidian 1.4.5.
Removed two unnecessary type assertions flagged by the audit: one that did not change the type of the expression, and one where the receiver already accepted the original type of the expression.
Replaced remaining document references with activeDocument for popout window compatibility.
Removed all remaining as any type declarations.
Removed extraneous !important declarations identified since the 2.4.0 remediation pass.
Added ESLint CI blockers for all of the above categories to prevent regressions in future commits.

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RSS Dashboard

Only the feeds you need. Stream the world's knowledge into your vault: RSS, podcasts, YouTube, and more, all in one dashboard.

Install · Documentation · Discord · Latest Release · Contributing

What is RSS Dashboard?

A free, open-source Obsidian plugin that streams RSS, podcasts, YouTube, and more directly into your vault. Read, organize, and save content without leaving Obsidian.

No ads. No trackers. No pop-ups. Open source.

Community & Philosophy

Built for people who value privacy and data ownership. Part of the Obsidian ecosystem—developed in the open, funded by the community, and designed to integrate seamlessly with your vault.

Want to help shape the next release? Join Discord

Read Without Distraction

Full article content fetched and rendered right in Obsidian. No ads, no distracting sidebars—just the text you came to read. Track your progress through articles, videos, and podcasts. Resume where you left off, distraction-free.

Build Your Reading System

Your feeds, organized your way. Create folders and subfolders, add custom tags, filter by read status or feed, sort by date or category. Automatic refresh keeps your subscriptions current. Discover new feeds from our curated Discover page or browse smaller independent blogs through Kagi Smallweb.

Keep What Matters

Save articles directly to your vault as Markdown. Customize what gets saved with templates, frontmatter variables, and automatic tagging. Your archive, perfectly formatted.

Own Your Data

Completely local. Completely open source. No ads, no tracking, no paywalls—just your data, stored on your device. Full control over what you read and how it's organized.

Move Your Data Freely

Import and export your subscriptions as OPML. Support for RSS, Atom, JSON feeds, YouTube channels, podcasts, and Mastodon accounts. Migrating from Inoreader or FreshRSS? Import your starred articles directly. Switch tools anytime—your data comes with you.

Screenshots

[!NOTE] These screenshots predate 2.7.0. The Twitter folder and the X/Twitter feeds in the sidebar relied on the Nitter integration, which was removed in 2.7.0 after Nitter shut down. See the changelog for details and alternatives.

Version 2.2.0 Demo

Version 2.2.0 demo (core experience remains similar).

Installation

Open Settings in Obsidian.
Go to Community plugins → disable Restricted mode (if enabled).
Click Browse.
Search RSS Dashboard and click Install.
Enable the plugin in Community plugins list.

For BRAT beta testing or manual installation, see Installation Methods.

Getting Started

Open RSS Dashboard from the ribbon or command palette.
Click + to add your first feed. Try a familiar URL (e.g., a news site or YouTube channel).
Click an article to read in the built-in reader.
Optionally save articles to your vault.

For detailed workflows, see Getting Started Guide.