Turning Your Bookmarks Into an RSS Feed You Can Read Anywhere

X (Twitter), Bluesky and Mastodon don't offer an RSS feed of your bookmarks. Birdfeeder does. Every account gets a private feed URL in Settings, in Atom and JSON Feed format, that you can add to any feed reader.

Why I wanted my bookmarks in a feed reader

I read most things in NetNewsWire. Not in the X app, not in Bluesky, but in a feed reader. So once Birdfeeder had an archive of everything I'd bookmarked, I wanted that archive to show up in the place where I actually read.

What's in the bookmark feed

Each entry has the full text of the post, with mentions and hashtags, any photos inline, and a link back to the original post. Bookmarks from X, Bluesky, Mastodon and Nostr all end up in the same feed.

There are two formats: Atom and JSON Feed. Atom works with almost every reader, including older ones. JSON Feed is supported by a good number of newer readers. I built both so you can use whichever your reader handles best.

How to get your feed URL

Open Settings in Birdfeeder and copy the feed URL. Paste it into your feed reader like any other subscription. On the trial or a paid plan the feed contains all your bookmarks. Without a subscription it only shows bookmarks from the last 7 days.

Is the feed private?

The URL is tied to your account and is meant to stay private. Anyone who has it can read the feed, so don't post it anywhere. If it ever leaks, there is a "Regenerate feed URL" button in Settings. One click and the old URL stops working.

If you prefer your inbox to a feed reader, there is also a weekly email of your bookmarks. More on the feed on the RSS feed page.